Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, March 2025 Security Update Review

March 2025 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has rolled out critical security updates that address multiple vulnerabilities across its product suite. Here’s a quick breakdown of what you need to know. Microsoft Patch Tuesday for March 2025 Microsoft Patch's Tuesday, March 2025 edition addresse...

A week in security (February 10 – February 16)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: A suicide reveals the lonely side of AI chatbots, with Courtney Brown Lock and Code S06E03 Apple ordered to grant access to users’ encrypted data Phishing evolves beyond email to become latest Android app threat Apple fixes zero-day vulnerability used in "extremely...

February Microsoft Patch Tuesday

February Microsoft Patch Tuesday. 89 CVEs, 33 added since January. Two with signs of exploitation in the wild: EoP - Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock CVE-2025-21418 EoP - Windows Storage CVE-2025-21391 There are no vulnerabilities with public exploits, but there are 7 with private...

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 63 Bugs with 2 Zero-Days

Microsoft's February Patch Tuesday addresses 63 security vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days. Update your systems now to…...

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Fixes 63 Flaws, Including Two Under Active Exploitation

Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 63 security flaws impacting its software products, including two vulnerabilities that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 vulnerabilities, three are rated Critical, 57 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and two are rat...

Patch Tuesday - February 2025

Microsoft is addressing 56 vulnerabilities this February 2025 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation for two of the vulnerabilities published today, which is reflected in CISA KEV. Microsoft is aware of public disclosure for two other vulnerabilities. This is now the...

The Elevation of Privilege – Windows Common Log File System Driver (CVE-2024-49138) has become more critical

The Elevation of Privilege - Windows Common Log File System Driver CVE-2024-49138 has become more critical. Just as I wrote that nothing had been heard about this vulnerability for a month since it was first published in Microsoft's December Patch Tuesday, a public exploit for it appeared on...

What has become known about the Elevation of Privilege – Windows Common Log File System Driver (CVE-2024-49138) vulnerability from the December Microsoft Patch Tuesday a month later?

What has become known about the Elevation of Privilege - Windows Common Log File System Driver CVE-2024-49138 vulnerability from the December Microsoft Patch Tuesdaya month later? Almost nothing. This is a vulnerability in a standard Windows component, available in all versions starting with...

January Microsoft Patch Tuesday

January Microsoft Patch Tuesday. 170 CVEs, 10 of them were added since December MSPT. 3 exploited in the wild: EoP - Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP CVE-2025-21333, CVE-2025-21334, CVE-2025-21335. No details yet. No vulnerabilities have public exploits. 5 have private ones: Security...

Patch Tuesday - January 2025

Microsoft is addressing 161 vulnerabilities this January 2025 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and/or public disclosure for eight of the vulnerabilities published today, with three listed on CISA KEV. This is now the fourth consecutive month where Microsoft has...

Akamai’s Perspective on December’s Patch Tuesday 2024

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Microsoft Fixes 72 Flaws, Including Patch for Actively Exploited CLFS Vulnerability

Microsoft closed out its Patch Tuesday updates for 2024 with fixes for a total of 72 security flaws spanning its software portfolio, including one that it said has been exploited in the wild. Of the 72 flaws, 17 are rated Critical, 54 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity...

Patch Tuesday - December 2024

Microsoft is addressing 70 vulnerabilities this December 2024 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and public disclosure for one of the vulnerabilities published today, and this is reflected in a CISA KEV entry. For the third month in a row, Microsoft has published...

Patch Tuesday - December 2024

Microsoft is addressing 70 vulnerabilities this December 2024 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and public disclosure for one of the vulnerabilities published today, and this is reflected in a CISA KEV entry. For the third month in a row, Microsoft has published...

Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, December 2024 Security Update Review

Closing out 2024, Microsoft’s December Patch Tuesday highlights the importance of year-end maintenance with updates tackling critical vulnerabilities. As cyber threats remain persistent, these patches serve as a vital reminder of the ongoing need for robust system security. Microsoft Patch Tuesda...

A week in security (November 11 – November 17)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Malicious QR codes sent in the mail deliver malware 122 million people’s business contact info leaked by data broker Advertisers are pushing ad and pop-up blockers using old tricks Scammer robs homebuyers of life savings in $20 million theft spree Temu must respect...

Akamai’s Perspective on November’s Patch Tuesday 2024

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November Patch Tuesday release contains three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities

The Patch Tuesday for November of 2024 includes 89 vulnerabilities, including four that Microsoft marked as "critical." The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified as "important." Microsoft assessed that exploitation of the four "critical" vulnerabilities is "less likely." CVE-2024-43639 ...

November Microsoft Patch Tuesday

November Microsoft Patch Tuesday. 125 CVEs, 35 of which were added since October MSPT. 2 vulnerabilities with signs of exploitation in the wild: Elevation of Privilege - Windows Task Scheduler CVE-2024-49039 Disclosure/Spoofing - NTLM Hash CVE-2024-43451 No signs of exploitation, but with a priva...

Patch Tuesday - November 2024

Microsoft is addressing 90 vulnerabilities this November 2024 Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has evidence of in-the-wild exploitation and/or public disclosure for four of the vulnerabilities published today, although as with last month’s batch, it does not evaluate any of these zero-day vulnerabilities...