Microsoft Released July 2025 Software Updates
Microsoft has released software updates as part of its July 2025 Patch Tuesday. The updates fix 137 security vulnerabilities in total, including 1 zero-day vulnerability.
The breakdown of the vulnerabilities are as follows:
53 privilege escalation
8 security feature bypass
41 remote code execution
18 information disclosure
6 denial of service
4 spoofing
The actively exploited vulnerabilities are as follows:
CVE-2025-49719 - vulnerability in SQL Server that allows information disclosure
Why You Should Care?
Zero-day vulnerabilities are vulnerabilities where a flaw has been identified but there was no fix for the flaw, which means attackers will try to exploit as many targets as possible before users fix the vulnerability. This makes it extra dangerous, and needs to be addressed as soon as possible.
In this case, one zero-day vulnerability is publicly disclosed, which means attackers have the information to build an exploit.. It is only a matter of time before the attackers compromise your business. Now that patches are available, it is critical to apply the patches as soon as possible to avoid getting compromised.
What Should You Do?
Test the patches ASAP at your organization, and make sure it does not break any business applications
Prioritize patching the publicly disclosed zero-day
Roll out the rest of the Patch Tuesday updates
References
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-july-2025-patch-tuesday-fixes-one-zero-day-137-flaws/