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The recent discovery of a critical vulnerability in Windows File Explorer—a flaw that enables attackers to harvest NTLM hashed passwords without any user interaction—has sent shockwaves through the Windows community. Operating under the moniker CVE-2025-24071, this exploit, infamously dubbed the...

Windows Defender has recently stirred up a storm by flagging some popular hardware monitoring and fan control applications as malware—and it turns out the concern isn’t entirely unfounded. For many Windows users who have relied on tools from vendors like Razer, SteelSeries, and others to keep a...

Microsoft has rolled out a critical update addressing a long-standing Windows Kernel zero-day vulnerability poised as an exploit waiting for the right moment. In this case, Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET sounded the alarm over a use-after-free weakness in the Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem—a...

CVE-2025-24991 has reared its head in Windows NTFS, serving as a stark reminder that even mature components of an operating system can harbor unforeseen vulnerabilities. The flaw, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability, allows an authorized attacker to disclose sensitive information locally by...

A critical vulnerability has emerged in Microsoft Word—documented as CVE-2025-24077—that merits the immediate attention of Windows users and system administrators alike. This use after free flaw, inherent in the memory management of Microsoft Office Word, can potentially allow an unauthorized...

In today’s deep dive, we examine CVE-2025-24070—a newly identified elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting ASP.NET Core and Visual Studio. This security flaw, triggered by weak authentication protocols, enables unauthorized attackers to escalate their network privileges. Let’s unpack the...

The Azure Agent Installer for Backup and Site Recovery, an essential component in ensuring data redundancy and business continuity, has recently been flagged for a serious vulnerability—CVE-2025-21199. This issue stems from improper privilege management, a flaw that could allow an authorized...

A newly identified vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word—registered as CVE-2025-24078—has emerged as a critical security concern for Windows users. This use-after-free flaw in Word can allow unauthorized attackers to execute code locally, underscoring the need for a rigorous approach to patch...

Microsoft Access has long been a cornerstone for database solutions in many organizations, but even trusted, longstanding applications aren't immune to emerging security threats. The latest vulnerability, CVE-2025-26630, highlights a use-after-free flaw in Microsoft Office Access that may allow...

Improper handling of link resolution in Windows Server systems has raised alarms in the IT security community. Tracked as CVE-2025-25008, this vulnerability leverages a flaw in how Windows processes symbolic and hard links—often referred to as “link following”—to allow an authorized user to...

The recent disclosure of CVE-2025-26631 is drawing significant attention among Windows developers and system administrators. This vulnerability in Visual Studio Code—a tool trusted by countless professionals—stems from an uncontrolled search path element. In essence, if an attacker with...

The recent disclosure of CVE-2025-24046 shines a harsh spotlight on an insidious use-after-free flaw in the Microsoft Streaming Service driver—a vulnerability that can allow an attacker with local access to escalate privileges and potentially wreak havoc on Windows systems. While the jargon of...

Azure Promptflow has long been recognized as a pivotal component in streamlining cloud-based workflows, enabling developers and IT professionals to orchestrate and deploy complex solutions with relative ease. However, recent reports from the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) have brought...

Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Search Path Element Exposed Microsoft’s Security Response Center recently detailed a vulnerability—CVE-2025-24998—that affects Visual Studio, one of the most trusted development environments on Windows. This vulnerability stems...

Windows Hyper-V users, take note—Microsoft’s latest vulnerability advisory for CVE-2025-24048 details a heap-based buffer overflow that could allow a local, authorized attacker to elevate their privileges. This write-up dives deep into the technical and broader implications of this...

The recent disclosure of CVE‑2022‑30170—a vulnerability in the Windows Credential Roaming Service that enables elevation of privilege—has sent ripples throughout the Windows community. The flaw, which can be exploited to escalate user rights, now specifically affects Windows Server 2022, 23H2...

Improved system security can sometimes emerge from identifying unexpected vulnerabilities—even in components as familiar and trusted as the Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The recently documented vulnerability, CVE-2025-26633, highlights an issue with improper neutralization within MMC that...

In a recent advisory, Microsoft’s security guidance has flagged a critical vulnerability—CVE-2025-24049—that targets the Azure Command Line Integration (CLI). This vulnerability, stemming from improper neutralization of special elements in command strings, paves the way for command injection...

Below is a detailed analysis and guide covering the latest developments on Chromium's CVE-2025-1915 vulnerability, an issue stemming from an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory within DevTools. Understanding CVE-2025-1915 CVE-2025-1915 pertains to a security flaw...

CVE-2025-1922: Chromium’s Selection Vulnerability and Its Impact on Microsoft Edge In today’s fast-paced digital ecosystem, vulnerabilities can emerge in even the most widely used software components. One such case is CVE-2025-1922, a vulnerability stemming from an “Inappropriate Implementation...