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Microsoft July 2025 Patch Tuesday: One zero-day, 137 flaws

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday in July 2025 is critical, featuring updates for 137 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day in Microsoft SQL Server. The extensive nature of these updates brings relief to defenders and anxiety to users needing to secure their operations. This analysis emphasizes key points, the associated risks, and the implications for the Windows ecosystem now and in the future.

A digital shield representing cybersecurity is shown in a server data center. The July 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses numerous vulnerabilities, totaling 137 flaws, with fourteen classified as “Critical.” A detailed analysis reveals more insights.

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53 Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilities
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41 Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerabilities
18 Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
6 Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerabilities
4 Spoofing Vulnerabilities

One zero-day and critical Microsoft office flaws:
This month’s Patch Tuesday addresses a publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft SQL Server. A zero-day flaw is one that is known or exploited before a fix is released.

The publicly disclosed zero-day is:

CVE-2025-49719 – Microsoft SQL Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability: Microsoft fixes a security issue in SQL Server that could let remote attackers access sensitive data.

“Improper input validation in SQL Server allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network,” explains Microsoft.

Admins can resolve the issue by updating to the latest version of Microsoft SQL Server and installing the Microsoft OLE DB Driver 18 or 19.

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