Welcome back, Folks!
Today is Patch Tuesday for September, 2025.
Time is now running short to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 or macOS 15/Sequoia. The next release of each OS will be available within the next month and should be treated as beta software – Win11 and macOS 15/Sequoia are as close to stable as they will ever be. Upgrade now.
If your Windows 10 computer can not be upgraded to Windows 11 then you should either replace your device or use the Windows 10 ESU program to get another year out of it.
There were 490+ major hacks, and over 260 application updates this month. It’s a mild month, with about 2.5 GB of updates for most users.
This Month in Technology
10DESIGN, 32 Pearls, Absolute Dental Group, LLC, Academic Urology & Urogynecology of Arizona, Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR, Access Personal Checking Services (APCS), Accident Injury Solicitors, Advanced Security Systems, Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy, Aflac Inc, AgeGO, Airfast Indonesia, AIS InfoSource, Alcàsser City Council, Aldagi, Alera Group, Inc, Algérie Poste, All States Materials Group, All Truck Transportation, Ambitek, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, Android, Anuvu, Apex Class Action, LLC, Apple iOS, Apple macOS, Apple macOS Keychain, Arboris, Argo CD, Arkansas Primary Care Clinic, Aroeira Salles Advogados, Artists&Clients, Aspire Rural Health System, Assisted Living Pharmacy, AT&T, Auchan, Austrian Interior Ministry, Autodesk, Awes.me, Inc, Axis Communications Autodesk Plugin, Banville Wine Merchants, BAR Architects & Interiors, Baycoat, BDO Perú, Beech Acres, Behavioral Health Group, Belle Vernon Schools, Bemac-Merivale, Benworth Capital, Ben’s Asphalt, Berkshire Health Systems, BFC Solutions, Bizcom Electronics, Black Hills Regional Eye Institute, Blazer Building, Blenders in the Grass, Bolt Nut Manufacturing, Borghese Contemporary Hotel, Bouvier Insurance, Box Elder County, Bragg Gaming Group, Bridgestone, Brightpoint, BtcTurk, Burger & Brown Engineering, Burger King, Burt Process Equipment, Business Council of New York State (BCNYS), Canadian House of Commons, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), Cancer Care Center of North Florida, CareTracker, Inc, Carmichael Engineering, Carter Credit Union, Carter Federal Credit Union, CB1 Medical, CBG Surveying Texas, CData API Server, CEI Vision Partners, Center for Disability Services (NY), Central Florida Hand Specialists, Charak Center for Health, ChatGPT, Chess.com, Children’s Center of Hamden, Chung Shan Institute of Science and Technology, Church of England, CI Engineering, Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center, City of Baltimore, MD, City of Batavia, City of Lubbock, TX, City of St. Paul, MN, Clicknget, CloudFlare (as well as a certificate issuance thing), Cockroach Labs cockroach-k8s-request-cert, College Hometown Pharmacy, College Parkside Pharmacy, Colt Technology Services, Columbia University, Commonwealth Business Bank, Community Connections, Community Treatment Solutions, Compass Counseling Services, Comprehensive Pain Centers, Connex Credit Union, Copilot, CPAP Medical Supplies and Services Inc, CPH Corp, CPK Interior Products, Crawford Gives, Credix, Cunningham Group, D. Visser & Zonen BV, Data I/O, DaVita, DBM Global, Delta Electronics DIAView, Delta Electronics ISPSoft, Denray Tire, Digilent DASYLab, DIGO, Diversified CPC, Django, Docker Desktop, Doctors Memorial Hospital, DOGE, Dr. Doug’s Pediatric Dentistry, Dubai Pharmacy College for Girls, DUC App, Dynacast, ECM Consultants, EG4 Electronics solar inverters, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Elektro-Buder, Elkhart Independent School District, Episource, LLC, Epperson Law Group, Erdy McHenry Architecture, eShipGlobal, Eurofins, European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen’s plane, Ewald Consulting, LLC, Excelsior Orthopaedics, Exel Composites, Expert E-commerce GmbH, Faltner, Family Counseling Services of the Finger Lakes, Fannava, Farmers Group, Inc, Farmers Insurance, Farmers