Schneider Electric’s ConneXium Network Manager has become the focus of renewed cybersecurity scrutiny with the emergence of severe vulnerabilities identified by CISA, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. These vulnerabilities, cataloged as CVE-2025-2222 and CVE-2025-2223...
In a dramatic reminder of the relentless nature of cyber threats targeting the Windows ecosystem, the March 2025 Patch Tuesday disclosures have thrust a lingering zero-day vulnerability into the spotlight. Marked as CVE-2025-24983, this use-after-free flaw in the storied Win32 kernel subsystem...
Many users were left scratching their heads after April’s security patches for Windows 10 and Windows 11—specifically KB5055518 and KB5055523—began spurring the mysterious appearance of a brand new “inetpub” folder right on their system drives, even on PCs that had never heard of Internet...
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If you’re running critical infrastructure with Schneider Electric Modicon controllers and you slept well last night, it’s probably because you missed the latest vulnerability roundup. The risk profile for Modicon M580, M340, Premium, Quantum, and a grab bag of others has reached that rarefied...
For a moment, let’s imagine the typical Windows user: somewhere in the world, blissfully unaware, they dutifully click “Check for Updates,” trusting that the mysterious gears and levers behind Windows Updates will do their job—forever battling zero-day threats, patching holes, and quietly...
Microsoft’s relentless march to redefine the desktop experience continues, and, true to form, Windows 11’s 22H2 KB5027303 update—dubbed “Moment 3”—has landed with a satisfying thud of new features, bug fixes, and the sort of UI tweaks that get some users excited and make others roll their eyes...
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A New Security Measure or a Nuisance? Understanding the "inetpub" Folder Post-Windows Update
April 2025’s Patch Tuesday update has introduced Windows users—both on Windows 10 and 11—to an unexpected sight: a mysterious empty folder named C:\inetpub. If your system now features this enigmatic...
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Windows 11 Updates and the Mystery C:\inetpub Folder: What You Need to Know
Following last week’s security patches from Microsoft, numerous Windows users have discovered an unexpected addition to their hard drives – an empty folder at C:\inetpub. Despite its unassuming appearance, this folder is...
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Introduction
A newly disclosed vulnerability—CVE-2025-26673—has captured the attention of Windows administrators and cybersecurity experts. This Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) flaw can be exploited by unauthorized attackers to trigger uncontrolled resource consumption...