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Microsoft Corp. security patch release for CVE-2025-54918

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Microsoft released September 2025 security updates for Windows operating systems and software, fixing more than 80 vulnerabilities and 13 critical flaws. The bundle contained no known zero-day or actively exploited vulnerabilities, but it included patches for CVE-2025-54918, CVE-2025-55234, and CVE-2025-54916. The update reduces exposure to remote privilege escalation and remote code execution risks across core Windows components.

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  1. 10.09.2025 00:21 2 articles · 10mo ago

    Microsoft issues September 2025 Windows security updates

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    Microsoft issued September 2025 security updates for Windows operating systems and software, fixing more than 80 vulnerabilities and 13 critical flaws with no known zero-days or actively exploited bugs in the bundle. The release includes patches for CVE-2025-54918 in Windows NTLM, CVE-2025-55234 in the Windows SMB client, and CVE-2025-54916 in Windows NTFS.

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