Insurance Exchange, Farmers New World Life Insurance Company, Farmers Rice Cooperative, Ferienwohnungen.de, Ferplast, Firebird SQL Database Server, FirstLight, Flavor & Fragrance Specialties, Florarte, FortiWeb, Foxit PDF Reader, FreePBX Servers, Friesen Group, FTX Creditor, Fullerton Surgical Center, Fundamental Administrative Services, Galaxy Freightline, Garner Trucking, GEA Consulting Engineers, George Haney & Son, Ghana Postal Service, Giglio, GitHub (s1ngularity), Glen Falls Hospital, Google Workspace, Gosive, Grand Rapids Controls, Graphite Construction Group, Greenville, Texas, Grupo DIRIA, Guerrero Mears, HackerOne, Haeger & Schmidt Logistics, Hanson Chambers, Hardwick Tactical, Healthcare Services Group, Inc, HighDoc, HK Hardware & Engineering, Hogan Construction Group, Humanists.org, Huntwood Industries, Hydrometrics, Hygrade Components, iCloud Calendar, iiNet, IMDataCenter, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, InEar, Infoniqa, Inotiv, Inox Laghi, Insight Partners, Insightly, Integrated Orthopedics of Arizona, Intel, International Freight & Commerce, Internet Archive, Internet Rimon, Israel Railways, Ivanti Avalanche, Ivanti Connect Secure, Ivanti Policy Secure, Ivanti ZTA, J Derenzo Co, Jack’s Lawn Service, Jaguar Land Rover, Jamaican Office of the Registrar, James H Cunningham Insurance Agency Inc, Jet Centre, Johann-Peter-Hebel Realschule, Juggernaut, K Strategies Marketing and Public Relations, Kafka Conveyors, Karachi American School, Karndean International LLC, Kazmunay Gas, Kennedys Law LLP, Keys Pathology Associates, Kirkpatrick Partners LLC, Kofax, Inc, Kokomo24/7, Krewett, Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity & Water, Lake City Cancer Care, LLC, LandWorks, Langdon & Company, Lee & Associates, Legacy Treatment Services, Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss PLLC, Lipigas, Litchfield Cavo LLP, LJ Falcon Holdings, Inc – Hiller Companies, Logan & Mencuccini, Louis Vuitton North America, Inc, LoveSac, LPL Financial, Lundberg Design, Luxembourg National Lottery, Manesa, Manpower, Mark Edward Partners, Marlborough Partners, McDonald’s, McEwen & Associates, MDLand International Corporation, Mediate Management, MedicareCompareUSA, Medway Plastics, Meridian Valley Labs, Metro Technology Centers, Michigan Medicine, Microsoft Windows, Mid America Health, Miljödata (200 Swedish government agencies), Miracle Ear, Miraflores, Peru, MJets, Moniz Silva International, Morgenstern AG, Morocco’s Social Security Fund, Motor Controls Inc, Mower County, MN, Mower County Health and Human Services, MPOWERHealth, Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, My Psychiatrist (FL), MyVisaJobs, 800 N-able N-central servers, NASCAR, NAST DOST, NATO, Navy Federal Credit Union, NC Dynamics LLC, Nelnet, Nemo Protocol, NetScaler ADC, NetScaler Gateway, New York Blood Center Enterprises, New Zealand Cruise Association, NextLabs, Nigeria Customs Service, Nike USA, Nissan CBI, Nissan Japan, NoMachine, Northern Construction, Northwest Medical Specialties PLLC, Norwest Venture Partners, NVIDIA Isaac-GR00T, NVIDIA Transformers4Rec, NVIDIA Triton Inference Server, OB-GYN Associates, Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, Odin.fun, Ohio Medical Alliance, Omani Email Server, Omega Global Technologies, Ona Hotels, One Way Solutions, Onno Center, OnTrac Final Mile, OpenPrinting ippusbxd, Optima Tax Relief, LLC, Optivosa, Orange Belgium, Orleans Parish jail, Oxford Instruments Imaris Viewer, PagerDuty, Pakistan Petroleum, Palo Alto Networks, Panorama, Parkside Group, PassportScan, Passwordstate, PathoQuest, Paul Wilkinson Law Firm, Pediatric Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Associates, Peggy Sage, Pena Briones McDaniel, Pennsylvania AG, Pequannock Township School District, Perplexity Comet AI browser, Pesado Construction, Philadelphia Investment Partners, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, Phillips 66 Lubricants, Pincong, Plex, Pocono Farms Country Club, Precision Endodontics of Raleigh, Premier Realty Group, pREST, Primax, PROVAIL, QEMU, QNAP