Microsoft highlighted six new and actively exploited vulnerabilities among the 60 fixes issued in today’s February Patch Tuesday releases. However, Tyler Reguly, associate director of security R&D at Fortra, says there’s good news: The issues are easy to resolve with regular Microsoft patches for Windows and Office, and none require any post patch configuration steps.…
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Critical RCE bugs expose the n8n automation platform to host‑level compromise
Two critical sandbox escape flaws in the popular n8n workflow automation platform are allowing authenticated users to achieve remote code execution on affected instances. According to new JFrog findings, sandboxing safeguards meant to contain untrusted workflow logic can be bypassed, exposing enterprise automation environments to full host compromise. Enterprises that rely on n8n to orchestrate…
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SolarWinds, again: Critical RCE bugs reopen old wounds for enterprise security teams
SolarWinds is yet again disclosing security vulnerabilities in one of its widely-used products. The company has released updates to patch six critical authentication bypass and remote command execution vulnerabilities in its Web Help Desk (WHD) IT software. These flaws could allow attackers to bypass authentication, perform remote code execution (RCE), and access certain functionality that should…
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Critical FortiCloud SSO zero‑day forces emergency service disablement at Fortinet
Fortinet has disclosed a critical authentication bypass zero-day vulnerability affecting its FortiCloud single sign-on feature after the company took the emergency step of temporarily disabling the cloud authentication service globally to stop active exploitation. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency added the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog the same day. The vulnerability,…
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Trivial Telnet authentication bypass exposes devices to complete takeover
Computers with Telnet open are in immediate danger of being compromised due to a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication. The Telnet remote access protocol has long been superseded by the more secure and encrypted SSH, but many IoT and embedded devices have continued to ship with Telnet exposed on the LAN interface…
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Actively exploited Cisco UC bug requires immediate, version‑specific patching
Cisco has released patches for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its unified communications products that attackers are actively exploiting. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming the exploitation. Cisco disclosed CVE-2026-20045 along with patches for Unified Communications Manager, Unity Connection, and Webex…
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EU vulnerability database goes live
A free, publicly accessible database for IT security vulnerabilities, the db.gcve.eu, has been created by GCVE (Global Cybersecurity Vulnerability Enumeration). The aim is to end dependence on US databases and strengthen digital sovereignty in Europe. The initiative came together after a brief scare over the possible discontinuation of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program…
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Neue EU-Schwachstellen-Datenbank gestartet
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Modular DS bug hands hackers instant WordPress admin access
Security researchers have confirmed active exploitation of a maximum-severity privilege escalation flaw in the widely used Modular DS plugin, a tool used to monitor, update, and manage multiple WordPress sites from a single console. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-23550, was assigned a CVSS score of 10.0 for its ability to enable an unauthenticated attacker to…
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Researchers warn of long‑running FortiSIEM root exploit vector as new CVE emerges
A critical command injection issue in Fortinet FortiSIEM has been disclosed along with public exploit code, and researchers claim attackers could have been remotely achieving unauthenticated root access to the SIEM platform for nearly three years. The flaw belongs to a class of weakness in FortiSIEM, going back to 2023 and 2024. Tracked as CVE-2025-64155,…
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What is AI fuzzing? And what tools, threats and challenges generative AI brings
AI fuzzing definition AI fuzzing has expanded beyond machine learning to use generative AI and other advanced techniquesto find vulnerabilities in an application or system. Fuzzing has been around for a while, but it’s been too hard to do and hasn’t gained much traction with enterprises. Adding AI promises to make the tools easier to…
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Ni8mare: Kritische n8n-Lücke bedroht 100.000 Server
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CISA flags max-severity bug in HPE OneView amid active exploitation
A max-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw in HPE’s OneView management platform has been flagged by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) for active exploitation. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-37164, has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) Catalog, days after the company disclosed it with a fix. “The CVE-2025-37164 OneView vulnerability is…
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Critical jsPDF vulnerability enables arbitrary file read in Node.js deployments
