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🛡️ Microsoft’s January 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses eight critical vulnerabilities and an actively exploited zero-day, with many high‑score flaws affecting Office and SharePoint. The Desktop Window Manager information-disclosure bug (CVE-2026-20805) is already being exploited and can leak memory to enable follow-on attacks. Other priorities include an RRAS heap overflow (CVE-2026-20868), Secure Boot certificate updates (CVE-2026-21265), and multiple NTFS and WinSock elevation issues. Administrators should accelerate patching, restrict local access, and monitor for suspicious activity.

🔒 Microsoft released January 2026 security updates addressing 113 vulnerabilities across Windows and supported products, including eight rated Critical. The company confirmed active exploitation of a Desktop Window Manager information disclosure flaw, CVE-2026-20805, which researchers say can be chained to code execution bugs. Other prominent fixes include two Office RCEs exploitable via the Preview Pane, a critical Secure Boot bypass, and removal of legacy modem drivers. Experts urge rapid, risk-based patching and careful BIOS/bootloader preparation.

🔒 Microsoft has begun automatically replacing expiring Secure Boot certificates on eligible Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 systems via Windows Update. The rollout uses high-confidence device targeting and phased signals to ensure only devices with sufficient successful update telemetry receive the new certificates, while administrators can also deploy them using registry keys, WinCS, or Group Policy. Organizations are urged to inventory fleets, verify Secure Boot status, apply firmware updates as needed, and install the certificate updates before existing credentials expire to preserve Secure Boot and pre-boot patching.

🔒 Microsoft released the KB5073724 Extended Security Update for Windows 10, available to Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC and systems enrolled in the ESU program. Install via Settings → Windows Update by performing a manual “Check for Updates”; installs update and raises builds to 19045.6809 (Windows 10) and 19044.6809 (Enterprise LTSC 2021). The update contains only security and bug fixes — including patches for three zero-days, an actively exploited elevation-of-privilege fix in Agere modem drivers, an updated WinSqlite3.dll, and targeted handling for expiring Secure Boot certificates.

🛡️ Microsoft released Windows 11 cumulative updates KB5074109 and KB5073455 as the January 2026 Patch Tuesday rollups for 25H2/24H2 and 23H2. The updates are mandatory and advance affected systems to new builds (25H2: 26200.7623 / 24H2: 26100.7462 / 23H2: 226x1.6050), addressing security vulnerabilities, stability fixes, and feature changes. Key fixes include removal of specific legacy modem drivers that will disable dependent hardware, networking repairs for WSL and Azure Virtual Desktop RemoteApp, an NPU idle power fix, an update to WinSqlite3.dll, and a new phased Secure Boot certificate targeting mechanism; Microsoft notes only a minor bug that can hide the password visibility button.

🔒Microsoft released its January 2026 Patch Tuesday updates addressing 114 vulnerabilities, including three zero-day flaws and one actively exploited issue. The bulletin patches an actively exploited Desktop Window Manager information disclosure (CVE-2026-20805), renews expiring Secure Boot certificates, and removes legacy Agere modem drivers (agrsm64.sys, agrsm.sys). Eight vulnerabilities are rated Critical, including six remote code execution flaws. Administrators should prioritize these cumulative updates and apply them promptly to reduce exposure.

🔒 Microsoft released its January 2026 security updates addressing 112 vulnerabilities across Windows and Office, including eight marked critical. One important issue, CVE-2026-20805, was observed exploited in the wild. Critical flaws include RCEs in LSASS, Word, Excel and Office, plus EoP in the Windows Graphics component and VBS Enclave. Cisco Talos published Snort rules to detect exploitation attempts (Snort 2: 65498, 65499, 65663–65676; Snort 3: 301344, 301368–301374).

🔔 Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL now offers Extended Support minor releases 12.22-rds.20251114 and 11.22-rds.20251114, which include critical security and bug fixes addressing vulnerabilities present in earlier versions. We recommend upgrading to these releases to reduce exposure and maintain supportability after community maintenance ends. Extended Support provides up to three additional years of critical fixes after a major version’s standard support expiry, giving teams more time to plan major upgrades. These updates are available in all commercial and government regions and can be applied automatically via automatic minor version upgrades during scheduled maintenance windows.

🔔 Microsoft released its January 2026 Patch Tuesday addressing 114 vulnerabilities, including three zero-days and several Critical flaws. Notable fixes include an actively exploited information-disclosure issue in Windows Desktop Window Manager (CVE-2026-20805) and publicly disclosed zero-days in Agere Soft Modem and Secure Boot. The release also remediates multiple Critical RCE and elevation-of-privilege issues across Windows and Microsoft Office. Organizations should prioritize testing and deployment and apply compensating controls where immediate patching is impractical.

