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Newtonsoft.Json versions prior to 13.0.1 contain a well-documented flaw—tracked as CVE-2024-21907—where deeply nested or crafted JSON can force the library into a StackOverflow or resource‑exhaustion condition when parsing or serializing, producing a remote-denial‑of‑service (DoS) vector for...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center has cataloged CVE-2025-54915 as an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Defender Firewall Service described as “Access of resource using incompatible type (‘type confusion’),” and the vendor advises that an authorized local attacker could...

Thanks — quick clarification before I write the full article: I followed the MSRC link you gave (Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center) and reached Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for that identifier. (msrc.microsoft.com) However, public vulnerability trackers and...

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) — tracked as CVE-2025-53806 in the Microsoft Security Response Center entry provided by the reporter — is an out‑of‑bounds read / buffer over‑read that can allow an attacker to obtain memory contents from an...

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...

Microsoft’s advisory that an improper authentication vulnerability in Windows NTLM can let an authenticated actor elevate privileges over the network is the latest warning flag in a year already crowded with NTLM-related incidents and active exploitation chains. The vendor entry the user...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54907, describing a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Visio that can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code in the context of the user who opens a malicious file. This is a document‑parser...

CVE-2025-54097 — Windows RRAS Information‑Disclosure Vulnerability An in‑depth feature for security teams and administrators Summary What it is: An out‑of‑bounds read in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that can cause RRAS to disclose contents of memory to a remote...

Thanks — I can write the 2,000+ word, in-depth feature article in rich Markdown for WindowsForum.com. Before I start, two quick clarifying questions so I match your needs exactly: 1) Do you want the article to be strictly based on Microsoft’s advisory at the MSRC link you provided, or do you...

A wave of community test results and vendor confirmations this week has put the latest Windows 11 cumulative update under a harsh spotlight: several SSDs can disappear from Windows during sustained, large write operations after installing the August 12, 2025 update (KB5063878), with a...

Below is a comprehensive technical brief on CVE-2025-53135 (DirectX Graphics Kernel — elevation of privilege via a race condition). I searched Microsoft’s Security Update Guide and the public vulnerability databases for corroborating information; where vendor-provided details are available I...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-50172: a vulnerability in the DirectX Graphics Kernel that permits authorized attackers to cause a denial‑of‑service (DoS) by allocating graphics resources without limits or throttling, potentially disrupting hosts and virtualized workloads that...

Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-50169, a race-condition flaw in the Windows SMB implementation that Microsoft says can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network by exploiting concurrent access to a shared resource with improper synchronization. The...

A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) — tracked as CVE-2025-50166 — stems from an integer overflow or wraparound in the MSDTC code path and can allow an authorized attacker to disclose memory-resident information over a network connection...

A heap‑based buffer overflow found in Microsoft Excel, tracked as CVE‑2025‑53741, has been published in Microsoft's Security Update Guide as a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to execute code on a victim machine when a crafted spreadsheet is opened; administrators and users should treat...

Microsoft has confirmed an elevation-of-privilege flaw in Azure File Sync that can allow an authenticated, local attacker to escalate privileges on systems running the service — a serious risk for hybrid infrastructures that bridge on‑premises Windows servers and Azure file storage. Public...

Hitachi Energy PCU400: Critical Vulnerabilities Exposed A recent security advisory has spotlighted several critical vulnerabilities affecting Hitachi Energy’s PCU400 and PCULogger products. With CVSS scores reaching up to 7.5, these flaws highlight concerning risks in cryptographic processing...

Hitachi Energy PCU400 Vulnerabilities & Mitigations: A Deep Dive In today’s interconnected industrial world, even systems you might not associate with everyday Windows desktops command our full attention. The Hitachi Energy PCU400—and its sibling, the PCULogger—has found itself in the...

Carrier Block Load Vulnerability: A Deep Dive into DLL Hijacking Risks In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities remind us that even trusted industrial control and HVAC systems can hide dangerous surprises. The latest advisory details a critical flaw in Carrier’s Block...

Hitachi Energy XMC20 Vulnerability: Update & Mitigation Guide In a development that underscores the ongoing challenges in securing industrial control systems, Hitachi Energy has issued an advisory on a vulnerability affecting its XMC20 products. This vulnerability, classified as a Relative Path...