Tag: access
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CISA Adds Cisco SD-WAN CVE-2026-20182 to KEV After Admin Access Exploits
The U.S.Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a newly disclosed vulnerability impacting Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to remediate the issue by May 17, 2026.The vulnerability is a critical authentication bypass tracked as CVE-2026-20182. It’s First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Go-Ahead for AI Chip Sales to 10 Chinese Firms Raise Alarms
Reports: Trump Administration Approval of Nvidia H200 Sales Poses Frontier AI Risks. Trump administration discussions on AI governance with China are colliding with reports that Washington may permit expanded Nvidia H200 chip sales to Chinese firms, fueling concerns that U.S. technology access could accelerate Beijing’s frontier AI and military-linked ambitions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Akamai to Buy LayerX for $205M to Expand AI Browser Security
Akamai Says Startup LayerX’s Browser Telemetry Will Strengthen Access Decisions. Akamai said its proposed $205 million acquisition of LayerX will add enterprise browser security and AI usage controls to its zero trust portfolio as enterprises grapple with generative AI data exposure, autonomous AI agents and growing demand for browser-level visibility. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-auth-bypass-flaw-in-burst-statistics-wordpress-plugin/
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Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-auth-bypass-flaw-in-burst-statistics-wordpress-plugin/
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Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-auth-bypass-flaw-in-burst-statistics-wordpress-plugin/
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Meet Fragnesia, the third Linux kernel vulnerability in a month
Tags: access, control, exploit, framework, least-privilege, linux, mfa, mitigation, monitoring, password, service, switch, update, vulnerabilityCSO. “It is bypassing traditional filesystem permissions that are present and enforced (for example, ‘file is owned by root’, or ‘file is read-only’) to allow manipulation without touching the disk.”Similar to Dirty Frag, Fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) is a local privilege escalation hole that exploits a vulnerability in the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem to achieve a memory write…
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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Auth Bypass Actively Exploited to Gain Admin Access
Cisco has released updates to address a maximum-severity authentication bypass flaw in Catalyst SD-WAN Controller that it said has been exploited in limited attacks.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, carries a CVSS score of 10.0.”A vulnerability in the peering authentication in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller, formerly SD-WAN vSmart, and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, formerly First seen…
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Linux Kernel bug Fragnesia allows local root access attacks
Fragnesia, a new Linux kernel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-46300, could let local attackers gain root access through page cache corruption. Researchers disclosed a new Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability named Fragnesia, tracked as CVE-2026-46300 (CVSS score of 7.8). The flaw affects the XFRM ESP-in-TCP subsystem and could allow local attackers to gain full root access…
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Broadcom releases VMware Fusion security update for root access bug
Broadcom patched a high-severity VMware Fusion flaw, CVE-2026-41702, that could let local attackers gain root privileges. Broadcom released a security update for VMware Fusion to address a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41702, that could allow local attackers to escalate privileges to root on affected systems. The flaw is a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) vulnerability affecting operations…
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King’s Speech paves the way for digital ID
The speech outlined plans for a Digital Access to Services Bill, establishing a legal framework for the use of digital identity, which has received mixed responses First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643097/Kings-Speech-paves-the-way-for-digital-ID
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New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access
New Fragnesia kernel flaw lets unprivileged local users escalate to root on Linux systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fragnesia-linux-kernel-lpe-root/
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New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access
New Fragnesia kernel flaw lets unprivileged local users escalate to root on Linux systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fragnesia-linux-kernel-lpe-root/
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New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access
New Fragnesia kernel flaw lets unprivileged local users escalate to root on Linux systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fragnesia-linux-kernel-lpe-root/
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New Fragnesia Flaw Hands Linux Local Users Root Access
New Fragnesia kernel flaw lets unprivileged local users escalate to root on Linux systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fragnesia-linux-kernel-lpe-root/
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Chinese APT Exploits Microsoft Exchange to Breach Energy Sector Network
Chinese state-aligned hackers compromised a Microsoft Exchange server at a major energy firm. They repeatedly reused that same entry point to run a months”‘long espionage operation, deploying the Deed RAT and Terndoor backdoors to maintain deep access across the network. The activity is attributed with moderate”‘to”‘high confidence to FamousSparrow, a China”‘aligned APT cluster that overlaps…
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New Malware Framework Enables Screen Control and UAC Bypass