QHora-322, Quadrangle Imaging Center, Qualys, RA Services, Rapper Bot, RAVEN Mechanical, Realtek rtl81xx Wi-Fi Driver, Reimagine Network, Revere Health PC, Risevatnet Dam, Risk Management Services LLC, Riverton Cabinets, Roche Underground, Rockwell Automation Arena Simulation, Rose Acre Farms, Royal Enfield, Royal Health Inc, Rusin Law, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Sabine County Hospital, SAIL Image Decoding Library, Salesforce, Salesian University, Salesloft, Sangoma FreePBX, Sansone Group, Santa Fe County, SAP S/4HANA, Schliessmeyer, School District Five of Lexington & Richland Counties, SC, Seasons Living, Securam ProLogic safe locks (used on at least 10 brands of safes), Security First Credit Union, Seguros América, Selartex, Seoul Guarantee Insurance, SFA Engineering, SGI, Shafer Partners, Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & Podolsky, Shopify, Siemens Simcenter, Signit Online, Sika Footwear, Simmons Boardman, Sinqia SA, Sitecore, Six Guns LLC, Som Mobilitat, Sonitrol Security Solutions, South Coast Pediatrics, South Korean Intelligence, South Yorkshire Police, Southern Graphics, Spiffy Bin, Springs Christian Academy, State of Maryland, State of Nevada, Steel Encounters, Step2Education, Sterlings Accountancy Solutions, Stewart Home School, Sun Pacific Solar Electric Inc, Sunsweet Growers Inc, SVDP Management Inc, SYNCADD, SystemExec Co, Tallaght University Hospital, Tea Dating Advice, Inc, TeamstersCare, TeamViewer, TechSourceOne IT Solutions, TELACU College, TeleMessage, Tenable, Tenda AC6, TeslaMate, The Biosig Project libbiosig, The Computer Merchant (TCM), The Farmer’s Dog, The Smile Spa, TheSqua.re, TheTruthSpy, Togolese Republic Government, Tomb Multimedia Productions, Town of Vienna, VA, TP-Link routers, TransUnion, Trinity News, True World Group LLC, Tucows, Twin Cities Pain Clinic, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, UI Community HomeCare, Umeå University, United Domestic Workers of America (UDW), Universal Group For Engineering and Consulting, University of Iowa Health Care, University of Southeastern Philippines, University of the Philippines Tacloban College, US Homeland Security, Uzbekistan Airways, Van Hook Dental Studio, Vanderpool Construction, Venice Biennale, Venture Credit Union, Venus Protocol, VerifTools, Vistra Group, Vital Imaging Medical Diagnostic Centers, Volanno, Voltus GmbH, WaitWhatWeb, Washington Gastroenterology, water utilities across Europe, Waterford Surgical Center, Wayne Memorial Hospital, Wealthsimple, Weathercraft Companies, Welcome Dentistry, West Chester Township, OH, West Texas Oral Facial Surgery, WestJet, WhatsApp, Whitepages, Wier Boerner Allin, Wine Works Australia, WinRAR, Woodlawn Hospital, WordPress Doccure theme, WordPress Inspiro theme, WordPress Paid Memberships plugin, Workday, Workiva, Wyong Rugby League Club, Xerox, Xperthair, XWiki Blog, YES24, Zeelab, Ziegler-Design, Zions Bancorporation, NA, Zizzl LLC, Zoom, and Zscaler have reported hacking or compromises this month.
Copilot, Google search, Microsoft Teams, Nintendo store (blame Silksong), Office.com, PlayStation store (blame Silksong), Starlink, Steam (blame Silksong), X, Xbox store (blame Silksong), and YouTube have suffered from outages this month.
Internet access throughout Gotland, India, Iraq, Pakistan, Starlink, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen has been blocked our down for extended periods.
Last months updates broke AutoCAD, Enterprise updates for Windows, Firefox, SAP, solid state drives (SSDs) from various vendors (then fixed it without telling anyone), streaming, and Windows Recovery & Reset options.
Yes, EMF is bad for you. You knew that. It’s also really bad for your children.
Epochalypse is closer than you think.
Microsoft Word is now saving your documents in the cloud by default. Apple has removed native encryption (Advanced Data Protection (ADP)) from devices in the UK while reports repeatedly claim otherwise. License plate reader company Flock Safety is teaming up with Nexar to access your dashcam video (and everyone else’s).