A now-fixed critical flaw in the jsPDF library could enable attackers to extract sensitive files from enterprise servers and embed them directly into generated PDF documents. Tracked as CVE-2025-68428, the flaw affects unpatched Node.js deployments of jsPDF, where untrusted input is passed to file-handling APIs without proper validation. According to an Endor Labs analysis, the…
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Holes in Veeam Backup suite allow remote code execution, creation of malicious backup config files
Veeam says that four vulnerabilities could allow a person with certain oversight roles for its flagship Backup & Replication suite to do serious damage to – but not destroy – a backup database. The company has already issued a patch for the bugs, which, it says, should be applied immediately. The worst of the vulnerabilities,…
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Ten thousand firewalls are vulnerable to old vulnerability
Bleeping Computer reports that hackers are exploiting an old vulnerability in FortiOS that can be used to get around the two-factor authentication (2FA) requirement. The vulnerability, designated CVE-2020-12812, was patched back in July 2020, but five and a half years later, there are still at least 10,000 firewalls that have not been updated. To be…
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React2Shell: Anatomy of a max-severity flaw that sent shockwaves through the web
The React 19 library for building application interfaces was hit with a remote code vulnerability, React2Shell, about a month ago. However, as researchers delve deeper into the bug, the larger picture gradually unravels. The vulnerability enables unauthenticated remote code execution through React Server Components, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected servers via a crafted request.…
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JumpCloud agent turns uninstall into a system shortcut
JumpCloud’s Remote Assist for Windows agent contained a critical local privilege escalation flaw, allowing full system compromise. Disclosed by XM Cyber, the vulnerability stems from insecure file operations during uninstall or update flows that execute with Windows NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM privileges. The bug could allow a low-privileged local user to elevate themselves to full system control…
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CISA orders immediate patching as GeoServer flaw faces active exploitation
CISA is sounding the alarm over a critical vulnerability in GeoServer that is being actively exploited in the wild, ordering federal agencies to patch immediately. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-58360, is an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting GeoServer versions 2.26.1 and earlier. When exploited, the bug lets attackers retrieve arbitrary files from vulnerable…
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Microsoft stellt neue Sicherheitsstrategie vor
Microsoft hat angekündigt, dass sein Bug-Bounty-Programm ausgeweitet werden soll. bluestork – shutterstock.com Cyberangriffe beschränken sich heutzutage nicht auf bestimmte Unternehmen, Produkte oder Dienstleistungen – sie finden dort statt, wo die Schwachstellen sind. Zudem werden die Attacken mit Hilfe von KI-Tools immer ausgefeilter. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat Microsoft seinen neuen Security-Ansatz „In Scope by Default“ auf…
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Ivantis EPM-Systeme anfällig für Angriffe
Unternehmen sollten ihre EPM-Systeme von Ivanti so bald wie möglich patchen, da dort schwerwiegende Sicherheitslücken entdeckt wurden. ImageFlow – shutterstock.com Ivanti hat kürzlich einen schwerwiegenden Fehler in seinen EMP-Systemen gemeldet, der Admin-Sitzungen ohne Authentifizierung erlaubt. Angreifer könnten dadurch möglicherweise Tausende von Unternehmensgeräten kontrollieren. Der Software-Anbieter veröffentlichte die EPM-Version 2024 SU4 SR1, um mehrere Schwachstellen zu…
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Fortinet’s silent patch sparks alarm as a critical FortiWeb flaw is exploited in the wild
Security researchers are warning about two critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet’s FortiWeb appliances, now tracked under CVE-2025-64446, being actively exploited in the wild. According to findings published by watchTowr, one flaw allows unauthenticated actors to access internal CGI endpoints via relative path traversal, while the other authentication bypass issue lets them impersonate any administrator by abusing…
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North Korean hackers exploit Google’s safety tools for remote wipe
North Korea-linked threat actors have found a novel way to weaponize Google’s own security ecosystem, using it to wipe espionage data from victim phones remotely. According to findings by Genians Security Center (GSC), the attackers leveraged the Android device-tracing and management service “Find Hub” to remotely wipe data on Android phones and tablets. “While Find…
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Runtime bugs break container walls, enabling root on Docker hosts
Three newly disclosed high-severity bugs in the “runc” container runtime let attackers break out of containers despite standard hardening and isolation controls. According to Aleksa Sarai, a senior software engineer at SUSE and an OCI board member, the bugs stem from logic flaws in how runc handles writes to certain procfs files, letting attackers inside…
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WordPress plugin hole enables account takeover
The disclosure of a major security hole within a popular WordPress email plugin is a reminder to CISOs about the risks posed by relatively unsupervised plugins. The hole impacts Post SMTP, a WordPress plugin boasting more than 400,000 active installations, with more being activated every day. The hole, which has now been patched, allows “an…
