Patch Tuesday Update – October 2025

In total, including third-party CVEs, in this Patch Tuesday edition, Microsoft published 196 CVEs, including 21 republished CVEs. Overall, Microsoft announced 3 Zero-Day, 17 Critical, and 164 Important vulnerabilities. From an Impact perspective, Escalation of Privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 46%,…

Hackers Breach F5 and Stole BIG-IP Source Code and Undisclosed Vulnerability Data

F5 Networks confirmed that a sophisticated nation-state threat actor infiltrated its systems, exfiltrating proprietary BIG-IP source code and confidential vulnerability information. The incident, which began in August 2025, targeted F5’s product development and engineering knowledge platforms, prompting an immediate response…