Patch Tuesday – January 2025
- Triumvirate Cyber
- Jan 14, 2025
- 2 min read
In the first set of monthly updates for 2025, Microsoft has released security updates for 275 vulnerabilities, including 23 rated as Critical. Read on to review the details of this month’s patches!
Happy Patch Tuesday! On January 14, 2025, Microsoft released security updates for 275 vulnerabilities across 69 products. This includes 23 vulnerabilities rated as Critical and 252 rated as Important. A breakdown of the patched vulnerabilities is provided below.
Patch Tuesday January 2025: Security Updates
Severity: Critical | # of Vulnerabilities |
Azure Marketplace SaaS Resources | 1 |
BranchCache | 2 |
Microsoft Digest Authentication | 2 |
Microsoft Office Excel | 4 |
Microsoft Purview | 1 |
Reliable Multicast Transport Driver (RMCAST) | 2 |
Windows NTLM | 2 |
Windows OLE | 3 |
Windows Remote Desktop Services | 4 |
Windows SPNEGO Extended Negotiation | 2 |
Severity: Important | # of Vulnerabilities |
.NET | 6 |
.NET and Visual Studio | 2 |
.NET, .NET Framework, Visual Studio | 1 |
Active Directory Domain Services | 2 |
Active Directory Federation Services | 1 |
Internet Explorer | 2 |
IP Helper | 1 |
Line Printer Daemon Service (LPD) | 3 |
Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) | 1 |
Microsoft Azure Gateway Manager | 5 |
Microsoft Brokering File System | 6 |
Microsoft Graphics Component | 1 |
Microsoft Office | 4 |
Microsoft Office Access | 6 |
Microsoft Office Excel | 2 |
Microsoft Office OneNote | 1 |
Microsoft Office Outlook | 3 |
Microsoft Office Outlook for Mac | 4 |
Microsoft Office SharePoint | 9 |
Microsoft Office Visio | 2 |
Microsoft Office Word | 1 |
Microsoft Windows Search Component | 3 |
Power Automate | 3 |
System Center | 5 |
Visual Studio | 4 |
Windows BitLocker | 3 |
Windows Boot Loader | 1 |
Windows Boot Manager | 2 |
Windows Client-Side Caching (CSC) Service | 2 |
Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver | 1 |
Windows COM | 5 |
Windows Connected Devices Platform Service | 1 |
Windows Cryptographic Services | 4 |
Windows Digital Media | 34 |
Windows Direct Show | 2 |
Windows DWM Core Library | 1 |
Windows Event Tracing | 1 |
Windows Geolocation Service | 1 |
Windows Hello | 1 |
Windows Hyper-V NT Kernel Integration VSP | 3 |
Windows Installer | 5 |
Windows Kerberos | 5 |
Windows Kernel Memory | 11 |
Windows MapUrlToZone | 26 |
Windows Message Queuing | 8 |
Windows NTLM | 1 |
Windows PrintWorkflowUserSvc | 2 |
Windows Recovery Environment Agent | 1 |
Windows Remote Desktop Services | 3 |
Windows Security Account Manager | 1 |
Windows Smart Card | 1 |
Windows SmartScreen | 1 |
Windows Telephony Service | 29 |
Windows Themes | 2 |
Windows UPnP Device Host | 2 |
Windows Virtual Trusted Platform Module | 7 |
Windows Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) Enclave | 2 |
Windows Web Threat Defense User Service | 2 |
Windows Win32K - GRFX | 2 |
Windows WLAN Auto Config Service | 1 |
As always, you can find more information on the specifics via the MSRC Security Update Guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/