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OpenAIs Aardvark soll Fehler im Code erkennen und beheben
KI soll das Thema Sicherheit frühzeitig in den Development-Prozess miteinbeziehen. Summit Art Creations/ Shutterstock OpenAI hat Aardvark vorgestellt, einen autonomen Agenten auf Basis von GPT-5. Er soll wie ein menschlicher Sicherheitsforscher in der Lage sein, Code zu scannen, zu verstehen und zu patchen. Im Gegensatz zu herkömmlichen Scannern, die verdächtigen Code mechanisch markieren, versucht Aardvark…
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Critical ASP.NET core vulnerability earns Microsoft’s highest-ever severity score
Microsoft has patched a critical vulnerability in ASP.NET Core that earned a CVSS severity score of 9.9, the highest rating the company has ever assigned to a flaw in the web development framework. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-55315, affects the Kestrel web server component built into ASP.NET Core and could allow authenticated attackers to bypass…
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‘Zero Disco’ campaign hits legacy Cisco switches with fileless rootkit payloads
In newly disclosed real-world attacks, threat actors are found exploiting a Cisco Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) vulnerability to gain remote code execution (RCE) and install Linux rootkits on vulnerable switches. A Trend Micro investigation traced the activity, dubbed “Operation Zero Disco,” to older Cisco platforms and found the operation using spoofed IPs and MAC…
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Oracle issues second emergency patch for E-Business Suite in two weeks
Oracle has issued its second emergency security update in less than two weeks for its E-Business Suite (EBS), patching a high-severity information disclosure vulnerability that security experts warn could become the next target for ransomware groups already circling the widely deployed enterprise software. The company released a security alert on October 11 addressing CVE-2025-61884, a…
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Microsoft under fire: Senator demands FTC investigation into ‘arsonist selling firefighting services’
US Senator Ron Wyden has formally requested that the Federal Trade Commission investigate Microsoft for what he characterized as “gross cybersecurity negligence” that had enabled widespread ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure, including healthcare organizations. In a four-page letter to FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, the Oregon Democrat documented how Microsoft’s software engineering decisions had enabled ransomware…
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Microsoft’s incomplete SharePoint patch led to global exploits by China-linked hackers
A July 8 patch for the SharePoint Server zero-day flaw, which resulted in a global attack on nearly 100 organizations over the weekend starting July 18, had failed to fully patch the flaw. The flaw was brought to Microsoft’s notice in May during a hacker competition and was shortly addressed with an incomplete patch by…
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Microsoft SharePoint zero-day breach hits on-prem servers
Enterprise IT teams face an immediate crisis as Microsoft warned Saturday of active cyberattacks exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in SharePoint Server, with security researchers confirming dozens of servers compromised globally since attacks began July 18. “Microsoft is aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server customers by exploiting vulnerabilities partially addressed by the July…
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From hardcoded credentials to auth gone wrong: Old bugs continue to break modern systems
At a time when AI-powered cyber threats and sophisticated state-backed hacking groups dominate the headlines, the lack of elementary security continues to pose as the most consistent risk. A recent string of vulnerability disclosures highlights the vulnerability of “modern” infrastructure to the oldest tricks in the book. Cisco, for instance, was found shipping wireless controllers…
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Cisco warns of another critical RCE flaw in ISE, urges immediate patching
Cisco has dropped another maximum severity advisory detailing an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) flaw in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). The networking equipment giant warned that the flaw, much similar to a critical bug it fixed last month, stems from insufficient input validation in a public API. “Cisco’s…
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One click to compromise: Oracle Cloud Code Editor flaw exposed users to RCE
A now-patched vulnerability in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) Code Editor exposed users to remote code execution (RCE) attacks with just a single click. Discovered by Tenable Research, the flaw could allow attackers to upload malicious files to a victim’s Cloud Shell environment and potentially pivot to broader services. According to the researchers, the culprit was…
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AMD discloses new CPU flaws that can enable data leaks via timing attacks
AMD has disclosed four new processor vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to steal sensitive data from enterprise systems through timing-based side-channel attacks. The vulnerabilities, designated AMD-SB-7029 and known as Transient Scheduler Attacks, affect a broad range of AMD processors, including data center EPYC chips and enterprise Ryzen processors. The disclosure has immediately sparked a severity…