⚠️ CISA has added a max-severity remote code execution flaw in HPE OneView (CVE-2025-37164) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after HPE published an advisory and a patch. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a publicly reachable REST API endpoint and carries a CVSS score of 10.0. Organizations face a narrow window to carefully patch management-plane deployments to avoid both exploitation and unintended operational disruption.

🔒Trend Micro has released a patch for a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-69258) affecting Apex Central on-premises consoles. A LoadLibraryEX weakness could allow unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious DLLs into MsgReceiver.exe (listening on TCP port 20001) and execute code as SYSTEM without user interaction. Tenable reported the flaw, published technical details and proof-of-concept code, and Trend Micro issued Critical Patch Build 7190 — which also addresses two related DoS flaws — urging customers to apply updates and review remote access and perimeter security.

🔒 Trend Micro has released patches for on-prem Apex Central for Windows to fix multiple flaws, including a critical remote code execution (CVE-2025-69258, CVSS 9.8) that can allow an attacker to load a malicious DLL via LoadLibraryEX. Two additional denial-of-service issues (CVE-2025-69259 and CVE-2025-69260, both CVSS 7.5) were also addressed. Tenable reported the vulnerabilities and notes MsgReceiver.exe (listening on TCP port 20001) is implicated. Customers should apply updates and review remote access controls and perimeter defenses.

⚠️ Hitachi Energy has disclosed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Asset Suite, caused by a Java deserialization flaw in the Jaspersoft library (CVE-2025-10492). The issue affects Asset Suite versions 9.7 and earlier and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 — allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. Hitachi Energy advises upgrading to version 9.8 to remediate the defect. Until patched, administrators should restrict loading of external custom reports, segment networks, and deny internet exposure for control system devices.

🛡️ CISA announced the retirement of ten Emergency Directives issued between 2019 and 2024 after required mitigations were implemented or their coverage was incorporated into BOD 22‑01 and CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The closures include directives tied to specific CVEs and high‑profile incidents such as SolarWinds and Exchange. CISA said the action reflects strengthened federal remediation, operational collaboration, and continued emphasis on Secure by Design principles.

🔒 A critical vulnerability in jsPDF (CVE-2025-68428) affected Node.js deployments and allowed untrusted input passed to file-handling APIs to produce arbitrary file reads and local file inclusion. Endor Labs found that methods like addImage, html, and addFont relied on an insecure loadFile() call, enabling attackers to embed sensitive files into generated PDFs. Maintainers released jsPDF 4.0.0 to restrict filesystem access via Node.js permission mode, but researchers warn upgrading alone may not fully mitigate risk in environments without properly configured runtime permissions.

🔒 Cisco has issued updates to address a medium-severity XML parsing vulnerability (CVE-2026-20029, CVSS 4.9) in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector. The flaw in the licensing feature allows an authenticated administrator to upload a crafted file and read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system. Cisco lists specific fixed releases and patches (pre-3.2 must migrate; 3.2/3.3/3.4 have patches; 3.5 not vulnerable), reports no workaround, and acknowledges a public PoC while noting no known in-the-wild exploitation. The advisory also includes fixes for two Snort 3 DCE/RPC issues affecting multiple Cisco products.

🔴 Security researchers disclosed a critical vulnerability in the AI workflow automation platform n8n—dubbed “Ni8mare” (CVE-2026-21858)—with a CVSS score of 10.0 that allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to read files and potentially achieve code execution on local instances. The flaw arises from improper webhook parsing of the Content-Type header, letting adversaries control file metadata and local file paths. n8n has issued a patch; users should upgrade to 1.121.0 or later as there are no official workarounds.

🔒 Researchers disclosed 11 critical vulnerabilities in Coolify, an open-source self-hosting platform, including multiple authenticated command injections, remote code execution, container escape and an information disclosure of the root SSH private key. Several issues carry CVSS scores of 9.4–10.0 and allow attackers with low or moderate privileges to execute arbitrary commands as root or obtain persistent access. Operators should upgrade to patched releases or apply vendor mitigations immediately.

🔒 Cisco has released patches for an Identity Services Engine (ISE) XML-parsing vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-20029 that can be abused by remote attackers with valid administrative credentials. The flaw in ISE and ISE Passive Identity Connector allows a crafted XML upload to read arbitrary files on the host. Cisco notes a public proof-of-concept is available and urges customers to upgrade to patched releases rather than rely on temporary mitigations.

🚨 CISA has added a maximum-severity vulnerability in HPE OneView (CVE-2025-37164) to its catalog of flaws actively exploited in the wild. Reported by Nguyen Quoc Khanh (brocked200) and patched by HPE in mid-December, the bug affects all OneView releases before v11.00 and enables unauthenticated code-injection attacks leading to remote code execution. There are no known mitigations or workarounds; HPE and CISA urge immediate upgrades, and federal agencies must remediate by January 28 under BOD 22-01.