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  1. CVE-2024-0639 Linux SCTP Deadlock Fix in the Kernel

    The Linux kernel received a low‑to‑medium severity vulnerability report identified as CVE-2024-0639, a subtle locking bug in the SCTP subsystem that can trigger a kernel deadlock on the per‑net workqueue lock net->sctp.addr_wq_lock, allowing a local attacker to cause a denial‑of‑service (DoS) by...

  2. Linux Kernel CVE-2023-54082 AF_UNIX Race Fix Patch Guidance

    A new Linux-kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-54082 has been recorded and fixed upstream: a null-pointer / use-after-free race in the AF_UNIX send path rooted in unix_stream_sendpage. The flaw can be triggered by a carefully orchestrated sequence of local socket/file-descriptor passing...
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  3. CVE-2025-62221: UAF in Windows Cloud Files Driver cldflt.sys (local privilege escalation)

    Microsoft has publicly recorded CVE‑2025‑62221 — a use‑after‑free (UAF) defect in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) — that can be triggered by a local, authorized user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM, and administrators should treat this as a high‑priority local escalation...
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  4. CVE-2025-58734 Inbox COM memory flaw patched by Microsoft

    Microsoft has confirmed and patched CVE-2025-58734 — an Inbox COM Objects (Global Memory) vulnerability that can be leveraged for local remote code execution and elevation of privilege in specific hosting contexts, and administrators must treat it as a high-priority fix for exposed and...
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  5. CVE-2025-49728: Local Cleartext Credential Leak in Microsoft PC Manager – Patch Now

    CVE-2025-49728 — Microsoft PC Manager: Cleartext storage of sensitive information (Security‑feature bypass, local) Summary (TL;DR) Microsoft has assigned CVE‑2025‑49728 to a vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager where sensitive information is stored in cleartext, enabling a local, unauthorized...
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  6. CVE-2025-54091: Windows Hyper-V Local Privilege Escalation via Integer Overflow

    CVE-2025-54091 — Windows Hyper‑V integer overflow / wraparound (local elevation of privilege) Summary (one‑line) An integer overflow or wraparound in a Windows Hyper‑V component can be triggered by an authorized local actor and may lead to local elevation of privilege (EoP) on the Hyper‑V host...
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  7. CVE-2025-53803: Windows Kernel Memory Disclosure — Patch & Mitigation Guide

    Microsoft’s advisory identifies CVE-2025-53803 as a Windows Kernel memory information disclosure vulnerability: an error message generated by kernel code can contain sensitive kernel memory contents, allowing an authenticated local actor to read data that should remain protected. Background The...
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  8. CVE-2025-55317: Local Privilege Escalation in MAU via Link Following

    Microsoft has published an advisory identifying CVE-2025-55317, a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) caused by improper link resolution before file access — commonly described as a link-following or symlink/junction weakness — that can allow an authorized local...
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  9. CVE-2024-28916: Xbox Gaming Services link-follow EoP explained

    Title: CVE confusion and the real risk — Xbox Gaming Services “link following” elevation-of-privilege explained Lede Short version for busy admins: the Xbox Gaming Services elevation‑of‑privilege flaw widely discussed in 2024/2025 is indexed publicly as CVE-2024-28916 (CWE‑59: Improper link...
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  10. CVE-2025-55236: TOCTOU in Windows Graphics Kernel and Patch Guide

    A newly catalogued vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Kernel, tracked as CVE-2025-55236, is a time-of-check/time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition that Microsoft warns can allow an authorized local attacker to execute code on an affected host; the vendor’s advisory identifies the flaw as a...
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  11. CVE-2025-55228: Windows GRFX Race Condition and Patch Guidance

    Microsoft’s security portal lists CVE-2025-55228 as a Windows Graphics Component issue in the Win32K — GRFX code path that can be abused by an authenticated local actor through a concurrency/race condition; the flaw is described as allowing execution of attacker-supplied code in kernel context...
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  12. CVE-2025-54110: Urgent Windows Kernel Patch & Mitigations

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54110, a Windows Kernel vulnerability caused by an integer overflow or wraparound that can be triggered by a locally authorized attacker to achieve elevation of privilege to SYSTEM on affected machines; administrators should treat this as a...
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  13. CodeMeter CVE-2025-47809 Privilege Escalation: Siemens/ICS Patch Guide

    Siemens' widely deployed use of Wibu-Systems CodeMeter Runtime has again drawn scrutiny after a local privilege-escalation flaw (CVE-2025-47809) was published that can let an unprivileged user gain elevated access immediately after an unprivileged installation when the CodeMeter Control Center...
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  14. Windows Kernel Use-After-Free CVE-2025-53151: Patch Now to Prevent Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE‑2025‑53151 as a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows kernel that can be abused by an authorized local user to elevate privileges on an affected system, and Microsoft’s published advisory directs administrators to install the supplied security...
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  15. Understanding CVE-2025-53147: AFD.sys Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation

    A use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) — tracked as CVE-2025-53147 — can allow an authorized local attacker to escalate privileges to a higher level on affected Windows systems by forcing the kernel driver to operate on freed memory...
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  16. CVE-2025-53137: Windows AFD.sys Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation

    A use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys), tracked as CVE-2025-53137, can be abused by an authorized local user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM on affected Windows hosts — a high‑impact kernel vulnerability that follows a string of similar AFD...
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  17. CVE-2025-53132: Patch Windows Win32k GRFX Race Condition EoP

    Microsoft has confirmed CVE-2025-53132 — a race‑condition elevation‑of‑privilege vulnerability in the Windows Win32k – GRFX component — and administrators must treat affected hosts as high‑priority patch targets while applying layered mitigations to reduce immediate risk. Background Windows’...
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  18. CVE-2025-49743: Windows Graphics Race-Condition Privilege Escalation - Admin Guide

    Title: CVE-2025-49743 — Windows Graphics Component race-condition allows local privilege escalation: what admins need to know and do now Summary What it is: CVE-2025-49743 is an elevation-of-privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Microsoft Graphics Component caused by a race condition (concurrent...
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  19. Critical Windows CVE-2025-49744 Vulnerability: How to Protect Your System

    In early 2025, a significant security vulnerability was identified within the Windows Graphics Component, designated as CVE-2025-49744. This flaw, characterized by a heap-based buffer overflow, allows authenticated local attackers to elevate their privileges on affected systems. Microsoft has...
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  20. CVE-2025-49725 Windows Notification Use-After-Free Vulnerability: What You Need to Know

    A newly disclosed vulnerability, CVE-2025-49725, has brought fresh scrutiny to the Windows notification system, spotlighting once again how seemingly innocuous components can become gateways for elevated attacks. This particular flaw, described as a “use after free” in Windows Notification...
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