Friday, June 27, 2025

Mozilla Firefox Version 140.0.2 Released with Update

  Mozilla sent Firefox Version 140.0.2 to the Release Channel.

Fixed

  • Fixed a startup crash on Windows experienced by some users. (Bug 1974259)

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  For non-English versions, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Thursday, June 26, 2025

Mozilla Firefox Version 140.0.1 Released With Updates

  Mozilla sent Firefox Version 140.0.1 to the Release Channel.

Fixed

  • Fixed text contrast issues in the sidebar with some dark themes. (Bug 1971487)
  • Fixed a startup crash experienced by some users caused by DLL injection. (Bug 1973947)

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  For non-English versions, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

June 2025 Windows 10 Non-Security Preview Update

 Microsoft released KB5061087 for Windows 10 version 22H2 optional non-security release preview (Windows monthly updates explained).

Key Issues Addressed


​​​​​[Mobile Operator Profiles]

  • Updated: Country and Operator Settings Asset (COSA) profiles.

[App Platforms and Frameworks]

  • Fixed: An issue affecting Component Object Model (COM) functionality on Windows platforms. Remote COM activations were failing with error 0x8001011.

  • Updated: The version of the curl tool included in Windows is updated to v8.13.0.

[Authentication Platform]

[Input and Composition]

  • Fixed: An issue affecting the complete removal of unused language packs and Feature on Demand (FOD) packages. This issue led to unnecessary storage use and increased Windows update installation time.

[Print and Peripherals]

  • Fixed: An issue affecting USB-connected Multi-Function printers with dual protocol interfaces. Scanning failed and prevented using the built-in scanning functionality in the operating system.

[Start Menu]

  • Fixed: An issue causing jump lists to disappear from the Start Menu.

  • Fixed: An issue where the Start Menu was not starting after installing an update.

[WinSaS]

  • Fixed: Settings > System > About incorrectly shows version 2009 instead of version 22H2.

  • Change of behavior: To maintain DMA compliance in the European Economic Area (EEA), when a new default browser is set, it is automatically pinned to the Taskbar and Start menu.

  • Change of behavior: Associates HTTP and .pdf file types when setting default browser.

[Servicing]

  • Fixed: An issue where Kiosk devices using the ForceAutoLogon configuration and Shift Override might stop responding with a blue screen after being locked and unlocked by support administrators.

[File Server]

  • Fixed: An issue where the system may stop responding when acknowledging an Oplock break request on resources located on SMB shares.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

Update:  To get the update, go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. The link to download and install the update can be found in the Optional updates available area.  

Windows 10 update history



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Mozilla Firefox Version 140.0 Released with Security Updates

 FirefoxMozilla sent Firefox Version 140.0 to the release channel.  

The update includes thirteen security updates of which two (2) are rated critical, six (6) are rated moderate, and five (5) are rated low. The security updates can be reviewed here.

Many new features are included in the update.  To review all of the new features, see the Release Notes.

Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Microsoft Windows 11 Out-of-Band Update

 

Microsoft issued an Out-of-band (OOB) update that includes quality improvements. The update is cumulative and includes security fixes and improvements from the June 10, 2025, security update (KB506842), as well as the following:

  • [Fix for incompatibility issue with Easy Anti-Cheat] This update addresses an incompatibility issue where Windows might restart unexpectedly when opening games that use the Easy Anti-Cheat service. Easy Anti-Cheat automatically installs with certain games to enhance security and prevent cheating in multiplayer online PC games.  


Note: Windows users likely didn't experience this issue because the update that led to the incompatibility issue (KB506842) was not offered to devices with Easy Anti-Cheat installed.


This OOB update downloads and installs automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update on devices with Easy Anti-Cheat installed and on devices that have not installed KB506842 yet.

 



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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Microsoft June 2025 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft June 2025 security updates have been released and consist of 55 new CVEs to Microsoft products. With the additional third-party CVEs being documented, it brings the combined total to 70 CVEs.


Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 10 are rated critical and the rest are rated important in security. At the time of release, one is listed as being publicly known and one under active attack.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, .NET and Visual Studio, Nuance Digital Engagement Platform, and the Windows Cryptographic Service.

See the list of KBs at the bottom of the page at June 2025 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft for information regarding known issues with the security updates.

Recommended Reading:   See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The June 2025 Security Update Review.

Additional Update Notes:

 

References




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Adobe Acrobat/Reader Security Update

 

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Adobe is releasing a security update for Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and macOS. This update addresses critical and important vulnerabilities. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution, memory leak, security feature bypass and application denial-of-service.

Adobe is not aware of any exploits in the wild for any of the issues addressed in these updates.

Update or Complete Download

Adobe Acrobat and Reader are being updated to version 25.001.20531.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

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Mozilla Firefox Version 139.0.4 Released with Security Updates

  Mozilla sent Firefox Version 139.0.4 to the Release Channel with two critical security updates.

Fixed

  • Fixed Firefox freezing when switching between apps or opening certain panels within the browser. (Bug 1969253 & Bug 1969346)
  • Fixed difficult selection of drop-down menu options in the Firefox preferences page when selected via the in-page search. (Bug 1968949)
  • Fixed various selection issues when triple-clicking text in some situations. (Bug 1969100 & Bug 1969432)
  • Fixed an incorrect filename being used when setting an image as the desktop wallpaper on Windows. (Bug 1969793)

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  For non-English versions, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

Release Notes


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Tuesday, June 03, 2025

Adobe Acrobat/Reader Update

 

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Adobe released an update with bug fixes for Acrobat and Reader. 

Update or Complete Download

Adobe Acrobat and Reader were updated to version 25.001.20521.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

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Pale Moon Version 33.7.2 Released with Security Updates

 Pale MoonPale Moon has been updated to version 33.7.2.  This is a security update.

Changes/fixes:

  • Addressed PWN2OWN-2025-1 (out of bounds read or write in promiseDiD.
  • Addressed PWN2OWN-2025-2 (out of bounds read or write when using the ExtractLinearSum optimization) DiD.
  • Fixed potential unexpected behavior in embedded protobuf code. DiD.
  • Fixed an issue with potentially uninitialized contrast values when enhanced device contrast values can not be read from the O.S. DiD.
  • Fixed potential sanitization issues with devtools' "Copy as curl" feature.
    It should be noted that we do not currently offer cross-platform "curl" features, so this is another DiD for this release.

Notes:  *DiD This means that a fix is "Defense-in-Depth": It is a fix that does not apply to a (potentially) actively exploitable vulnerability in Pale Moon, but prevents future vulnerabilities caused by the same code, e.g. when surrounding code changes, exposing the problem, or when new attack vectors are discovered.

Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows: Pale Moon for Windows downloads.

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

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