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Vulnerability Analysis

Paragon Partition Manager BYOVD: CVE-2025-0289 Kernel-Level Exploitation

Five vulnerabilities in Paragon Partition Manager's kernel driver were exploited in BYOVD attacks, allowing attackers to gain SYSTEM privileges on Windows systems. Microsoft added the driver to its blocklist.

Mar 31, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-24071 Windows Explorer NTLM Hash Leak

A .library-ms file extracted from a zip archive can leak NTLM hashes without the user opening anything. Breakdown of CVE-2025-24071 and the defensive response.

Mar 12, 20268 min read
Product

Safeguard Desktop App 1.0 Release

The Safeguard desktop application is 1.0 on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It brings the full workflow engine, Local Runner, and offline posture reviews to developers.

Mar 6, 20267 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2024-4577 PHP CGI Argument Injection Explained

CVE-2024-4577 is a CVSS 9.8 argument injection in PHP-CGI on Windows that bypasses CVE-2012-1823's fix. Root cause, exploitation, and remediation.

Feb 23, 20268 min read
Supply Chain Security

Chocolatey Package Security on Windows: What You Need to Know

Chocolatey is the de facto package manager for Windows automation. Its trust model and security features deserve more scrutiny than most teams give them.

Feb 17, 20265 min read
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-4807: The OpenSSL POLY1305 Flaw on Windows

A cryptographic MAC that silently trashes CPU registers: why CVE-2023-4807 only bites Windows builds of OpenSSL, what it can actually do, and which releases fix it.

Feb 15, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Follina and the MSDT Lesson: What CVE-2022-30190 Taught About Trusted Handlers

Follina exploited a Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool URI handler that nobody thought about. The technical mechanics, the rapid exploitation, and the lasting defense lessons.

Feb 14, 20265 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Windows LDAP LSASS CVE-2024-49113 (LDAPNightmare)

CVE-2024-49113 crashes LSASS over LDAP referrals and pairs with CVE-2024-49112 for RCE. Exploit chain, detection, and domain controller hardening.

Jan 25, 20267 min read
Container Security

Docker Desktop WSL2 Security Changes in 2022

Docker Desktop's WSL2 backend reshaped container security on Windows. Here is what changed in 2022 and the defects that forced those changes.

Jan 18, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Windows MSHTML Spoofing CVE-2024-43573 Explained

CVE-2024-43573 is a zero-day MSHTML spoofing flaw patched by Microsoft in October 2024. Here is the chain, detection, and why MSHTML keeps biting.

Jan 9, 20267 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

PrintNightmare CVE-2021-34527: The Windows Print Spooler Bug That Haunted Every Enterprise

PrintNightmare gave attackers SYSTEM-level access through the Windows Print Spooler service running on nearly every Windows machine. The patch rollout was a mess.

Jan 2, 20267 min read

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