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Microsoft Exchange
Unpatched Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerability exploited (CVE-2026-42897)

A critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CVE-2026-42897) in Microsoft Exchange Server is being exploited by attackers, Microsoft warned on Thursday. A permanent …

WinUI agent plugin
Microsoft’s WinUI agent plugin trims token use by over 70% during development

Microsoft published a plugin on May 13 that lets GitHub Copilot CLI and Claude Code drive the full WinUI 3 development cycle, from project scaffolding through signed MSIX …

Microsoft Copilot Studio
Microsoft turns Copilot Studio into an AI agent control center

The Microsoft Copilot Studio April 2026 updates improve visibility and governance for admins and expand workflow capabilities for managing agents. Copilot surfaces agent …

Microsoft
Microsoft’s agentic security system found four critical Windows RCE flaws

Microsoft responded to growing competition in AI security by announcing that its new agentic security system helped researchers discover 16 new vulnerabilities in the Windows …

patch tuesday
Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday: Many fixes, but no zero-days

Microsoft has marked May 2026 Patch Tuesday by releasing fixes for 120+ CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, none of which (for a change) are actively exploited or have been publicly …

Linux
Dirty Frag: Unpatched Linux vulnerability delivers root access

A week after Copy Fail, another Linux local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed “Dirty Frag” has been revealed, along with a PoC exploit. What is Dirty Frag …

button
One keypress is all it takes to compromise four AI coding tools

Developers clone unfamiliar repositories all the time. Open-source projects, work from teammates, sample code from a tutorial, a library someone recommended on a forum. The …

Microsoft Teams
Teams calls are about to get a lot harder to fake

Microsoft Teams Calling is getting a new feature that will warn users about suspicious inbound VoIP calls from first-time external callers who might be impersonating trusted brands.

phishing
Microsoft: Phishing campaign used fake compliance notices to compromise employee accounts

Phishers have been using fake workplace compliance notices to try to trick Microsoft account owners into signing in via a fake sign-in page, says the company’s Defender …

Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code 1.118 adds auto model selection to Copilot CLI

Microsoft’s editor releases continue on a monthly cadence, with the Insiders build of Visual Studio Code 1.118. The update concentrates on the Copilot CLI integration, …

Microsoft Visual Studio 2026
Visual Studio cloud agents now run inside GitHub Copilot

Microsoft’s April update to Visual Studio introduces cloud agent integration in GitHub Copilot, enabling developers to offload tasks to remote infrastructure for scalable, …

Scott Schnoll
The Exchange Online security controls organizations keep getting wrong

In this Help Net Security interview, Scott Schnoll, Microsoft MVP for Exchange, breaks down the Shared Responsibility Model, where Microsoft secures the cloud while …

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