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    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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    Azure Arc Local Privilege Elevation: Patch for CVE-2025-26627 (CVE-2025-55316 Confusion)

    A high‑risk elevation‑of‑privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Azure Arc has been disclosed and patched — but the public tracking and identifier details are messy, and administrators must act now to confirm which of their Arc installations are affected, apply vendor fixes, and harden local...
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    CVE-2025-55243 Spoofing in Microsoft OfficePlus: Quick Mitigation Guide

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE-2025-55243 as a spoofing vulnerability in Microsoft OfficePlus that can lead to the exposure of sensitive information and enable an attacker to perform spoofing over a network, but key public mirrors and automated scrapers offer limited or inconsistent...
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    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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    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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    CVE-2025-55225: RRAS Out-of-Bounds Read Info Disclosure in Windows

    CVE-2025-55225 is an out‑of‑bounds read (information‑disclosure) vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that can allow a remote attacker to cause RRAS to return memory contents it should not disclose. Overview What it is: an out‑of‑bounds read /...
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    Mitigating DirectX Kernel Race Conditions and Local EoP Risks (CVE-2025-55223)

    Microsoft’s advisory listing for a DirectX Graphics Kernel race-condition that could permit local elevation of privilege — referenced by the CVE identifier the user provided (CVE-2025-55223) — cannot be located in Microsoft’s public Security Update Guide pages that are accessible without...
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    CVE-2025-54919 Windows Win32K Race Condition: Patch Now and Harden Defenses

    Microsoft’s security advisory for CVE-2025-54919 describes a race‑condition flaw in the Windows Win32K graphics subsystem (GRFX) that can be abused by an authenticated local user to execute code in a privileged context; defenders should treat affected hosts as high priority for immediate...
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    PowerPoint Use-After-Free Risks (2025): Verification Gaps, Mitigations, and Defender Playbook

    Microsoft’s advisory link for CVE-2025-54908 points to a PowerPoint use‑after‑free that “allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally,” but that specific CVE number could not be corroborated in public vulnerability trackers at the time of verification; when attempting to load the...
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    CVE-2025-54907: Visio Heap Overflow - Patch and Mitigation Guide

    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...
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    Verifying CVE-2025-54905: Office/Word Untrusted Pointer Dereference & Mitigations

    Thanks — I can write the 2,000+ word feature article, but first a quick verification step. I tried to load the MSRC page you linked (Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center) but the Security Update Guide is rendered dynamically and I couldn’t extract the advisory text from...
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    CVE-2025-54899: Excel memory-safety flaw enabling local code execution - patch now

    Microsoft’s security tracker now lists CVE-2025-54899 as a memory-safety flaw in Microsoft Excel that can lead to local code execution when a crafted spreadsheet is opened — an entry that joins a steady stream of Excel parsing bugs that remain a favored initial-access vector for attackers...
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    Urgent: Patch SharePoint On-Prem RCE via Deserialization Chain (CVE-2025-53770)

    Microsoft’s SharePoint on-premises ecosystem is once again at the center of a high-risk security incident: an untrusted-deserialization remote code execution (RCE) class of weaknesses is being actively exploited against internet-facing SharePoint Server deployments, and an exact CVE identifier...
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    CVE-2025-54896: Excel Use-After-Free RCE — Patch Now

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54896: a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel that, when exploited via a specially crafted workbook, can lead to code execution in the context of the user who opens the file. This class of bug is a recurring and high-consequence...
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    CVE-2025-54111: Local Privilege Escalation in Windows DatePickerFlyout (UI XAML)

    CVE-2025-54111 — Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout: Use‑After‑Free Leads to Local Privilege Escalation By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — Sep 9, 2025 Summary Microsoft has assigned CVE‑2025‑54111 to a use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout control. The...
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    Decoding MSRC Advisories: Read, Assess, and Mitigate Microsoft Vulnerabilities

    I can write that in-depth, 2,000+ word feature — but I need to pull the full MSRC entry and other sources first (the MSRC page you linked is dynamically loaded and I can’t read the vulnerability details without fetching it). Do you want me to fetch the live MSRC entry and other public sources...
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    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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    CVE-2025-54097: Windows RRAS Info-Disclosure - Mitigation & Patch Guide

    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...
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    CVE-2025-49734: Local Privilege Elevation via PowerShell Direct on Windows Hyper-V

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2025-49734 describes an improper restriction of a communication channel in Windows PowerShell—a flaw in the PowerShell Direct pathway that can let an authorized local attacker elevate privileges on an affected host if the required conditions are...
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    Patch and Protect: CVE-2025-53798 RRAS Information Disclosure in Windows

    Microsoft has confirmed CVE-2025-53798 — an information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) — and released a vendor update; administrators who run RRAS must treat exposed RRAS endpoints as high-priority to remediate or isolate until patches are...
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