privilege escalation

  1. CVE-2025-50161: High-Priority Win32K GRFX Privilege-Escalation Patch Guide

    Microsoft's Security Response Center lists CVE-2025-50161 as a heap-based buffer overflow in the Win32K GRFX subsystem that allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, and administrators should treat this as a high-priority patching item for all affected Windows hosts...
  2. CVE-2025-50159: Local Privilege Elevation in Windows PPP EAP-TLS

    Microsoft’s security advisory confirms a use-after-free flaw in the Remote Access Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) EAP-TLS implementation that can allow an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on affected Windows systems, and administrators must treat this as a priority patching and...
  3. NTFS TOCTOU Explained: CVE-2025-50158 Confusion and Windows Patch Actions

    Breaking down the NTFS TOCTOU alert — why I couldn’t find CVE‑2025‑50158, and what Windows users should do now By [Your Name], WindowsForum.com — August 12, 2025 Lead: You sent a pointer to an MSRC advisory for "CVE‑2025‑50158 — Windows NTFS Information Disclosure (TOCTOU)". I searched the major...
  4. CVE-2025-49762: AFD.sys Race Condition Enables Local Privilege Escalation

    A recently published Microsoft advisory warns that CVE-2025-49762 — a race-condition flaw in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) — can allow a locally authorized attacker to elevate privileges by exploiting concurrent execution using a shared resource with improper...
  5. DWM UAF CVE-2025-30400: Privilege Escalation, Patch Guide

    Quick clarification before I start the full article (I want to be accurate): I tried to look up CVE-2025-50153 at the Microsoft Security Update Guide URL you provided, but the MSRC page requires JavaScript and I couldn't extract a plain-text advisory from that exact link. (msrc.microsoft.com) I...
  6. SQL Server July 2025 Patch: Heap Overflow, Info Leak, Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft’s advisory language about an SQL injection–style elevation of privilege in SQL Server is serious — but the identifier you supplied, CVE-2025-49759, does not appear in the major public vulnerability trackers I reviewed; instead, Microsoft’s July 8, 2025 SQL Server fixes included a...
  7. CVE-2025-49761: Windows Kernel Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation

    A use‑after‑free bug in the Windows kernel has been reported under the identifier CVE‑2025‑49761 and is described by Microsoft as an elevation‑of‑privilege vulnerability that can allow a local, authorized attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges; administrators should treat the advisory as urgent and...
  8. SQL Server CVE-2025-24999: Elevation of Privilege via Improper Access Control

    Microsoft has posted an advisory for CVE-2025-24999, an Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability affecting Microsoft SQL Server that Microsoft characterizes as an improper access control issue which can allow an authorized but lower-privilege user to elevate their privileges across the...
  9. CVE-2025-53727: SQL Server Privilege Escalation via SQL Injection

    CVE-2025-53727 is a SQL Server vulnerability that stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command (SQL injection) and — according to Microsoft’s advisory — can allow an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network. (msrc.microsoft.com) What happened...
  10. CISA Warns on Exchange Hybrid Privilege Escalation CVE-2025-53786

    A new wave of cybersecurity urgency is sweeping through IT departments as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issues a fresh, high-severity warning concerning Microsoft Exchange Server. The alert, centered around CVE-2025-53786, underscores a newly disclosed vulnerability...
  11. Golden dMSA and Entra ID Risks: Securing Windows Server 2025 and Cloud Identities

    Identity research published in July surfaces two sobering truths for Windows shops: attackers can now bypass dMSA authentication in Windows Server 2025 to mass‑generate service account passwords for lateral movement, and misgoverned first‑party apps in Microsoft Entra ID can be abused to...
  12. Critical Security Flaw CVE-2025-53767 in Azure OpenAI: What You Need to Know

    A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53767, has been discovered in Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, potentially allowing attackers to escalate their privileges within affected systems. This flaw underscores the importance of robust security measures in cloud-based AI...
  13. Critical Azure Portal Security Flaw CVE-2025-53792 Threatens Cloud Infrastructure

    A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53792, has been disclosed in the Azure Portal, Microsoft's web-based application for managing Azure services. This elevation of privilege vulnerability allows authenticated attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access, posing...
  14. Critical Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Exploit Threatens Hybrid Deployments with Domain-Wide Risk

    A new high-severity security flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server hybrid deployments has placed organizations worldwide on high alert, raising the specter of a “total domain compromise” that can cascade from on-premises environments to Microsoft’s cloud. The bug, designated CVE-2025-53786, has not...
  15. Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Security Flaw CVE-2025-53786: How to Protect Your Organization

    A newly revealed security flaw in Microsoft Exchange hybrid configurations has sent ripples of concern through the IT community, as organizations with combined on-premises and cloud email environments are now exposed to invisible privilege escalation attacks. The critical vulnerability...
  16. Urgent Security Alert: Patch CVE-2025-53786 to Protect Hybrid Exchange Environments

    A newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Exchange hybrid deployments is triggering urgent action among IT administrators worldwide, as Microsoft warns of a critical vulnerability—CVE-2025-53786—that exposes hybrid environments to stealthy privilege escalation attacks. As organizations...
  17. Urgent Security Alert: Protect Your Hybrid Microsoft Exchange from Critical Vulnerability CVE-2025-53786

    A new high-severity security vulnerability is causing alarm among businesses that utilize hybrid Microsoft Exchange deployments, as both Microsoft and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issue urgent advisories. This flaw—affecting Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and the...
  18. Critical CVE-2025-53786 Vulnerability in Hybrid Microsoft Exchange Deployments

    A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-53786, has been discovered in hybrid deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server. This flaw allows attackers with local administrative access to escalate their privileges within connected cloud environments, posing significant risks to...
  19. Critical CVE-2025-53786 in Microsoft Exchange: Hybrid Attack Exploits & Security Remediation

    An alarming new vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server hybrid environments has sent shockwaves through the enterprise security landscape, giving attackers with just on-premises admin access the ability to hijack cloud accounts with near-complete impunity. Unveiled at Black Hat 2025 and now...
  20. Urgent Security Fix for CVE-2025-53786: Protect Your Hybrid Exchange Environment

    A high-severity vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-53786, has sent urgent ripples through the IT and cybersecurity communities as organizations relying on Microsoft’s hybrid Exchange deployments face a new vector for privilege escalation and potential domain-wide compromise. Microsoft has...