Microsoft Frightful Patch Tuesday: 175+ CVEs, 3 Under Attack
Microsoft fixed 175 vulnerabilities including two zero-days with critical CVSS scores, addressing privilege escalation risks and removing a third-party modem driver, officials said.
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday fixes 175 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft addressed 175 vulnerabilities affecting its core products and underlying systems, including two actively exploited zero-days, the company said in its latest security update. It’s the largest assortment of defects disclosed by the tech giant this year. The zero-day vulnerabilities — CVE-2025-24990 affecting Agere Windows Modem Driver and CVE-2025-59230 affecting Windows Remote Access Connection Manager — both have a CVSS rating of 7.8. …
Microsoft’s biggest-ever Patch Tuesday fixes 175 bugs
Microsoft released its October 2025 Patch Tuesday security update, a record-sized release addressing 175 vulnerabilities. The update includes two actively exploited zero-day flaws and also designates the end of regular security support for the Windows 10 operating system. The volume of 175 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) establishes this release as the largest single Patch Tuesday update documented by security researchers in recent y…
On Patch Day on October 14, Microsoft released security updates to address 175 new vulnerabilities. This is the largest update package Microsoft has ever released. It has already reached the number of patched vulnerabilities from the previous year. If the last two months also bring generous patch days, 2025 could be a record year. Microsoft classifies eight vulnerabilities in Windows and Office as critical. According to Microsoft, three vulnerab…
Frightful Patch Tuesday gives admins a scare with 175+ Microsoft CVEs, 3 under attack
Plus: Adobe, SAP, Ivanti offer treats, not tricks Spooky season is in full swing, and this extends to Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday with security updates for a frightful 175 Microsoft vulnerabilities, plus an additional 21 non-Microsoft CVEs. And even scarier than the sheer number of bugs: three are listed as under attack, with three others publicly known, and 17 deemed critical security holes. . . .


Microsoft Patch Tuesday for October 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for October 2025, addressing 175 Microsoft CVEs and 21 non-Microsoft CVEs. Among these, 17 vulnerabilities are considered critical and 11 are flagged as important and considered more likely to be exploited. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos Blog Read the original article: Microsoft Patch Tuesday for October 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities The post Microsoft Patch …
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