patch management

Microsoft has quietly put a new tool on the 2026 roadmap that promises to change how IT teams manage quality updates for Windows on corporate PCs: Windows Quality Update management policies in Microsoft Intune will let administrators approve and roll out individual quality updates — including...

Microsoft has pushed Windows 11, version 25H2 into the Release Preview channel as a deliberately small, operational update — an enablement package that flips features already staged throughout the 24H2 servicing stream rather than delivering a headline, consumer-facing feature list — and...

Delta Electronics’ engineering tool EIP Builder contains an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability (CVE-2025-57704) that can expose sensitive files when the application parses crafted XML, and vendors and national incident responders now recommend an immediate upgrade to mitigate the risk...

CISA’s September additions to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog — the TP‑Link TL‑WA855RE missing‑authentication flaw (CVE‑2020‑24363) and the WhatsApp incorrect‑authorization weakness (CVE‑2025‑55177) — are a reminder that adversaries continue to exploit both legacy IoT devices...

Microsoft quietly published two targeted Dynamic Update packages for Windows 11, version 24H2 (and Windows Server 2025) — KB5065378 (a Setup Dynamic Update) and KB5064097 (a Safe OS / WinRE Dynamic Update) — on August 29, 2025, delivering refreshed setup binaries and a new Windows Recovery...

Windows 11’s monthly updates are essential, but they can also break critical functionality without warning — the August 2025 Patch Tuesday cycle proved that once again, and the fallout shows why every Windows user and IT team needs a tested recovery plan before applying patches. Background /...

Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now moving from staged preview into its final validation ring: Microsoft has made Windows 11, version 25H2 available to Release Preview Insiders and commercial customers for targeted testing, delivered as an enablement package on top of the 24H2...

CISA has added CVE-2025-57819 — an authentication‑bypass and SQL‑injection chain that can lead to remote code execution in Sangoma FreePBX — to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation and urging immediate remediation. (cisa.gov) Background...

Microsoft’s August 29, 2025 OOBE update (KB5065847) marks a deliberate pivot in how Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 handle day‑one security and servicing: managed devices that meet the eligibility rules can now check for and install Windows quality updates during the final...

Microsoft has pushed another incremental but important update for on‑device AI: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica AI component to version 1.2508.906.0 for Qualcomm‑powered Copilot+ PCs, delivered automatically through Windows Update to qualifying Windows 11 (24H2) devices...

Microsoft’s decision to stop issuing security updates for Office 2016 and Office 2019 on October 14, 2025 forces a clear choice on millions of users and IT teams: upgrade to a supported platform, migrate to Microsoft 365, or accept the operational and security trade-offs of third‑party...

Microsoft is rolling a change that will alter the first minutes of life for new Windows 11 devices in many organizations: starting with the September 2025 security update, eligible enterprise and education PCs will check for and install the latest Windows quality updates during the Out‑Of‑Box...

Borderless CS’s launch of IT Hardening Expert Services arrives at a moment when simple misconfigurations and unmaintained defaults are repeatedly exposed as the weakest links in enterprise security, and the firm is pitching a pragmatic, standards-aligned program to shrink attack surfaces across...

Chromium security teams patched a critical use‑after‑free vulnerability in the ANGLE graphics translation layer tracked as CVE‑2025‑9478, and every Windows and enterprise administrator who manages Chromium‑based browsers — including Microsoft Edge — should verify and deploy the fixes immediately...

Delta Electronics has published an advisory warning that its COMMGR engineering and simulation software contains multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities — including a stack‑based buffer overflow (CVE‑2025‑53418) and a code‑injection flaw (CVE‑2025‑53419) — that affect COMMGR versions up to and...

CISA on August 28, 2025, published a batch of nine Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories covering critical vulnerabilities across Mitsubishi Electric, Schneider Electric, Delta Electronics, GE Vernova, Hitachi Energy, and ICONICS/Mitsubishi integrations — a coordinated disclosure that...

GE Vernova’s CIMPLICITY HMI/SCADA platform has been flagged in a recently circulated advisory as vulnerable to an Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE‑427) issue that, under the right local conditions, could allow a low‑privileged user to escalate privileges on affected hosts — the advisory...

Delta Electronics’ CNCSoft‑G2 has been the focus of a coordinated disclosure that exposes a file‑parsing out‑of‑bounds write (CWE‑787) in the DPAX project file handler — a flaw tracked as CVE‑2025‑47728 that can lead to arbitrary code execution when a user opens a specially crafted file, and...

The Indian government’s cybersecurity arm has issued a high-severity alert advising organisations and individuals to urgently address a batch of patched—but still dangerous—vulnerabilities across multiple Microsoft products, including Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Windows Server storage...

CISA and partner agencies have issued a sharply worded joint Cybersecurity Advisory warning that People’s Republic of China (PRC) state‑sponsored Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actors have been compromising global telecommunications and critical‑infrastructure networks by targeting...