Tag: authentication
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U.S. CISA adds Splunk Enterprise flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and urges agencies to fix it by Sunday
Tags: authentication, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, service, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Splunk Enterprise flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Splunk Enterprise flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20253 (CVSS score of 9.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw CVE-2026-20253 is an improper authentication vulnerability in the PostgreSQL sidecar service of…
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Node.js Releases Security Updates for 12 Vulnerabilities, Two Rated High Severity
Node.js has announced critical security updates that address 12 vulnerabilities across its supported release lines. Among these, two high-severity flaws could lead to denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and authentication bypass. These updates, released on June 18, 2026, affect Node.js versions 22.x, 24.x, and 26.x. The patched versions are now available as v22.23.0, v24.17.0, and v26.3.1. Node.js…
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F5 Patches Critical NGINX Vulnerabilities Enabling Unauthenticated Code Execution
F5 released emergency updates for critical NGINX flaws (CVE-2026-42530, CVE-2026-42055) that could enable unauthenticated code execution. F5 has issued out-of-band patches for multiple NGINX vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws, respectively tracked as CVE-2026-42530 and CVE-2026-42055 (CVSS 9.2). The bugs affect HTTP modules and can be exploited remotely without authentication to trigger memory corruption, potentially causing…
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Rekord-Datenleck: 24 Milliarden Zugangsdaten offen im Netz
Ein ungeschützter Server enthielt 24 Milliarden Zugangsdaten im Klartext. Laut Cybernews sind Milliarden Konten ohne Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung bedroht. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/rekord-datenleck-24-milliarden
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Hackers Exploit WordPress SMTP Plugin With 100,000+ Installs to Steal Sensitive Data
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in the widely used Gravity SMTP WordPress plugin to extract sensitive configuration data, including API keys and authentication tokens. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-4020 with a CVSS score of 5.3, affects all versions up to and including 2.1.4 and exposes more than 100,000 websites to potential…
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Modified OpenSSH Binaries Let Velvet Ant Steal Passwords, Log Commands, and Hide Activity
A long-running, stealthy campaign attributed to the China-nexus actor tracked as Velvet Ant has been found to include deeply engineered backdoors in the authentication stack: modified OpenSSH binaries and tampered PAM modules that exfiltrate credentials, record every executed command, and conceal attacker activity. The discovery, part of Sygnia’s Operation Highland investigation, reveals nearly a decade…
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The Top 10 Attack Surface Exposures in 2026
Breaches don’t always start with a zero-day. An exposed admin panel can get brute-forced, or credentials reused from a previous attack. But when a vulnerability does drop, like MongoBleed earlier this year, which let attackers pull credentials and session tokens from server memory without authentication, anything internet-facing is immediately at risk.With time-to-exploit now down to…
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The Top 10 Attack Surface Exposures in 2026
Breaches don’t always start with a zero-day. An exposed admin panel can get brute-forced, or credentials reused from a previous attack. But when a vulnerability does drop, like MongoBleed earlier this year, which let attackers pull credentials and session tokens from server memory without authentication, anything internet-facing is immediately at risk.With time-to-exploit now down to…
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CISA Issues Alert on Oracle PeopleSoft Vulnerability Exploited by Ransomware Groups
Tags: authentication, cisa, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, oracle, ransomware, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, identified as CVE-2026-35273. This vulnerability, categorized as CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of vulnerable PeopleSoft environments. According to CISA, this flaw…
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CISA Issues Alert on Oracle PeopleSoft Vulnerability Exploited by Ransomware Groups
Tags: authentication, cisa, control, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, infrastructure, oracle, ransomware, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent alert regarding the active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, identified as CVE-2026-35273. This vulnerability, categorized as CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function), allows unauthenticated attackers to gain full control of vulnerable PeopleSoft environments. According to CISA, this flaw…
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Critical LiteLLM Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass via Host Header Injection
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, cve, cyber, flaw, framework, github, injection, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-49468 has been disclosed in the LiteLLM framework, exposing deployments to authentication bypass attacks via Host header injection. The issue, published in the GitHub Advisory Database and classified under GHSA-4xpc-pv4p-pm3w, affects all LiteLLM versions before 1.84.0 and has been assigned a critical severity rating due to its potential impact…
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Critical LiteLLM Flaw Allows Authentication Bypass via Host Header Injection