The absurd:
PayPal will no longer allow you to purchase Steam games in many native currencies. “Science” has decided that “science” is best served by lying to the public. The unforeseen side-effects of gatekeeping the Internet. The UK has found a novel way of saving water during their current drought: delete your emails!
Now for the good news:
FFmpeg now offers AV1 encoding.
Chromium manifest V2 is now disabled everywhere in the Chrome browser. This means that all fully featured ad-blocking (and security extensions) will no longer work. Switch to Brave. Need help? Call me.tel:+1-209-565-1273
Let’s Get Busy
Now back to our regularly scheduled program.
Patch Tuesday is pretty mild this month. The typical computer should see roughly 2.5 GB in updates today. Let’s get started.
Microsoft released 44 updates to address 86 vulnerabilities in Azure Arc, Azure Windows Virtual Machine Agent, Capability Access Management Service (camsvc), Graphics Kernel, Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU), Microsoft Brokering File System, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based), Microsoft Graphics Component, Microsoft High Performance Compute Pack (HPC), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Microsoft Office SharePoint, Microsoft Office Visio, Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Virtual Hard Drive, SQL Server, Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock, Windows BitLocker, Windows Bluetooth Service, Windows Connected Devices Platform Service, Windows Defender Firewall Service, Windows DWM, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Imaging Component, Windows Internet Information Services, Windows Kernel, Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), Windows Management Services, Windows MapUrlToZone, Windows MultiPoint Services, Windows NTFS, Windows NTLM, Windows PowerShell, Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), Windows SMB, Windows SMBv3 Client, Windows SPNEGO Extended Negotiation, Windows TCP/IP, Windows UI XAML Maps MapControlSettings, Windows UI XAML Phone DatePickerFlyout, Windows Win32K – GRFX, Xbox, and MSRT. This includes security updates. A reboot is required.
Apple released updates for iOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 18.6.2, iPadOS 17.7.10, macOS Sequoia 15.6.1, macOS Sonoma 14.7.8, macOS Ventura 13.7.8, and watchOS 11.6.1. This includes security updates. Use Apple Software Update to install the most current versions.
iOS 18.6.2 is a security update. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.
iPadOS 18.6.2 and 17.7.10 are security updates. Use Settings, General, Software Update to install the most current update.
watchOS 11.6.1 is a security update. Use the Watch app on your iPhone to install the most current version.
Google ChromeOS 139.0.7258.164, ChromeOS LTC 138.0.7204.255, and ChromeOS LTS 132.0.6834.242 are security updates. Use Menu, Help, About to install the most current version. A reboot is required.
Don’t forget to check your mobile devices, too! Many updates will also apply to your tablet, phone, kindle or television – so check your device-appropriate App Store and install updates.
Important Notes
Everything above this section should be checked by everyone on every computer. Chances are good that close to every single computer you touch will be affected by those updates. This is not the case with the items below, though you should still check each line item below to see if it applies to software you have installed.
The release of macOS Sequoia (15.x) means that macOS Monterey (12.x) and older are no longer supported. If you can not install at least macOS Ventura (13) on your Mac then you should immediately remove your device from the Internet and use it offline only. It will no longer receive patches or updates and can now no longer be secured.
The now-current — and final — release of the Windows 10 (v22H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. All non-LTS versions of Windows 10 other than v22H2 are now out of support, upgrade to v22H2 now. If you aren’t sure whether you are using LTS, you aren’t. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.
The now-current release of the Windows 11 (v24H2) is very large so will take a long time to download on slower connections. Windows 11 pushes you to get the latest Windows 11 release every 12 months and only supports any consumer builds for 24 months. If you don’t let it finish and you’re on a slow connection, this process will kill your Internet performance forever. If you don’t have the bandwidth to download the bits, I’m happy to provide loaner USB drives to our local clients, or, if you prefer to have me mail it to you please contact me for information.
Windows 11 is now stable and can be upgraded to if your hardware supports it. If not, switch to Linux (Mint is nice) or replace your computer.
Please remember that while I list many different applications within these updates, most people should ONLY install updates for a program if they already have a previous version of that program installed.
It is essential to maintain all the applications you have installed on your computer, but often you can minimize the time investment and the potential for exploitation simply by uninstalling software you do not need or use, reducing the attack surface. This includes “free” applications like Avast, OpenOffice, and games you do not actually play.
