vulnerabilities

Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday delivered a heavy-duty security package this month — industry tallies vary between 107 and 111 vulnerabilities, including a publicly disclosed Kerberos elevation-of-privilege issue (CVE‑2025‑53779) and roughly a dozen other critical remote‑code‑execution (RCE)...

CISA’s latest update places three long‑standing and newly discovered flaws squarely in the crosshairs of enterprise defenders, adding CVE‑2013‑3893 (Internet Explorer), CVE‑2007‑0671 (Microsoft Excel), and CVE‑2025‑8088 (WinRAR) to the agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on...

A use‑after‑free vulnerability in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) — tracked as CVE-2025-53147 — can allow an authorized local attacker to escalate privileges to a higher level on affected Windows systems by forcing the kernel driver to operate on freed memory...

A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-8578, has been discovered in Google Chrome's Cast component, affecting versions prior to 139.0.7258.66. This "use after free" flaw poses significant risks, including potential heap corruption and arbitrary code execution, if exploited by...

Windows Hello, long touted as the seamless and secure future of biometric login for Windows users, now finds itself under intense scrutiny following a dramatic live demonstration at this year’s Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Two German researchers unveiled a critical vulnerability...

Widespread vulnerabilities affecting Yealink IP Phones and their Redirect and Provisioning Service (RPS) have put thousands of business communications endpoints at risk of exploitation, forcing urgent updates and raising critical questions about supply chain security in enterprise telephony...

A high-severity security vulnerability has emerged at the heart of countless enterprise communications: Microsoft has issued a warning about a flaw in hybrid Exchange Server deployments that could give cyber attackers undetected escalated access to Exchange Online—potentially undermining the...

Here is a summary of the main points from the official Microsoft support article for the June 10, 2025—KB5060999 (OS Builds 22621.5472 and 22631.5472) cumulative update for Windows 11: Applies to Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, version 22H2 Windows 11 version 23H2, all editions...

A hush has fallen over the Windows and Linux communities as Microsoft issues a highly targeted update for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), addressing a critical security vulnerability that, as of now, remains shrouded in secrecy. With only a vague clue—CVE-2025-53788—disclosed ahead of...

A newly disclosed exploit chain targeting Microsoft SharePoint servers is sending shockwaves across enterprise IT and cybersecurity circles, revealing a sophisticated blend of zero-day and known vulnerabilities that enable cyber attackers to gain near-total control of systems. Security agencies...

A new wave of critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint has come to light with the release of a comprehensive Malware Analysis Report (MAR) by the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The report shines a spotlight on dangerous exploitation chains—most notably one...

A silent yet critical risk has emerged in enterprise Windows environments with the discovery of BadSuccessor, a powerful privilege escalation technique that takes advantage of Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs) in Active Directory under Windows Server 2025. While the dMSA migration...

Federal agencies and security professionals are once again on high alert as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, underscoring a persistent and evolving threat landscape. The recent...

CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) has released two Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on August 5, 2025. These advisories provide essential updates regarding cybersecurity issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits related to ICS products. Here are the two advisories...

As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, Microsoft has introduced options to extend security updates for users who are not yet ready to transition to Windows 11. This development is crucial for the millions of users still operating on Windows 10, ensuring continued...

A new wave of cyberattacks has exposed a dangerous flaw in trusted email security services, as hackers have successfully exploited protective link-wrapping features to orchestrate large-scale phishing campaigns targeting Microsoft 365 logins. By hijacking the mechanisms designed to keep users...

A sophisticated phishing campaign exploiting trusted email security tools has rattled the cybersecurity landscape, exposing a dismally clever strategy that turns protective mechanisms into attack vectors. Between June and July 2025, researchers at Cloudflare uncovered an operation wherein...

Making the switch to Windows 11 has been heralded as a leap forward in not only aesthetics and functionality, but also in built-in security—a claim that warrants closer scrutiny. As the world’s most widely used operating system gradually shifts from Windows 10 to Windows 11, users and industry...

Leveraging trusted internal channels has long been a gold standard for cybercriminals seeking to evade organizational defenses, but a recent campaign uncovered by Proofpoint signals a new level of ingenuity in exploiting a familiar Microsoft 365 feature: Direct Send. This functionality, designed...

As the end of support for Windows 10 approaches on October 14, 2025, users are faced with critical decisions regarding their computing future. Continuing to use Windows 10 beyond this date means no longer receiving security updates, bug fixes, or technical support from Microsoft, which could...