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Microsoft Patch Tuesday for January 2025 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities

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Vulnerabilities mentioned

All
CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-21298
+12 related CVEs
Use-After-Free RCE in Windows OLE (CVE-2025-21298)
9.8
group max
74%PoC
CVE-2025-21292
Windows Search Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
8.8<1%
CVE-2025-21309
+1 related CVE
Windows Remote Desktop Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.115%
CVE-2025-21311
+1 related CVE
Windows NTLM V1 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
9.8
group max
2%
CVE-2025-21314
Windows SmartScreen Spoofing Vulnerability
6.51%
CVE-2025-21362
+3 related CVEs
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.4
group max
<1%
CVE-2025-21380
Improper access control in Azure SaaS Resources allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network
6.52%
CVE-2025-21385
Authenticated SSRF in Microsoft Purview Enables Information Disclosure
6.524%

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4 min read at blog.talosintelligence.com

Microsoft has released its monthly security update for January of 2025 which includes 159 vulnerabilities, including 12 that Microsoft marked as “critical.” The remaining vulnerabilities listed are classified as “important.” One notable critically rated vulnerability that has been patched this month is CVE-2025-21309 , which is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Windows Remote Desktop Services.

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