How to Enable PowerShell Logging and Script Block Logging on Windows Server 2025 PowerShell is one of the most powerful administration tools in the Windows Server 2025 ecosystem — and, consequently, one of the most frequently abused vectors in post-exploitation attack chains. Attackers who gain initial access to a server routinely leverage PowerShell to download […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5043125 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38236 CVE-2024-38249 CVE-2024-38250 CVE-2024-38256 CVE-2024-43467 CVE-2024-38014 CVE-2024-38217 CVE-2024-38231 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Windows Server 2016 Table of contents Symptom […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5034167 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-20674 CVE-2024-20654 CVE-2024-20657 CVE-2024-20680 CVE-2024-20683 CVE-2024-20691 CVE-2024-21307 CVE-2024-21313 +11 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5071542 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-62466 CVE-2025-62470 CVE-2025-62472 CVE-2025-62473 CVE-2025-62549 CVE-2025-62571 CVE-2025-62573 CVE-2025-59517 +5 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Microsoft summary: Null pointer dereference in Windows Client-Side Caching (CSC) […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 14 January 2025 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
How to Configure Windows Event Forwarding (WEF) on Windows Server 2025 Windows Event Forwarding (WEF) is a built-in Windows feature that allows you to centralize event log data from multiple source computers to a single collector server — all without deploying a third-party agent. In security operations, WEF is frequently used to aggregate Security, System, […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5036969 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-20669 CVE-2024-20665 CVE-2024-20678 CVE-2024-26250 CVE-2024-26252 CVE-2024-26253 CVE-2024-26179 CVE-2024-26200 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Table of […]
🟡 Medium ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 14 January 2025 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5043050 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38119 CVE-2024-38063 CVE-2024-38230 CVE-2024-38236 CVE-2024-38240 CVE-2024-38241 CVE-2024-38242 CVE-2024-38249 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
How to Install Java (OpenJDK) on Windows Server 2025 Java remains one of the most widely deployed programming runtimes in enterprise environments, powering everything from web applications and microservices to big data platforms and enterprise middleware. Windows Server 2025 has no built-in Java runtime, so administrators must choose an OpenJDK distribution and install it manually. […]