Also note that using the applications own “check for updates” function, when available, will best preserve your current settings, and often avoid any crapware that might come with a fresh installer. Use this option if it’s available to you.
Finally, if you’re sick of doing this all yourself, let me! Call or email me any time, and we can set you up with a SaferPC Subscription and we will install updates each month whenever necessary. Click, call or email for more details:
https://saferpc.info/updates/
209-565-12PD
shawn@12pointdesign.com
Driver Updates
If you’re using this hardware – these updates are for you.
AMD Adrenalin 25.9.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.amd.com/en/support
BullZip PDF Printer 2025.1.0.2985 adds ARM support and updates libraries. This is a security update.
https://www.bullzip.com/products/pdf/info.php#download
Crucial Storage Executive 11.08 is a security update.
https://www.crucial.com/support/storage-executive
Intel Driver and Support Assistant 25.4.36.6 improves hardware detection. This is not a security update.
https://www.intel.com/p/en_US/support/detect
UniFi Network Server 9.4.19 is a security update.
https://www.ui.com/download/releases/network-server
VIISAN OfficeCam 7.2.12 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.viisan.com/en/download/type1.html
Browser Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
Brave 1.82.165 is a security update.
https://brave.com/
Firefox 142.0.1 is a security update.
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/
Google Chrome 140.0.7339.80 is a security update.
https://www.google.com/chrome/
Microsoft Edge 140.0.3485.54 is a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download
Vivaldi 7.5.3735.66 is a security update.
https://vivaldi.com/
Email Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
DavMail Gateway 6.4.0 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://davmail.sourceforge.net/
Spark 3.25.2.115680 resolves several bugs and improves the user interface. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/
Spark (macOS) 3.25.2.115679 resolves several bugs and improves the user interface. This is not a security update.
https://sparkmailapp.com/
Thunderbird 142.0.0 is a security update.
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/
Internet Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to everyone.
AnyDesk 9.6.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads
AnyDesk (macOS) 9.5.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://anydesk.com/en/downloads
Discord September 3, 2025 resolves over a hundred bugs and vastly improves server capabilities and performance. This is not a security update.
https://discord.com/download
Dropbox 231.4.5770 resolves an installation bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.dropbox.com/
FileZilla Server 1.11.0 adds optional pattern matching and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://filezilla-project.org/
Google Drive 114.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://drive.google.com/start
MeshCentral 1.1.49 resolves a dozen bugs. This is not a security update.
https://meshcentral.com/info/downloads.html
Nextcloud Server 31.0.8 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/
Nmap 7.98 is a security update.
https://nmap.org/
Pocketnet-GUI 0.9.129 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://pocketnet.app/
Rclone 1.71.0 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://rclone.org/
Signal 7.69.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/download/windows/
Signal (Android) 7.54.1 improves scrolling performance. This is not a security update.
https://signal.org/android/apk/
Syncthing 2.0.8 is the eighth bugfix release for v2 with dozens of changes and improvements. This is not a security update.
https://syncthing.net/
Telegram 6.1.3 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://telegram.org/
Zoom 6.5.12.14128 doesn’t provide a detailed change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://zoom.us/
Media Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
3tene 4.0.21 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://en.3tene.com/
Bitwig Studio 5.3.13 adds support and fixes for new controllers and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.bitwig.com/download/
Grayjay 336 resolves several bugs and improves controls. This should be treated as a security update.
https://grayjay.app/index.html
KaraFun Player 3.9.0 resolves several bugs and improves the user interface. This is not a security update.
https://www.karafun.com/karaoke-windows/
Plex Desktop 1.110.0.351 is a security update.
https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/#plex-app
Game Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Minecraft Server (Bedrock) 1.21.102.1 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock
Nintendo Switch 20.4.0 improves stability. This is not a security update.
https://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/22525/kw/system%20updates/p/989
PS5 2025.902 improves performance and stability. This is not a security update.
https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/hardware/ps5/system-software/
SteamOS SteamDeck Update 2025.09.04 is a security update.
