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The microsoft security tag on WindowsForum.com covers Microsoft's security response to vulnerabilities and updates across its product line. Recent discussions focus on Exchange Server Subscription Edition CU1 delays caused by security fix work, .NET elevation of privilege vulnerabilities, Chromium-based browser fixes for Chrome and Edge, and Visual Studio Code security bypasses. Threads also examine Exchange Server elevation of privilege flaws, Power BI remote code execution, and Remote Access API issues where Microsoft has published CVEs without complete patch details. The tag is useful for IT administrators tracking Microsoft Security Update Guide releases, patch management for on-premises Exchange, and understanding the operational impact of incomplete advisories.
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    CVE-2026-69686: Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft has published a fix for CVE-2026-69686, Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, an Important-rated stack-based buffer overflow affecting Word across Microsoft 365 Apps, perpetual Office releases, and supported Mac editions. The flaw carries a CVSS base score of 8.8...
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    CVE-2026-69678: Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft has released fixes for CVE-2026-69678, Microsoft Office PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, a Critical use-after-free flaw in PowerPoint that can let an unauthorized attacker execute code over a network after a target opens a specially crafted presentation or has it...
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    Microsoft Secure Now Maps AI, Teams and Device Code Attack Paths

    Microsoft’s September 17 Secure Now guidance is a useful map of the attack paths defenders should break first, but it also exposes a gap in Microsoft’s own product timeline: the company says it introduced Secure Now in May 2026, while a Microsoft Security Blog announcement dated April 22 said...
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    CVE-2026-69671: Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft has issued fixes for CVE-2026-69671, Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, a heap-based buffer overflow in Word that can let an unauthorized attacker execute code over a network after persuading a user to open and interact with a specially crafted document. The...
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    Quorum Cyber’s Ontinue Deal Leaves SOC Plans Unclear

    Quorum Cyber says it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ontinue, a Microsoft-focused managed extended detection and response provider, in a deal that would combine two security service firms built around Microsoft Defender, Sentinel and the broader Microsoft security stack. The...
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    KB5002914 Causes Silent Excel Paste Failures

    Microsoft has confirmed that the September 8, 2026 security update KB5002914 can cause Excel paste operations to fail without any warning, leaving copied cells selected while the intended destination remains unchanged. The failure is more serious than a missing clipboard shortcut: Microsoft’s...
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    AI Agent Governance: Identities, Not Org Charts

    Enterprise AI agents are moving beyond chat interfaces into workflows that can retrieve business data, call tools, draft records, and trigger actions. That makes their governance problem concrete: an organization needs to know what each agent is allowed to do, who owns that authority, what...
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    CVE-2026-69405: Windows DHCP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

    Microsoft has issued fixes for CVE-2026-69405, Windows DHCP Server Denial of Service Vulnerability, an Important Windows DHCP Server flaw that can allow an authorized attacker on an adjacent network to deny service. The practical priority is clear for administrators running DHCP on the affected...
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    CVE-2026-71336: Windows Work Folder Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft has released fixes for CVE-2026-71336, Windows Work Folder Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, an Important-rated flaw that can allow an authenticated, low-privilege attacker to execute code remotely on an affected server. Administrators running the affected Windows Server...
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    CVE-2026-69461: Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft has released fixes for CVE-2026-69461, Windows NTFS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, an Important-rated flaw in the Windows NTFS file system that can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. The practical trigger is narrower than the network attack vector...
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    CVE-2026-69292: Remote Desktop Gateway Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Microsoft has issued fixes for CVE-2026-69292, an Important Remote Desktop Gateway Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability that can allow an authorized local attacker to obtain SYSTEM privileges. The update applies across supported Windows Server releases from Windows Server 2012 through...
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    CVE-2026-68893: Remote Desktop Licensing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s September 8 security release fixes CVE-2026-68893, Remote Desktop Licensing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, an Important-rated flaw in the Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service that can let an authorized attacker elevate privileges over a network. Microsoft assigns...
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    CVE-2026-68897: Microsoft Standard XPS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s September 8 security release fixes CVE-2026-68897, Microsoft Standard XPS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, across a broad set of supported Windows client and server releases. Microsoft rates the flaw Important, with a CVSS base score of 7.0 and a temporal score of 6.1...
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    CVE-2026-68846: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s September 2026 security release fixes CVE-2026-68846, Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability, across supported Windows client and server releases, including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2025. Administrators should deploy the...
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    CVE-2026-68785: Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft has released fixes for CVE-2026-68785, an Important Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability affecting supported servicing branches of SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server 2022, and SQL Server 2025. The flaw is a heap-based buffer overflow that Microsoft says...
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    CVE-2026-68784: Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    Microsoft has released fixes for CVE-2026-68784, an Important-rated Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability that can allow an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network. The flaw affects supported servicing branches of SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019, SQL...
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    CVE-2026-68781: Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s September 8 security release addresses CVE-2026-68781, Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability, an Important-rated flaw affecting supported servicing branches of SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server 2022, and SQL Server 2025. Administrators need to install...
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    CVE-2026-67633: Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s September 8 security release fixes CVE-2026-67633, Microsoft SQL Server Denial of Service Vulnerability, across supported Microsoft SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 servicing tracks. Administrators should identify whether each server follows the Cumulative Update or GDR path and...
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    CVE-2026-67631: Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s September 8 advisory for CVE-2026-67631, titled Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, addresses a Critical heap-based buffer overflow that can let an authorized attacker execute code over a network. The immediate administrative task is to identify SQL Server 2017...
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    CVE-2026-67629: Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability

    Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2026-67629, “Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability,” calls for patching SQL Server 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2025 installations on both listed CU and GDR servicing tracks. The Important-rated flaw is an out-of-bounds read that lets an authorized...