Microsoft’s February 2025 Patch-a-palooza: 141 Vulnerabilities Unplugged!
Microsoft’s February 2025 security updates tackle 141 vulnerabilities, including four critical ones. Among these, the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock vulnerability (CVE-2025-21418) is actively exploited, posing a SYSTEM privilege escalation risk. Users are urged to prioritize patching this and other key vulnerabilities to protect their systems from potential threats.
Hot Take:
Microsoft’s February update is like a cybersecurity buffet: plenty of vulnerabilities to choose from, with a side dish of urgency. If your computer starts to feel like it’s auditioning for a role in the next “Mission Impossible” movie, it might be time to hit that update button faster than Tom Cruise can jump off a building.
Key Points:
- Microsoft released patches for 141 vulnerabilities, with 4 rated as critical.
- Two vulnerabilities are actively exploited in the wild, raising the stakes.
- One zero-day vulnerability has been disclosed prior to the patch release.
- Users should prioritize updates to protect against elevation of privilege and remote code execution.
- Critical vulnerabilities include issues in Windows LDAP, Microsoft Excel, and NTLM hash spoofing.
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