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/
Office Updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
Adobe 3D Substance Modeler 1.22.4 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-modeler/apsb25-92.html
Adobe Acrobat 25.001.20693, 24.001.30264, 20.005.30793, and 20.005.30791 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/acrobat/apsb25-85.html
Adobe After Effects 25.4 and 24.6.8 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/after_effects/apsb25-86.html
Adobe ColdFusion 2025.4, 2023.16, and 2021.22 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb25-93.html
Adobe Commerce Hotfix for CVE-2025-54236 (applies to all *current* builds of Adobe Commerce) is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb25-88.html
Adobe Dreamweaver 21.6 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/dreamweaver/apsb25-91.html
Adobe Experience Manager 2025.9, 6.5 LTS SP1 (GRANITE-61551 Hotfix), 6.5.23 (GRANITE-61551 Hotfix) are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/experience-manager/apsb25-90.html
Adobe Magento Open Source Hotfix for CVE-2025-54236 (applies to all *current* builds of Magento Open Source) is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/magento/apsb25-88.html
Adobe Premiere Pro 25.4 and 24.6.8 are security updates.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/premiere_pro/apsb25-87.html
Adobe Substance 3D Viewer 0.25.2 is a security update.
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/substance3d-viewer/apsb25-89.html
Calibre 8.10.0 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://calibre-ebook.com/
Ghostscript 10.06.0 is a security update.
https://www.ghostscript.com/releases/gsdnld.html
LibreOffice 25.2.6 resolves over 30 bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
LibreOffice Fresh 25.8.1 resolves nearly a hundred bugs. This is a security update. The “Fresh” line is beta software and should be avoided by most users for the stable “Still” branch.
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Manager 25.8.19.2622 doesn’t provide a current change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.manager.io/
Nextcloud Desktop 3.17.1 updates libraries and resolves dozens of bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://nextcloud.com/
PDF Candy Desktop 3.15 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://pdfcandy.com/
PDF-XChange Editor 10.7.2.400 resolves dozens of bugs and adds new user interface options and documents controls. This is not a security update.
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
Operating System Updates
These are for specific Linux flavors and alternative operating systems and, sadly, are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
ChromeOS 139.0.7258.164 is a security update.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20updates+ChromeOS
ChromeOS LTC 138.0.7204.255 is a security update.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20updates+ChromeOS
ChromeOS LTS 132.0.6834.242 is a security update.
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/search/label/Stable%20updates+ChromeOS
iOS 18.6.2 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204204
iPadOS 18.6.2 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204204
Linux Mint 22.2 is a security update.
https://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
macOS 15.6.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201541
Tails 6.19 is a security update.
https://tails.net/install/download/index.en.html
watchOS 11.6.1 is a security update.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT204641
Security Software Updates
One or more of these is likely to be of interest to most people.
.NET Runtime 9.0.9 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet
FRST 2025.8.22 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/dl/82/
Hashcat 7.1.2 resolves several bugs and adds dozens of new modes and features. This is not a security update.
http://hashcat.net/hashcat/#downloadlatest
HTTP Toolkit 1.22.1 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://httptoolkit.tech/
RogueKiller 16.3.0 adds disk monitoring and improves performance. This is not a security update.
https://www.adlice.com/download/roguekiller/
Stinger 13.0.0.455 improves detections.
https://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/stinger.aspx
uBlock Origin 1.66.2 resolves several bugs and improves defaults. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/latest
Velociraptor 0.75 adds multiselect, tagging, improved keyboard navigation and controls, optional compression, “continue” support, improves server permissions, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/Velocidex/velociraptor/releases/latest
Capture Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
SnagIt 25.3.1 resolves several bugs and improves keyboard navigation. This is not a security update.
https://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.html
Converter Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
DVDFab 13.0.4.7 adds support for new encodings and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/download.htm
FFmpeg 20250909 adds support for new hardware, encoding and decoding profiles, improves performance and additional filters. This is not a security update.
https://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html
HandBrake 1.10.2 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://handbrake.fr/
StreamFab 6.2.5.3 improves compatibility and resolves dozens of bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/downloader-new.htm
UniFab 3.0.2.7 adds support for newer hardware, improves logic and performance, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.dvdfab.cn/unifab.htm
Education updates
One or more of these are likely to be of interest to most people.
e-Sword 14.5, updates libraries, resolves several bugs, and improves user interface. This is not a security update.
https://www.e-sword.net/
Zotero 7.0.24 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.zotero.org/
Utility Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
1Password 8.11.8 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://1password.com/downloads/
Agent Ransack 2022.3530 updates libraries, resolves several bugs, and now splits the search library into a separate download in order to avoid false antivirus detections. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/download/
Beyond Compare 5.1.5.31310 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.scootersoftware.com/download
Bitwarden 2025.8.3 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This should be treated as a security update.
