privileged escalation

  1. CVE-2025-49692: Azure Arc Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege - Patch & Defend

    CVE-2025-49692 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Overview What happened: Microsoft has posted an advisory for CVE‑2025‑49692 describing an improper access control vulnerability in the Azure Connected Machine (Windows Virtual Machine) Agent that can allow an...
  2. Windows 11’s Bold Shift: Eliminating Default Admin Accounts for Better Security

    The next evolution of Windows 11 user account management is taking shape, and it's one that upends long-standing conventions in desktop computing security. Microsoft has announced a fundamental overhaul to its approach to administrator accounts, revealing that future versions of Windows 11 will...