March 2025 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 57 Vulnerabilities, 7 Zero-Days

Microsoft’s March 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes six actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, including critical RCE and privilege escalation flaws. Learn how these vulnerabilities impact Windows systems and why immediate patching is essential.

Microsoft has released its March 2025 security updates, addressing a total of 57 vulnerabilities, including six that were actively being exploited before the patch was available as part of the company’s Patch Tuesday. Additionally, one vulnerability was publicly disclosed before a fix was released, bringing the total number of zero-day flaws to seven.

For your information, Patch Tuesday is the second Tuesday of each month when Microsoft releases security updates, bug fixes, and software patches for Windows, Office, and other Microsoft products. It is a scheduled update cycle aimed at improving security and stability.

The March 2025 Patch Tuesday update addresses several security issues, including 23 elevations of privilege vulnerabilities, 3 security feature bypass vulnerabilities, 23 remote ...