https://bitwarden.com/
CCleaner 6.39.11548 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.ccleaner.com/
DesktopOK 11.98 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/DesktopOK
dnGrep 4.5.66.0 updates libraries and translations. This is a security update.
https://dngrep.github.io/
Everything Toolbar 2.0.4 updates installer to let you switch between launcher and deskband behavior. This is not a security update.
https://github.com/stnkl/EverythingToolbar/
FileLocator Pro 2022.3530 updates libraries, resolves several bugs, and now splits the search library into a separate download in order to avoid false antivirus detections. This is not a security update.
https://www.mythicsoft.com/filelocatorpro/download
Fing 3.9.1 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.fing.com/products/fing-desktop-download-windows
GoodSync 12.9.8 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This should be treated as a security update.
https://www.goodsync.com/
HWMonitor 1.59 adds support for newer hardware. This is not a security update.
https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
Kingston SSD Manager 1.5.5.7 doesn’t provide a change log so should be treated as a security update.
https://www.kingston.com/us/support/technical/ssdmanager
LessMSI 2.8.1 resolves a language bug. This is not a security update.
https://lessmsi.activescott.com/
ManageWirelessNetworks 1.17 adds ability to set language encoding for exports. This is not a security update.
https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/manage_wireless_networks.html
MPAM 1.435.674.0 updates detections. This is not a security update.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates
osquery 5.19.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://osquery.io/downloads
PointerStick 6.79 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Freeware/PointerStick
PowerToys 0.94.0 resolves several bugs and improves compatibility. This is a security update.
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/latest
PSAppDeploy 4.1.5 improves diagnostics and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://psappdeploytoolkit.com/
Remotly 1.34.1 expands connectivity options, improves hardware support, and resolves over a dozen bugs.
https://remotly.com/
SpaceSniffer 2.0.3.12 adds high-DPI support, Unicode support, CLI improvements, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
http://www.uderzo.it/main_products/space_sniffer/
Ventoy 1.1.07 resolves a compatibility bug. This is not a security update.
https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html
WizTree 4.27 adds QuickLook and Seer support, improves filtering syntax, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.diskanalyzer.com/
ZoomText 2025 2025.2508.35.400 improves performance, multi-monitor controls, and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://support.freedomscientific.com/Downloads/ZoomText
Developer Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
Android Studio 2025.1.3.7 resolves dozens of bugs. This is a security update.
https://developer.android.com/studio
GDevelop 5.5.239 adds a training course, GPT-5 integration, new controls and several bugs fixes. This is not a security update.
https://gdevelop.io/download
GitHub includefragment 6.4.1 improves content-type detection. This is not a security update.
https://github.github.io/include-fragment-element/
Go 1.25.1 is a security update.
https://go.dev/
Inno Setup 6.5.1 adds threading support for downloads to improve responsiveness and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.jrsoftware.org/isdl.php
Node.js 20.19.5 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Node.js 22.19.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Node.js 24.7.0 updates libraries and resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://nodejs.org/en/
Python 3.13.7 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.python.org/downloads/macos/
Visual Studio Code 1.103.2 adds GPT-5 support and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://code.visualstudio.com/
WinMerge 2.16.50.2 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://winmerge.org/
Virtual Machine Updates
These are unlikely to be of interest to most people.
VirtualBox 7.2.0 improves performance resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
Web Package Updates
These are likely to be of interest only to web developers.
Adminer 5.4.0 resolves several bugs and adds new display, selection and export options. This is not a security update.
https://www.adminer.org/en/
Joomla 5.3.3 resolves a couple bugs. This is not a security update.
https://www.joomla.org/
SpamAssassin 4.0.2 improves compatibility and resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://spamassassin.apache.org/downloads.cgi
Duplicator 1.5.13.2 resolves a script bug. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#developers
Email Log 2.61 resolves several bugs. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/email-log/
Postie 1.9.72 resolves several bugs. This is a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/postie/
WordPress Importer 0.9.0 improves compatibility. This is not a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/
WP Add Custom CSS 1.2.1 resolves a couple bugs and improves compatibility. This should be treated as a security update.
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-add-custom-css/
That’s all for now folks. Keep it clean out there. 😉
Regards,
Shawn K. Hall
https://SaferPC.info/
https://12PointDesign.com/