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How a 12-year-old bug in Sudo is still haunting Linux users
Two new vulnerabilities have been found in Sudo, a privileged command-line tool installed on Linux systems, that can allow privilege escalation and unintended command execution on affected Ubuntu and Debian systems. According to a Stratascale research, the command-line tool has two local privilege escalation vulnerabilities, affecting the Sudo “host” and Sudo “Chroot” features. One of…
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Hardcoded root credentials in Cisco Unified CM trigger max-severity alert
Cisco has patched a max severity flaw in its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) products that could let attackers walk right in using a hardcoded root login. The enterprise communications giant said the static credentials were intended for internal use only but, unfortunately, were left in a range…
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Patch now: Citrix Bleed 2 vulnerability actively exploited in the wild
Citrix users are back in the crosshairs, as a new out-of-bounds read vulnerability, reminiscent of the notorious “Citrix Bleed,” has surfaced with signs already pointing to active exploitation. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and dubbed “Citrix Bleed 2” by the researchers, is an insufficient input validation issue affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway devices,…
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Patch now: Citrix Bleed 2 vulnerability actively exploited in the wild
Citrix users are back in the crosshairs, as a new out-of-bounds read vulnerability, reminiscent of the notorious “Citrix Bleed,” has surfaced with signs already pointing to active exploitation. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and dubbed “Citrix Bleed 2” by the researchers, is an insufficient input validation issue affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway devices,…
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Patch now: Citrix Bleed 2 vulnerability actively exploited in the wild
Citrix users are back in the crosshairs, as a new out-of-bounds read vulnerability, reminiscent of the notorious “Citrix Bleed,” has surfaced with signs already pointing to active exploitation. The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-5777 and dubbed “Citrix Bleed 2” by the researchers, is an insufficient input validation issue affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway devices,…
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Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers under threat again after critical exploit details go public
The heat is back on Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) running Cisco IOS XE after technical details of a recently disclosed max-severity exploit were made public. A patch diffing performed by Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity outfit specialized in pen-testing and attack simulation, revealed significant details about the flaw that potentially allows attackers to upload arbitrary files remotely.…
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Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers under threat again after critical exploit details go public
The heat is back on Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) running Cisco IOS XE after technical details of a recently disclosed max-severity exploit were made public. A patch diffing performed by Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity outfit specialized in pen-testing and attack simulation, revealed significant details about the flaw that potentially allows attackers to upload arbitrary files remotely.…
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Cisco Wireless LAN Controllers under threat again after critical exploit details go public
The heat is back on Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs) running Cisco IOS XE after technical details of a recently disclosed max-severity exploit were made public. A patch diffing performed by Horizon3.ai, a cybersecurity outfit specialized in pen-testing and attack simulation, revealed significant details about the flaw that potentially allows attackers to upload arbitrary files remotely.…
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Beijing may have breached US government systems before Cityworks plugged a critical flaw
A now-patched high-severity security flaw affecting Trimble Cityworks — a specialized software used by local governments in the US, utilities, and public agencies to manage their infrastructure and community services—was abused by Chinese hackers to compromise systems before a patch was available. According to a Talos intelligence report, the flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-0994) in the…
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Stealth RAT uses a PowerShell loader for fileless attacks
>Threat actors have been spotted using a PowerShell-based shellcode loader to stealthily deploy Remcos RAT, a popular espionage-ready tool in line with a broader shift toward fileless techniques. As discovered by Qualys, the campaign executes a number of steps to phish an obfuscated .HTA (HTML Application) file that runs layered PowerShell scripts entirely in memory.…
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Cisco patches max-severity flaw allowing arbitrary command execution
Cisco is urging customers to patch for a maximum-severity flaw affecting its IOS XE Software for Wireless controllers. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20188, received a severity rating of CVSS 10/10 because of its high exploitability and the ability to allow arbitrary command execution. “A vulnerability in the Out-Of-Band Access Point (AP) Image Download feature of…
