patch management

  1. CVE-2025-53778 NTLM Privilege Elevation: Patch Now and Harden Authentication

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide lists CVE-2025-53778 as an improper authentication vulnerability in the Windows NTLM implementation that can allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network, and administrators should treat it as a high-priority authentication risk until every...
  2. CVE-2025-50157: Patch RRAS Memory Disclosure in Windows Server

    Microsoft’s security advisory for CVE-2025-50157 identifies a Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) flaw — described as the “use of an uninitialized resource” — that can allow an attacker to disclose sensitive information over a network; Microsoft has published an update and is urging...
  3. CVE-2025-53740: Office Use-After-Free RCE — Urgent Patch & Defenses

    CVE-2025-53740 — Microsoft Office “use‑after‑free” (local code execution) An in‑depth feature for security teams, admins and threat hunters Summary (tl;dr) CVE-2025-53740 is reported by Microsoft as a use‑after‑free (CWE‑416) memory‑corruption flaw in Microsoft Office that can allow an attacker...
  4. CVE-2025-53766: GDI+ Heap Overflow and RCE Risk in Windows

    Microsoft’s own Security Update Guide lists a new vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-53766, described as a heap-based buffer overflow in GDI+ that could allow remote code execution over a network, but independent public records and third‑party databases were not uniformly available at the time of...
  5. CVE-2025-53765: Azure Stack Hub Information Disclosure - Mitigations & Patch Guidance

    Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE-2025-53765 describing an information disclosure vulnerability in Azure Stack Hub that can allow an authorized local actor to disclose private personal information; Microsoft’s advisory notes the issue specifically affects...
  6. CVE-2025-53739: Excel Type-Confusion RCE — Mitigation and Patch Guide

    Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory listing CVE-2025-53739 — an Excel vulnerability described as “Access of resource using incompatible type (‘type confusion’)” that can lead to code execution when a crafted spreadsheet is processed by the desktop client...
  7. CVE-2025-53734: Visio Use-After-Free RCE - Patch Now to Prevent Exploitation

    Microsoft has confirmed a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio — tracked as CVE‑2025‑53734 — that can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted Visio file and may allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user; Microsoft’s advisory entry is live...
  8. Excel CVE-2025-53735 Use-After-Free: Patch Now to Block Local Code Execution

    Microsoft has confirmed a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel (tracked as CVE‑2025‑53735) that can lead to local code execution when a crafted spreadsheet is opened — a serious document‑based attack vector that demands immediate attention from IT teams and security‑minded users...
  9. CVE-2025-53733: Word RCE via Numeric Type Conversion

    Headline: CVE-2025-53733 — What you need to know about the new Microsoft Word RCE caused by incorrect numeric conversions Lede: Microsoft has published advisory CVE-2025-53733 for a remote‑code‑execution class bug in Microsoft Office Word described as an “incorrect conversion between numeric...
  10. CVE-2025-53737: Excel Heap Overflow - Patch, Detect, and Defend

    Quick clarification before I write the 2,000+ word WindowsForum-style article: I searched the files you provided and they repeatedly reference a closely numbered Excel heap‑overflow CVE as CVE‑2025‑53741 (Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry) rather than CVE‑2025‑53737. c: CVE‑2025‑53737...
  11. CVE-2025-53732: Microsoft Office Heap Overflow — RCE, Detection & Patching

    Below is a detailed Markdown article about CVE-2025-53732 (Microsoft Office — heap-based buffer overflow → remote code execution). It explains what the vulnerability is, how it can be abused, the likely impact, tactical detection and hunting guidance, step-by-step mitigation and patching...
  12. CVE-2025-53728: Patch Dynamics 365 On-Prem Info Disclosure Now

    Below is a plain‑language, technical, and operational writeup you can use to brief engineers, SOC, and leadership about CVE‑2025‑53728 (Microsoft Dynamics 365 — on‑premises) and what to do next. I’ve cited the vendor advisory you provided and independent sources where available, and I’ve...
  13. CVE-2025-53726: Patch Windows Push Notifications Type-Confusion Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft’s advisory for CVE-2025-53726 warns that a type‑confusion bug in the Windows Push Notifications stack can allow an authorized local user to elevate privileges to SYSTEM, and administrators must treat the advisory as a high‑priority patching item while hardening detection and...
  14. Windows Push Notifications: EoP Risks and Patch Guidance

    A newly reported elevation‑of‑privilege issue tied to Windows push/notification components has reignited concern about memory‑safety defects in user‑facing Windows subsystems — however, the precise CVE identifier you provided (CVE‑2025‑53725) could not be independently verified in public vendor...
  15. CVE-2025-53724: Type Confusion in Windows Push Notifications Causes Local Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft’s security advisory identifies CVE-2025-53724 as an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Push Notifications Apps component that stems from an access of resource using incompatible type (type confusion); when triggered by a locally authorized user, the bug can be abused...
  16. CVE-2025-53722: Mitigating Windows RDS DoS via Unrestricted Resources

    Microsoft’s advisory lists CVE-2025-53722 as a denial-of-service flaw in Windows Remote Desktop Services caused by uncontrolled resource consumption, allowing an attacker who can send requests over the network to exhaust resources and render RDS unavailable. (msrc.microsoft.com) Background...
  17. CVE-2025-53718: Windows AFD.sys UAF Privilege Escalation — Patch, Detect, Harden

    Microsoft’s Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2025-53718 describes a use‑after‑free (UAF) flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) that can be triggered by a locally authorized user to obtain elevated privileges on affected Windows hosts — a kernel‑level...
  18. Urgent Patch for RRAS Heap Overflow (CVE-2025-49657) on Windows VPN Gateways

    Microsoft has released security updates addressing a dangerous heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) that can allow remote code execution against RRAS-enabled servers; administrators should treat this as a high-priority patching event, verify the...
  19. KB5063878 (Aug 2025): Windows 11 24H2 SSU+LCU and Secure Boot Rollovers

    Microsoft’s August cumulative update for Windows 11, version 24H2 — KB5063878 (OS Build 26100.4946) — ships as a combined Servicing Stack Update (SSU) plus Latest Cumulative Update (LCU), bringing routine security and quality fixes while renewing attention on an industry-wide operational...
  20. KB5064010 Hotpatch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024: Key details & rollout

    Microsoft released a hotpatch for Windows 11 Enterprise LTSC 2024 today — KB5064010 (OS Build 26100.4851) — delivering targeted security and quality improvements while bundling the latest servicing stack update and extending hotpatch availability to eligible Arm64 Enterprise devices...