{"id":336182,"date":"2025-12-10T06:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/336182\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T06:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T06:01:12","slug":"microsoft-releases-windows-10-kb5071546-extended-security-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/336182\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft releases Windows 10 KB5071546 extended security update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 10\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/windows-10-gradient.jpg\" width=\"1600\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has released the KB5071546\u00a0extended security update to resolve 57 security vulnerabilities, including three zero-day flaws.<\/p>\n<p>If you are running Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC or are enrolled in the ESU program, you can install this update like normal by going into\u00a0Settings, clicking on\u00a0Windows Update, and manually performing a\u00a0&#8216;Check for Updates.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windows 10 KB5071546 update\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/KB5071546.jpg\" width=\"776\"\/>Windows 10 KB5071546\u00a0update<br \/>Source: BleepingComputer<\/p>\n<p>As this update is mandatory, it will automatically install and prompt you to restart your device when it is complete.<\/p>\n<p>After installing this update, Windows 10 will\u00a0be updated\u00a0to build 19045.6691, and Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 will be updated to build\u00a019044.6691.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s new in Windows 10 KB5071546<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft is no longer releasing new features for Windows 10, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/december-9-2025-kb5071546-os-builds-19045-6691-and-19044-6691-8a3638de-3024-40bb-a41f-bcc09893758b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KB5071546 update<\/a> contains only security updates and fixes for bugs introduced by previous security updates.<\/p>\n<p>With this release, Microsoft has fixed a remote code execution zero-day vulnerability in PowerShell tracked as <a href=\"https:\/\/msrc.microsoft.com\/update-guide\/vulnerability\/CVE-2025-54100\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CVE-2025-54100<\/a> that could allow malicious scripts embedded in a webpage to be executed when the page is retrieved using the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/module\/microsoft.powershell.utility\/invoke-webrequest?view=powershell-7.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Invoke-WebRequest<\/a>&#8221; command:<\/p>\n<p>When running PowerShell scripts that use the\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/powershell\/module\/microsoft.powershell.utility\/invoke-webrequest?view=powershell-7.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Invoke-WebRequest<\/a>&#8221; command, PowerShell 5.1 (the default version on Windows 10) will now display a warning that this could cause scripts on the page to be executed.<\/p>\n<p>If a page is untrusted, Windows users should use the -UseBasicParsing command line argument to prevent embedded scripts from being parsed.<\/p>\n<p>Security Warning: Script Execution Risk<\/p>\n<p>Invoke-WebRequest parses the content of the web page. Script code in the web page might be run when the page is parsed.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nSecurity Warning: Script Execution Risk&#13;<br \/>\nInvoke-WebRequest parses the content of the web page. Script code in the web page might be run when the page is parsed.&#13;<br \/>\n      RECOMMENDED ACTION:&#13;<br \/>\n      Use the -UseBasicParsing switch to avoid script code execution.&#13;<br \/>\n      Do you want to continue?&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t&#8220;`&#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<br \/>\nFor additional details, see [KB5074596: PowerShell 5.1: Preventing script execution from web content](https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/help\/5072034).<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has released\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/topic\/powershell-5-1-preventing-script-execution-from-web-content-7cb95559-655e-43fd-a8bd-ceef2406b705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an advisory<\/a> on when and how to use this command-line flag.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft states that there are no known issues with this update.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tines.com\/access\/guide\/unlocking-it-agility-with-automation-and-orchestration-iam\/?utm_source=BleepingComputer&amp;utm_medium=paid_media&amp;utm_content=dec-in-article-banner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tines-keyhole.jpg\" alt=\"tines\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Broken IAM isn&#8217;t just an IT problem &#8211; the impact ripples across your whole business.<\/p>\n<p>This practical guide covers why traditional IAM practices fail to keep up with modern demands, examples of what &#8220;good&#8221; IAM looks like, and a simple checklist for building a scalable strategy.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tines.com\/access\/guide\/unlocking-it-agility-with-automation-and-orchestration-iam\/?utm_source=BleepingComputer&amp;utm_medium=paid_media&amp;utm_content=dec-in-article-banner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored nofollow\">Get the guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Microsoft has released the KB5071546\u00a0extended security update to resolve 57 security vulnerabilities, including three zero-day flaws. 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