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Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities in this month's bundle from Redmond, which nevertheless includes patches for 13 flaws that earned Microsoft's most-dire "critical" label. Meanwhile, both Apple and Google recently released updates to fix zero-day bugs in their devices.

After 25 years at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Cindy Cohn is stepping down as executive director. In a WIRED interview, she reflects on encryption, AI, and why she’s not ready to quit the battle.

September Microsoft Patch Tuesday. A total of 103 vulnerabilities, 29 fewer than in August. Of these, 25 vulnerabilities were added between the August and September MSPT. So far, no vulnerabilities are known to be exploited in the wild. Two have public PoC exploits: 🔸 DoS – Newtonsoft.Json (CVE-2024-21907)🔸 EoP – Azure Networking (CVE-2025-54914) Notable among […]

Nearly half the CVEs Microsoft disclosed in its September security update, including one publicly known bug, enable escalation of privileges.

Microsoft has released its monthly security update for September 2025, which includes 86 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products.

Threat actors are abusing HTTP client tools like Axios in conjunction with Microsoft's Direct Send feature to form a "highly efficient attack pipeline" in recent phishing campaigns, according to new findings from ReliaQuest. "Axios user agent activity surged 241% from June to August 2025, dwarfing the 85% growth of all other flagged user agents combined," the cybersecurity company said in a

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 8.6 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Rockwell Automation Equipment: ThinManager Vulnerability: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could expose the ThinServer service account NTLM hash. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS Rockwell Automation reports the following versions of ThinManager, a thin client management software, are affected: ThinManager: Versions 13.0 through 14.0 3.2 VULNERABILITY OVERVIEW 3.2.1 SERVER-SIDE REQUEST FORGERY (SSRF) CWE-918 A server-side request forgery security issue exists within Rockwell Automation ThinManager software due to the lack of input sanitization. Authenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by specifying external SMB paths, thereby exposing the ThinServer service account NTLM hash. CVE-2025-9065 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 has been calculated; the CVSS vecto...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing campaign that delivers a stealthy banking malware-turned-remote access trojan called MostereRAT. The phishing attack incorporates a number of advanced evasion techniques to gain complete control over compromised systems, siphon sensitive data, and extend its functionality by serving secondary plugins, Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said. "

**I am running SQL Server on my system. What action do I need to take?** Update your relevant version of SQL Server. Any applicable driver fixes are included in those updates. **There are GDR and/or CU (Cumulative Update) updates offered for my version of SQL Server. How do I know which update to use?** * First, determine your SQL Server version number. For more information on determining your SQL Server version number, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 321185 - How to determine the version, edition, and update level of SQL Server and its components. * Second, in the following table, locate your version number or the version range that your version number falls within. The corresponding update is the one you need to install. **Note** If your SQL Server version number is not represented in the table below, your SQL Server version is no longer supported. Please upgrade to the latest Service Pack or SQL Server product to apply this and future security updates. Update Number T...

**Are there any further actions I need to take to be protected from relay attacks?** The security updates released on September 9, 2025 enable support for auditing SMB client compatibility for SMB Server signing as well as SMB Server EPA. This allows customers to assess their environment and identify any potential device or software incompatibility issues before deploying the hardening measures that are already supported by SMB Server. Please see https://support.microsoft.com/help/5066913 for more information.