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Broadcom-backed SAN devices face code injection attacks via a critical Fabric OS bug
A high severity flaw affecting Broadcom’s Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) has allowed attackers to run arbitrary code on affected environments with full root-level privileges. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-1976, is particularly dangerous as it can allow complete takeover of FOS devices, including Fibre switches and directors, which are core to Storage Area Networks (SANs), potentially…
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Proof-of-concept bypass shows weakness in Linux security tools, claims Israeli vendor
An Israeli vendor was able to evade several leading Linux runtime security tools using a new proof-of-concept (PoC) rootkit that it claims reveals the limitations of many products in this space. The work of cloud and Kubernetes security company Armo, the PoC is called ‘Curing’, a portmanteau word that combines the idea of a ‘cure’…
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Critical Commvault SSRF could allow attackers to execute code remotely
Commvault is warning customers of a critical vulnerability affecting Command Center, a web-based management console for its data protection and backup offerings. The flaw, tracked as CV-2025-34028, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication on affected Linux as well as Windows installations. “This Commvault vulnerability underscores a significant risk: attackers can exploit…
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As clock ticks, vendors slowly patch critical flaw in AMI MegaRAC BMC firmware
Weeks after BIOS developer AMI released an update fixing a critical vulnerability in its MegaRAC baseband management controller (BMC) firmware used in many enterprise servers and storage systems, OEM patches addressing the issue are slowly trickling out. A BMC is an embedded chip that allows IT teams to monitor, troubleshoot, and control servers remotely via…
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Attackers abused a bug within SSL.com to authorize fake certificates
A flaw in SSL.com’s domain control validation (DCV) process allowed attackers to bypass verification and issue fraudulent SSL certificates for any domain linked to certain email providers. According to an exploit demonstrated by a security researcher going by the alias Sec Reporter, attackers could abuse SSL.com’s misinterpretation of email-based validation methods. “SSL.com failed to conduct…
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ASUS patches critical router flaw that allows remote attacks
ASUS is urging customers with AiCloud enabled on their ASUS routers to immediately upgrade firmware against a critical vulnerability that allows unauthorized activities by remote actors. Tracked as CVE-2025-2492, the vulnerability is an authentication bypass issue receiving a critical severity rating of CVSS 9.2 out of 10. “An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in certain…
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Hackers target Apple users in an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’
Apple is urging immediate patching of two zero-day vulnerabilities in its CoreAudio and RPAC components, citing their use in what the iPhone maker describes as “extremely sophisticated attacks.” Tracked as CVE-2025-31200 (CoreAudio) and CVE-2025-31201 (RPAC), the vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild to carry out code execution and memory corruption attacks, respectively. “Apple is aware…
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Incomplete patching leaves Nvidia, Docker exposed to DOS attacks
A critical race condition bug affecting the Nvidia Container Toolkit, which received a fix in September, might still be open to attacks owing to incomplete patching. Tracked as CVE-2024-0132, the flaw is a critical – CVSS 9 out of 10 – Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability that could allow a specifically crafted container image to gain…
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Hackers attempted to steal AWS credentials using SSRF flaws within hosted sites
In a new campaign, threat actors have been trying to access EC2 Instance Metadata, which consists of sensitive virtual server information like IP address, instance ID, and security credentials by exploiting server-side request forgery (SSRF) bugs in websites hosted on AWS. According to observations made by F5 Labs, threat actors exploited Instance Metadata Service version…
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Whatsapp plugs bug allowing RCE with spoofed filenames
Meta is warning Whatsapp users of an issue affecting its Windows rollouts that could allow attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) on systems running the vulnerable releases. Tracked as CVE-2025-30401, the flaw potentially allows threat actors to trick users into running maliciously crafted files with misleading filename extensions. “Due to a failing in Whatsapp,…
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Ubuntu namespace vulnerability should be addressed quickly: Expert
Linux admins who have enabled the unprivileged user namespace restriction in their recent Ubuntu environments should take action to close three new vulnerabilities that allow a threat actor to bypass the supposed protection. This warning comes after researchers at Qualys found three different ways this hardening feature can, under certain circumstances, be bypassed. “It needs…
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VMware plugs a high-risk vulnerability affecting its Windows-based virtualization