A sophisticated malware framework capable of screen control, browser artifact access, and User Account Control (UAC) bypass, highlighting how attackers are increasingly adapting open-source tools for real-world intrusions. The attack chain revealed a carefully staged operation designed to blend into normal enterprise traffic. Investigators observed suspicious infrastructure activity, host-level artifacts, and command-and-control (C2) communication patterns…
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PraisonAI vulnerability gets scanned within 4 hours of disclosure
Tags: access, api, authentication, data-breach, detection, mitigation, monitoring, network, vulnerabilityMitigations and recommendations: Sysdig urged organizations to immediately upgrade to PraisonAI version 4.6.34 or later, which removes the vulnerable legacy API behavior and introduces stronger authentication protections.The researchers also recommended discontinuing use of the legacy “api_server.py” entrypoint entirely, noting that exposed instances running older configurations remain vulnerable to unauthenticated access attempts.To support detection efforts, defenders…
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Your iPhone Gets Stolen. Then the Hacking Begins
A bustling underground ecosystem is providing criminals with the tools to unlock iPhones”, and wage phishing attacks against their contacts to access bank accounts and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/your-iphone-gets-stolen-then-the-hacking-begins/
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Amazon Quick Security Flaw Allowed Restricted Users to Access AI Chat Agents
A newly disclosed security flaw in Amazon’s AI-powered business intelligence platform has revealed how restricted users could quietly bypass controls and interact with AI chat agents, despite explicit administrative denial. The issue, discovered by Fog Security researcher Jason Kao, exposes a critical gap between user interface restrictions and backend enforcement in modern AI-integrated cloud services.…
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Hackers Hijack HWMonitor to Sideload Malicious DLL
Hackers are once again exploiting user trust in legitimate software, this time abusing the popular CPUID HWMonitor utility to deliver a stealthy remote access trojan. The malicious archive mimics a legitimate installer, highlighting how trusted tools remain a powerful lure for initial access. The weaponized ZIP archive, distributed via a fake download link, contains the…
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New Fragnesia Linux Kernel LPE Grants Root Access via Page Cache Corruption
Details have emerged about a new variant of the recent Dirty Frag Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain root access, making it the third such bug to be identified in the kernel within a span of two weeks.Codenamed Fragnesia, the security vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-46300 (CVSS score: 7.8)…
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Gentlemen RaaS Exploits Fortinet and Cisco Edge Devices for Initial Access
The Gentlemen ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is turning exposed Fortinet and Cisco edge devices into a fast lane into enterprise networks and doing it at scale. What began as a rising RaaS brand in mid”‘2025 has, by early 2026, evolved into one of the most active programs on the underground, with hundreds of victims and a…
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Hackers accessed BWH Hotels reservation system for months
BWH Hotels says hackers accessed guest reservation data, including names and contacts, for over six months across multiple hotel brands. BWH Hotels disclosed a data breach, with threat actors having had access to guest reservation data for more than six months. The incident exposed names and contact details of an undisclosed number of guests. BWH…
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OpenAI Unlocks Cybersecurity Model for Europe
German Financial Regulator Warns Sector to Step Up Defenses. OpenAI is stepping up to do what arch-rival Anthropic still won’t. The AI firm will give European authorities and companies access to its new vulnerability-finding AI model, so they can beef up their cybersecurity. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/openai-unlocks-cybersecurity-model-for-europe-a-31664
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OpenAI introduces Daybreak cyber platform, takes on Anthropic Mythos
Tags: access, ai, cisco, crowdstrike, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, detection, fortinet, framework, government, malware, network, openai, oracle, penetration-testing, RedTeam, risk, software, strategy, technology, update, vulnerabilityOpenAI’s cybersecurity model stack: OpenAI is pursuing a scalable cyber defense platform strategy with Daybreak and is rolling out the initiative through three different model tiers: GPT-5.5 (default), GPT-5.5 with Trusted Access for Cyber, and GPT-5.5-Cyber.The standard GPT-5.5 model is positioned for general-purpose enterprise use cases, including developer assistance and knowledge work. GPT-5.5 with Trusted…
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Huntress and Acrisure Team Up to Offer Zero-Deductible Cyber Insurance for SMBs
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has joined forces with global fintech and insurance giant Acrisure to launch a new cyber insurance programme targeting small and mid-sized businesses, with no deductible for eligible applicants. The programme, announced today, gives qualifying Huntress customers and partners access to either Cyber or Tech Errors and Omissions (Tech E&O) insurance policies placed…
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Huntress and Acrisure Team Up to Offer Zero-Deductible Cyber Insurance for SMBs
Cybersecurity firm Huntress has joined forces with global fintech and insurance giant Acrisure to launch a new cyber insurance programme targeting small and mid-sized businesses, with no deductible for eligible applicants. The programme, announced today, gives qualifying Huntress customers and partners access to either Cyber or Tech Errors and Omissions (Tech E&O) insurance policies placed…