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SANS Stormcast Wednesday, August 13th, 2025: Microsoft Patch Tuesday; libarchive vulnerability upgrade; Adobe Patches

August 12, 2025 8:55 1.49 MB ( 6.0 MB less) Downloads: 0

Microsoft Patch Tuesday
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft%20August%202025%20Patch%20Tuesday/32192
https://cymulate.com/blog/zero-click-one-ntlm-microsoft-security-patch-bypass-cve-2025-50154/
libarchive Vulnerability
A libarchive vulnerability patched in June was upgraded from a low CVSS score to a critical one. Libarchive is used by compression software across various operating systems, making this a difficult vulnerability to patch
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:07.libarchive.asc
Adobe Patches
Adobe released patches for 13 different products.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/Home.html