Microsoft’s Patch-palooza: 172 Vulnerabilities, Zero-Day Headaches, and a Fond Farewell to Free Windows 10 Updates!
October is looking trickier than a haunted corn maze for system administrators as Microsoft tackles 172 vulnerabilities, including six zero-day exploits. With threats like the CVE-2025-59230 in Windows Remote Access Connection Manager, it’s clear: these bugs are scarier than a ghost in a broken patch.
Hot Take:
October is looking like a cybersecurity horror film where system administrators are the unwitting protagonists who just discovered they’re living in a digital haunted house. With 172 vulnerabilities to patch, including six zero-days, it’s like Microsoft decided to throw a Halloween party and invited all the ghosts in the machine. Grab your digital flashlights and your favorite debugging tools, because this month’s Patch Tuesday is going to be a wild ride!
Key Points:
– Microsoft issued updates for 172 vulnerabilities, including six zero-day exploits.
– Three zero-days are actively exploited: CVE-2025-59230, CVE-2025-24990, and CVE-2025-47827.
– Microsoft chose to remove a vulnerable legacy driver instead of patching it.
– Exploitation of CVE-2025-47827 affects IGEL OS, requiring physical access for a successful attack.
– This is the final free Patch Tuesday for Windows 10 users; future updates require a paid ESU scheme.