Microsoft May 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 5 exploited zero-days, 72 flaws

Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses security updates for 72 vulnerabilities, including five actively exploited zero-days and two publicly disclosed flaws. The updates fix critical flaws across various Windows components, affecting systems and services globally, with a focus on elevation of privilege, remote code execution, and information disclosure vulnerabilities.Affected: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office, Azure, Visual Studio, Remote Desktop, and other Microsoft services.

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New VMware Tools Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Tamper with Virtual Machines, Broadcom Issues Urgent Patch

A newly disclosed VMware Tools vulnerability (CVE-2025-22247) allows attackers with limited access to compromise virtual machines by tampering with local files. Broadcom has issued patches for affected versions on Windows and Linux to address this moderate-severity flaw.Affected: VMware, Virtual Machines, VMware Tools, open-vm-tools…

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Part 1: How to Become a Pentester in 2025: Free & Affordable Online Labs

This web content introduces various free and affordable online platforms for learning penetration testing and cybersecurity skills in 2025. It highlights resources like Hack The Box Academy, PortSwigger Web Security Academy, and TryHackMe to help aspiring pentesters accelerate their journey. Affected: cybersecurity training platforms, learners, and aspiring penetration testers

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Weekly Recap: Zero-Day Exploits, Developer Malware, IoT Botnets, and AI-Powered Scams

Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting overlooked infrastructure such as outdated software, IoT devices, and open-source packages to launch attacks at scale. Threat actors are shifting their focus from high-value targets to vulnerable “infrastructure” components, reshaping intrusion, persistence, and evasion strategies. Affected: Organizations relying on outdated systems, IoT device users, open-source software ecosystems….

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