Broadcom is warning customers of a high-severity, authentication bypass flaw, now fixed, affecting VMWare Tools for Windows. Tracked as CVE-2025-22230, the issue stems from improper access control and could allow privilege escalation on the affected system. “An authentication bypass vulnerability in VMware Tools for Windows was privately reported to VMware,” said Broadcom in a security…
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Critical RCE flaws put Kubernetes clusters at risk of takeover
The Kubernetes project has released patches for five vulnerabilities in a widely used popular component called the Ingress NGINX Controller that’s used to route external traffic to Kubernetes services. If exploited, the flaw could allow attackers to completely take over entire clusters. “Based on our analysis, about 43% of cloud environments are vulnerable to these…
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CISA marks NAKIVO’s critical backup vulnerability as actively exploited
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a patched, high-severity vulnerability affecting NAKIVO’s backup and replication software to its known exploited vulnerability (KEV) catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-48248, is a path traversal issue that received a high severity rating with CVSS 8.6 out of 10 and was marked “critical” by NAKIVO in…
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Critical vulnerabilities expose network security risks in Keysight’s infrastructure
Keysight Technologies’ Ixia Vision product family has been found to contain critical security vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to compromise affected devices. According to a newly issued alert from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), these flaws expose the devices to risks such as remote code execution, unauthorized file downloads, and system crashes,…
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Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls remain prone to RCE attack amid active exploits
Businesses around the globe have over 12,000 vulnerable instances of the GFI KerioControl application — a unified threat management (UTM) firewall software designed for small and mid-sized enterprises. The unpatched instances remained high weeks after the patches were issued for a critical RCE bug. Tracked as CVE-2024-52875, the vulnerability is an improper input sanitization error…
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Apple issues emergency patches to contain an ‘extremely sophisticated attack’ on targeted individuals
Apple has rolled out emergency security patches after discovering that an “extremely sophisticated attack” exploited a flaw in its USB Restricted Mode, potentially targeting specific individuals. The company released updates for iOS and iPadOS to fix the vulnerability, which could allow attackers with physical access to disable security protections on locked devices. “A physical attack…
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Hackers breach Microsoft IIS services using Cityworks RCE bug
Hackers are exploiting a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Cityworks deployments — a GIS-centric asset and work order management software — to execute codes on a customers’ Microsoft web servers. In a coordinated advisory with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cityworks’ developer Trimble said that the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0994…
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Cisco’s ISE bugs could allow root-level command execution
Cisco is warning enterprise admins of two critical flaws within its identity and management (IAM) solution, Identity Services Engine (ISE), that could allow attackers to obtain unauthorized privileges and run arbitrary commands on affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2025-20124 and CVE-2025-20125, the flaws have received a critical severity rating of CVSS 9.9 and 9.1 out of…
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AMD patches microcode security holes after accidental early disclosure
AMD on Monday issued two patches for severe microcode security flaws, defects that AMD said “could lead to the loss of Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) protection.” The bugs were inadvertently revealed by a partner last week. The most dangerous time for this kind of security hole is right after it is disclosed and before patches…
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VMware offers fixes to severe vulnerabilities in VMware Aria
VMware has fixed multiple high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its cloud management platform (CMP), VMware Aria, which could allow attackers to steal sensitive credentials from the virtualization giant’s IT management and logging solutions. Parent company Broadcom, in an advisory issued on Thursday, revealed that two out of five recently disclosed vulnerabilities are “high severity” information disclosure flaws…
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Poor patching regime is opening businesses to serious problems
Vulnerability remediation is taking a severe hit as security teams are faced with fatigue from a growing number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities. According to an analysis by S&P Global Ratings, a joint division of S&P Global and the cyber risk analytics company Guidewire, almost three-quarters of organizations are either occasionally or infrequently remediating the vulnerabilities…
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Open source vulnerability scanner found with a serious vulnerability in its own code
A widely popular open-source tool, Nuclei, used for scanning vulnerabilities and weaknesses in websites, cloud applications, and networks is found to have a high-severity flaw that could potentially allow attackers to execute malicious codes on local systems. The flaw tracked as CVE-2024-43405 is assigned a CVSS score of 7.4 out of 10 and is said…