Tags: advisory, attack, authentication, cve, cyber, flaw, framework, github, injection, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-49468 has been disclosed in the LiteLLM framework, exposing deployments to authentication bypass attacks via Host header injection. The issue, published in the GitHub Advisory Database and classified under GHSA-4xpc-pv4p-pm3w, affects all LiteLLM versions before 1.84.0 and has been assigned a critical severity rating due to its potential impact…
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CVE-2026-20253: Splunk Enterprise Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/cve-2026-20253-splunk-enterprise-pre-authentication-remote-code-execution
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Ghostwriter APT Uses Fake Gmail Login Panels to Steal Passwords and 2FA Codes
Ghostwriter (UNC1151) has escalated its long-standing phishing operations by deploying convincing fake Gmail login panels that harvest both passwords and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, CERT Polska reports. The group historically focused on Polish email providers such as Onet, Wirtualna Polska and Interia shifted in March 2026 to high-volume Gmail-targeted campaigns. Attackers send professionally worded Polish-language…
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Hackers Abuse Microsoft OAuth Device Code Flow to Take Over Microsoft 365 Accounts
An active campaign in which attackers are abusing Microsoft’s OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant (device code) flow to take over Microsoft 365 accounts. Rather than capturing credentials with a fake login page, the threat actors persuade victims to complete a genuine Microsoft authentication process that, unbeknownst to them, authorizes an attacker-controlled “device.” The result: fully…
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NewCore Launches With $66M to Rebuild Identity for AI Agents
Startup Targets Incumbents Doing Directories, Authentication, Federation and SSO. NewCore, founded by Dome9 creator Zohar Alon, emerged from stealth with $66 million to build security-first identity infrastructure designed to manage the explosion of autonomous AI agents, machine identities and cryptographic credentials expected across modern enterprises. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/newcore-launches-66m-to-rebuild-identity-for-ai-agents-a-31974
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SimpleHelp bug lets hackers create rogue remote support accounts
A vulnerability in the SimpleHelp remote management software allows unauthenticated attackers to create privileged technician accounts on servers using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/simplehelp-bug-lets-hackers-create-rogue-remote-support-accounts/
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SimpleHelp bug lets hackers create rogue remote support accounts
A vulnerability in the SimpleHelp remote management software allows unauthenticated attackers to create privileged technician accounts on servers using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/simplehelp-bug-lets-hackers-create-rogue-remote-support-accounts/
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Cyberattack on Russian tech firm Astral disrupts business, government services for week
According to customer complaints, the disruption affected a range of services used by businesses, leading to interruptions in cash register operations, difficulties selling certain regulated goods, loss of access to customer portals and corporate email and problems with electronic human resources document management systems and authentication using digital certificates. First seen on therecord.media Jump to…
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China-linked spies backdoored authentication stack to stay hidden for years
A China-linked cyber espionage group known as Velvet Ant spent nearly a decade inside the internal network of an unnamed organization without being detected, according to the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/15/velvet-ant-backdoored-authentication-persistence/
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KI-Sicherheit im Unternehmen: Warum LLMs, KI-Pipelines und Agenten neue Schutzmechanismen brauchen
In vielen Unternehmen läuft generative KI inzwischen im Hintergrund mit, als Chatbot, als Wissensassistent, im Code-Editor und immer öfter als Agent, der eigenständig Systeme anspricht und Daten abruft. Mit jeder dieser Integrationen wächst eine Angriffsfläche, die vorhandene Sicherheitswerkzeuge allein nicht ausreichend abdecken. Firewall, Authentifizierung und Eingabefilter bleiben notwendig, für LLM-, RAG- und agentenbasierte […] First…
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Payroll Pirate Campaign Uses AiTM Session Hijacking to Bypass MFA and Redirect Salaries
A financially motivated campaign dubbed >>Payroll Pirate<< has emerged using advanced phishing and adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) session hijacking to bypass multifactor authentication (MFA) and reroute payroll disbursements. This operation targets payroll and HR portals at mid-market and enterprise organizations, chaining credential theft, real-time session interception, and subtle profile changes to siphon funds without triggering conventional alarms.…
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Velvet Ant Hackers Backdoor OpenSSH and PAM to Spy on Critical Infrastructure Network
Tags: access, authentication, backdoor, china, cyber, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, network, spyA long-running, highly disciplined intrusion attributed to the China-nexus actor known as Velvet Ant has been revealed as a near-decade campaign of silent access that culminated in the replacement of core authentication components OpenSSH binaries and PAM modules across a segregated critical-infrastructure network. The intrusion chain began with compromises of internet-facing systems where the operator…
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Palo Alto Warns GlobalProtect VPN Flaw Is Being Actively Exploited
Palo Alto Networks has issued an urgent warning after confirming active exploitation of a GlobalProtect VPN vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, impacting PAN-OS deployments with specific configurations. The flaw, which affects the GlobalProtect portal and gateway components, enables an authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated attackers to establish VPN sessions and potentially gain access to internal enterprise…