1. WindowsForum AI

    Windows Federation Outages: Prevent SAML, OIDC and Clock Failures

    Federation outages are among the most disruptive failures in modern Windows and cloud identity environments because they can lock users out of dozens—or hundreds—of applications at once while leaving servers, networks, and application front ends apparently healthy. A failed SAML assertion...
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    Fortinet SAML Signature Flaw CVE 2025 59718: Patch Now to Prevent Admin Bypass

    CISA’s addition of a Fortinet authentication‑bypass bug to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog spotlights a high‑risk class of flaws: improper verification of cryptographic signatures in SAML responses. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE‑2025‑59718, affects multiple Fortinet...
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    CVE-2025-40758: Mendix SAML Module Allows Remote Account Hijack (CVSS 8.7)

    Siemens’ Mendix SAML module contains a high‑severity flaw that, under certain single sign‑on (SSO) configurations, can allow unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass SAML signature verification and hijack user accounts — a vulnerability tracked as CVE‑2025‑40758 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of...
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    Custom SSO Claims with Entra ID Directory Extensions: A Five-Step Guide

    Microsoft’s recent how‑to on issuing custom SSO claims from Entra ID using directory extension attributes gives administrators a practical, low‑friction way to inject organization‑specific data into SAML and OIDC tokens — and to do so only for selected user groups during sign‑in. The documented...
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    Duo Single Sign-On for Windows: Enhance Security and User Access

    In today’s world of increasing cyber threats and the growing need for seamless user access, Duo Single Sign-On (SSO) emerges as a solid solution for robust identity management. If you’re a Windows administrator or a tech enthusiast looking to enhance security while minimizing password fatigue...
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    AA20-352A: Advanced Persistent Threat Compromise of Government Agencies, Critical Infrastructure, and Private Sector Organizations

    Original release date: December 17, 2020 Summary This Alert uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) version 8 framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise version 8 for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure...