Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday is one of the heavier maintenance cycles of the year: the company released patches addressing well over a hundred vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Exchange, SQL Server and Azure services, and security teams must triage a short list of immediate priorities...
A critical new security vulnerability, CVE-2025-48817, has emerged as a stark reminder of the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats confronting Windows users and enterprises worldwide. At the crossroads of convenience and risk is Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), a ubiquitous...
The revelation of a critical security flaw in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Client, catalogued as CVE-2025-48817, signals a pressing challenge for any organization reliant on Windows-based Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) infrastructure. The vulnerability, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary...
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), an essential technology in the remote access toolbox of Windows environments worldwide, has garnered renewed attention following the disclosure of CVE-2025-32715. This vulnerability, catalogued and published via the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)...
The recent disclosure of a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows Remote Desktop Client, tracked as CVE-2025-29966, has sent shockwaves through IT security circles, underscoring once again the delicate balance between connectivity and safety in modern computing environments. As...
For years, Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) has served as a lifeline for remote IT administration, telework, and seamless cross-location access—widely relied upon by system administrators, enterprises, and everyday power users. But recent revelations indicate that RDP may harbor a...
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The landscape of Windows Server security is shifting rapidly, and the upcoming release of Windows Server 2025 stands as a testament to Microsoft’s evolving priorities. In the wake of recent high-profile vulnerabilities and administrative headaches caused by patches, Windows Server 2025 promises...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities are like uninvited guests crashing a party—a source of anxiety and potential chaos. One such unwelcomed intruder, tagged CVE-2024-49123, has been spotlighted thanks to the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) and concerns...
On October 8, 2024, Microsoft disclosed a significant vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-43599, affecting the Remote Desktop Client. As Windows users, understanding the implications of this vulnerability is crucial, especially given the increasing reliance on remote access solutions in both...
Original release date: February 11, 2021
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On February 5, 2021, unidentified cyber actors obtained unauthorized access to the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system at a U.S. drinking water treatment plant. The unidentified actors used the SCADA system’s software to...