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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Gives Sys Admins a Baker's Dozen

The update addresses a zero-day vulnerability and 107 other security flaws to enhance protection for Windows users and IT administrators worldwide.

  • On Tuesday, Microsoft Corp released its August 2025 Patch Tuesday update, fixing one publicly disclosed zero-day and 107 vulnerabilities.
  • Despite last week’s alerts, on-premises Exchange servers remained vulnerable as more than 28,000 accessible Microsoft Exchange servers remained unpatched on Monday, according to Shadowserver scans.
  • Of the patched vulnerabilities, 13 are Critical, many targeting Remote Code Execution flaws and a Critical Information Disclosure vulnerability that could leak data.
  • Microsoft reports none of the patched vulnerabilities, including the zero-day, are actively exploited as of August 12, 2025, despite Trend Micro's Childs stating, 'While this bug is not listed as under active attack, it is the same type of bug used in the second stage of existing exploits.'
  • Windows users will see patches via Windows Update later today or tomorrow, and Dustin Childs, head of threat awareness at Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative , noted: "it allows for code execution just by browsing to a malicious webpage.
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Just over a hundred security vulnerabilities are on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday program for this month of August. Zero-day vulnerability is reported.

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BleepingComputer broke the news in on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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