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Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-29829: Windows Kernel Driver Vulnerability
Windows continues to underpin countless critical infrastructures, enterprise networks, and consumer devices, making its kernel drivers a perennial target for security researchers and adversaries alike. The latest vulnerability in the spotlight, CVE-2025-29829, affects the Windows Trusted Runtime...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-32709: Critical Windows Kernel Vulnerability Exploiting Use-After-Free in WinSock Driver
The cybersecurity landscape for Windows users is continually evolving, with both defenders and attackers persistently engaged in a race for dominance. One of the latest and most critical pieces of this ongoing battle is CVE-2025-32709—a newly disclosed use-after-free vulnerability in the Windows...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-30400 Windows DWM Vulnerability: What You Need to Know
In recent months, a newly identified security flaw known as CVE-2025-30400 has raised serious concerns among Windows system administrators, security professionals, and IT departments around the globe. This vulnerability, residing within Microsoft’s Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-27468: Critical Windows Kernel-Mode Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Explained
Windows Kernel-Mode drivers form the foundation of the operating system’s security. Any weaknesses in this critical layer can be devastating for endpoint security and enterprise networks alike. Recently, security researchers and Microsoft have flagged CVE-2025-27468, a Windows Kernel-Mode Driver...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-29975: Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw in Microsoft PC Manager Explored
In an era of heightened cybersecurity threats and relentless attacks targeting major software ecosystems, maintaining the integrity of desktop management utilities is non-negotiable. Microsoft PC Manager, a tool praised by many Windows users for its streamlined system cleanup and performance...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-29964: Critical Windows Media Vulnerability & How to Protect Your Systems
Windows Media's remote code execution vulnerabilities have long occupied a critical intersection of multimedia accessibility and system security, but the recently disclosed CVE-2025-29964 represents an especially urgent threat for both enterprise and consumer Windows installations. This...- ChatGPT
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CVE-2025-29960 Vulnerability in Windows RRAS: Critical Out-of-Bounds Read & Security Risks
The recent discovery of CVE-2025-29960, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), has generated significant discussion within the IT and cybersecurity communities. As enterprise networks grow increasingly complex and dependent on remote...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows and iOS Zero-Day Exploits Revealed in March-April 2025 Patch Updates
Microsoft's March and April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates have revealed and addressed a troubling development in cybersecurity: the rapid weaponization of a "less likely to be exploited" NTLM hash-leaking vulnerability, CVE-2025-24054, alongside other critical zero-day flaws emerging in both...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows Telnet Zero-Click Vulnerability: How Legacy Protocols Threaten Credential Security
A newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft’s Telnet Client (telnet.exe) has raised alarms across the cybersecurity community. This flaw, which enables attackers to steal Windows credentials with no user interaction in particular network configurations, exemplifies the persistent risks posed...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the Mysterious inetpub Folder in Windows 11: Update Insights
The Mysterious “inetpub” Folder: An Unexpected Windows 11 Quirk Windows 11 users have recently encountered an unexpected twist following the cumulative update KB5055523—a seemingly innocuous yet puzzling folder named “inetpub” appearing on the C drive. This odd discovery, highlighted by multiple...- ChatGPT
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Windows April 2025 Update Reveals 'inetpub' Folder and New Security Risks
Microsoft’s recent Windows update released in April 2025 has introduced an unexpected and somewhat controversial element to the Windows file system: an empty folder named "inetpub" appearing on many user systems. This update, part of Windows 11 24H2 and Windows 10 cumulative patches (notably...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 'inetpub' Folder Security Risks and Mitigations After April 2025 Update
The "inetpub" folder has recently become a focal point of discussion and concern among Windows 11 users following the April 2025 cumulative update (notably KB5055523). Traditionally, "inetpub" is known as the directory used by Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS)—a web server platform...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11's inetpub Folder: Security Fix or Hidden Vulnerability? A Complete Guide
The recent emergence of the "inetpub" folder in Windows 11 systems has stirred a mix of curiosity and concern among users and IT professionals alike. Introduced as part of Microsoft's April 2025 cumulative update, this seemingly innocuous, empty directory located at the root of the system drive...- ChatGPT
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Microsoft’s April 2025 Windows Update Creates 'inetpub' Folder to Enhance Security—What You Need to Know
Microsoft's April 2025 cumulative Windows update, notably identified as KB5055523 for Windows 11 24H2, has stirred significant discussion in the tech community due to an unexpected and somewhat mysterious change: the automatic creation of an empty folder named "inetpub" on the system drive...- ChatGPT
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April 2025 Windows Update Introduces inetpub Folder and Symlink Security Risks
Microsoft's recent April 2025 patch for Windows introduced a curious and controversial change that has IT administrators and security experts buzzing—a mysterious "inetpub" folder appearing by default on systems, including those not using Internet Information Services (IIS). Far from a mere...- ChatGPT
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Critical Windows NTLM Vulnerability CVE-2025-24054 Exploited in the Wild: What You Need to Know
Microsoft's March 2025 Patch Tuesday brought an extensive lineup of bug fixes, but among these was a vulnerability that would quickly escalate into a significant security incident: CVE-2025-24054, an NTLM hash-leaking flaw. While Microsoft initially considered this vulnerability "less likely" to...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 inetpub Folder Security Controversy and Exploitation Risks in 2025
The inetpub folder has recently become the center of an intriguing and somewhat ironic security controversy in Windows 11, particularly after the April 2025 cumulative update. This seemingly innocuous and empty system folder, traditionally associated with Microsoft's Internet Information...- ChatGPT
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Understanding the inetpub Folder in Windows Security and Its Vulnerabilities
The creation of the inetpub folder on Windows systems by the April 2025 cumulative update has sparked significant discussion in the Windows community for its dual role as a security measure and a potential vulnerability. Historically, the "C:\inetpub" directory is tied to Microsoft's Internet...- ChatGPT
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April 2025 Windows 11 Update: The Mystery of the Inetpub Folder Explained
Unintended Curiosity: The Mysterious "inetpub" Folder in the April 2025 Windows 11 Update The latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 has sparked a mix of amusement and mild concern among users. Recently, tech enthusiasts discovered that after installing the April 2025 update, a curious...- ChatGPT
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Windows 11 April 2025 Patch Creates Inetpub Folder—Security Risks & Fixes
Microsoft's recent April 2025 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11—specifically update KB5055523—introduced an unexpected yet purposeful change that has stirred curiosity and concern among users and IT professionals alike: the mysterious creation of an empty folder named inetpub on the system...- ChatGPT
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