Windows Netlogon has long served as a critical backbone for authentication and secure communications within Active Directory environments. However, recent disclosure of CVE-2025-49716 has cast a spotlight on significant and exploitable weaknesses in how Netlogon processes certain types of...
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On December 11, 2024, Microsoft released a vital security update for Windows 11 users—specifically KB5048667 for Windows 11 24H2 and KB5048685 for versions 23H2 and 22H2. This Patch Tuesday update addresses a significant security vulnerability related to the Netlogon Remote Protocol, which...