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Microsoft August 2025 Patch Tuesday: 111 Vulnerabilities

⚠️ Microsoft released its August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates addressing 111 vulnerabilities, including 13 marked critical. The fixes span remote code execution, elevation-of-privilege and information-disclosure flaws across Windows, Hyper-V, Microsoft Office, GDI+ and cloud services. Microsoft reports no observed in-the-wild exploitation but notes several issues where exploitation is assessed as “more likely.” Talos is issuing Snort detection rules and urges administrators to apply vendor updates and intrusion-detection signatures promptly.

August 2025 Patch Tuesday: 107 CVEs, 13 Critical, Zero-Day

🛡️ Microsoft’s August 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses 107 CVEs, including one publicly disclosed Windows Kerberos zero‑day (CVE-2025-53779) and 13 Critical flaws. Notable fixes cover high‑severity RCEs in the Windows Graphics Component and GDI+ and an NTLM elevation‑of‑privilege issue. Microsoft has released patches; organizations should apply updates promptly and use Falcon Exposure Management to prioritize and visualize exposure.

GPT-5 in Azure AI Foundry: Enterprise AI for Agents

🚀 Today Microsoft announced general availability of OpenAI's flagship model, GPT-5, in Azure AI Foundry, positioning it as a frontier LLM for enterprise applications. The GPT-5 family (GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, GPT-5 nano, GPT-5 chat) spans deep reasoning, real-time responsiveness, and ultra-low-latency options, all accessible through a single Foundry endpoint and managed by a model router to optimize cost and performance. Foundry pairs agent orchestration, tool-calling, developer controls, telemetry, and compliance-aware deployment choices to help organizations move from pilot projects to production.

Zero Day Quest returns with up to $5M bounties for Cloud

🔒 Microsoft is relaunching Zero Day Quest with up to $5 million in total bounties for high-impact Cloud and AI security research. The Research Challenge runs 4 August–4 October 2025 and focuses on targeted scenarios across Azure, Copilot, Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, Identity, and M365. Eligible critical findings receive a +50% bounty multiplier, and top contributors may be invited to an exclusive live hacking event at Microsoft’s Redmond campus in Spring 2026. Participants will have access to training from the AI Red Team, MSRC, and product teams, and Microsoft will support transparent, responsible disclosure.

MSRC Announces 2025 Most Valuable Security Researchers

🏆 The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) announced its 2025 Most Valuable Researchers (MVRs), recognizing security researchers who submitted valid vulnerability reports under Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure. The Top 10 MVRs were ranked by total points earned for valid reports submitted between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025, and MSRC also highlights annual Technical Leaderboards by product area such as Azure, Office, Windows, and Dynamics 365. Awardees receive digital badges and MSRC swag boxes, and badges recognize achievements for Accuracy, Impact, and Volume.