Tag: authentication
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GitLab warns of high-severity 2FA bypass, denial-of-service flaws
GitLab has patched a high-severity two-factor authentication bypass impacting community and enterprise editions of its software development platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-high-severity-2fa-bypass-denial-of-service-flaws/
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GitLab Security Flaws Could Allow Two-Factor Authentication Bypass and DoS
GitLab has released critical security patches addressing multiple vulnerabilities affecting both Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE). Versions 18.8.2, 18.7.2, and 18.6.4 are now available to fix flaws that enable two-factor authentication bypass and denial-of-service attacks. GitLab strongly recommends that all self-managed installations upgrade immediately, while GitLab.com has already deployed the patches. Critical Authentication…
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GNU InetUtils Vulnerability Exploited via “-f root” to Achieve Full System Control
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in GNU InetUtils’ telnetd server allows remote attackers to gain root access without credentials by exploiting improper parameter sanitization. GNU InetUtils versions 1.9.3 through 2.7 contain a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in the telnetd server that enables unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve full system compromise. The flaw stems from insufficient…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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Bearer Tokens Explained: Complete Guide to Bearer Token Authentication Security
Learn how bearer tokens work in OAuth 2.0 and CIAM. A complete guide for CTOs on bearer token authentication, security risks, and best practices. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/bearer-tokens-explained-complete-guide-to-bearer-token-authentication-security/
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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For cyber risk assessments, frequency is essential
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, GDPR, infrastructure, mitigation, network, password, radius, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityIdentifying vulnerabilities: A cyber risk assessment helps to identify security gaps in a company’s IT infrastructure, networks, and systems. This provides the opportunity to eliminate these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by cybercriminals.Prioritize risk management measures: Not every system is critical, and not all of a company’s data is equally important. The results of the risk…
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Flaws in Chainlit AI dev framework expose servers to compromise
/proc/self/environ file is used to store environment variables, and these can contain API keys, credentials, internal file paths, database paths, tokens for AWS and other cloud services, and even CHAINLIT_AUTH_SECRET, a secret that’s used to sign authentication tokens when authentication is enabled.On top of that, if LangChain is used as the orchestration layer behind Chainlit…
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Fünf Chrome-Erweiterungen, die Unternehmenssitzungen kapern
Forscher haben fünf bösartige Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt.Forscher des Security-Anbieters Socket haben eine koordinierte Kampagne entdeckt, die auf bösartigen Chrome-Add-ons basiert. Die Angreifer haben die Abwehrmechanismen des Chrome Web Stores umgangen und Erweiterungen als Produktivitätswerkzeuge beworben.’Die Erweiterungen arbeiten zusammen, um Authentifizierungs-Token zu stehlen, Incident-Response-Funktionen zu blockieren und durch Session-Hijacking die vollständige Übernahme von Konten zu ermöglichen”, erklären…
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Fünf Chrome-Erweiterungen, die Unternehmenssitzungen kapern
Forscher haben fünf bösartige Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt.Forscher des Security-Anbieters Socket haben eine koordinierte Kampagne entdeckt, die auf bösartigen Chrome-Add-ons basiert. Die Angreifer haben die Abwehrmechanismen des Chrome Web Stores umgangen und Erweiterungen als Produktivitätswerkzeuge beworben.’Die Erweiterungen arbeiten zusammen, um Authentifizierungs-Token zu stehlen, Incident-Response-Funktionen zu blockieren und durch Session-Hijacking die vollständige Übernahme von Konten zu ermöglichen”, erklären…
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Apache Airflow Flaws Expose Sensitive Workflow Data to Potential Attackers
Apache Airflow has patched two separate credential-exposure vulnerabilities in versions before 3.1.6. The flaws could allow attackers to extract sensitive authentication data embedded in proxy configurations and templated workflow fields through log files and the web UI, potentially compromising networkinfrastructureand sensitive data pipelines. The first vulnerability affects Apache Airflow versions before 3.1.6 and stems from…
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WPair Scanner Released to Detect WhisperPair Flaw in Google’s Fast Pair Protocol
An open-source Android application designed to identify and test devices vulnerable to CVE-2025-36911, a critical authentication bypass flaw in Google’s Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol. The vulnerability, commonly referred to as WhisperPair, affects millions of Bluetooth audio devices worldwide, enabling unauthorised pairing and potentially granting access to microphoneswithout user consent. CVE-2025-36911 represents a significant cryptographic weakness…
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TP-Link Router Flaw Enables Authentication Bypass Through Password Recovery Mechanism
TP-Link hasdiscloseda high-severity authenticationbypass vulnerabilityaffecting its VIGI security camera lineup, allowing attackers on local networks to reset administrator passwords without verification. The flaw lies in the password recovery feature of the local web interface, which is exploited via client-side state manipulation. The vulnerability (CVE-2026-0629) enables threat actors positioned on the samelocal area network(LAN) to gain…
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Kritische Sicherheitslücke – Angriffe auf IBM API Connect ohne Authentifizierung möglich
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/softwarefehler-api-connect-ibm-a-649c1fa70812396057030720140e574b/
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This Intune update isn’t optional, it’s a kill switch for outdated apps
Tags: access, android, authentication, business, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, infrastructure, malware, microsoft, mitigation, password, phone, risk, service, switch, threat, tool, updateiOS line-of-business (LOB) and custom iOS apps using the Intune App SDK must update to SDK version 20.8.0 or later for apps compiled with Xcode 16, and to 21.1.0 or later for apps compiled with Xcode 26.Apps using the wrapper must update to the new version of the Intune App Wrapping Tool for iOS: version…
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Top 10 HIPAA Compliance Software Solutions
Key Takeaways Healthcare breaches have cost an eye”‘watering $7.42 million per incident in 2025, and it’s not surprising that regulators are dialing up new requirements like multi”‘factor authentication, encryption for all ePHI, and yearly audits. Small practices may be able to get by with basic tools, but larger organizations need more robust systems. The best……
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Mandiant pushes organizations to dump insecure NTLMv1 by releasing a way to crack it
Tags: attack, authentication, computer, credentials, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, email, encryption, group, Hardware, international, mandiant, microsoft, network, ntlm, phishing, risk, service, supply-chain, theft, threat, vulnerability, windowspass-the-hash. The benefit is time and money saved: Mandiant reckons its rainbow table allows the recovery of an NTLMv1 key in 12 hours using a computer costing $600, rather than relying on third party services or expensive hardware to brute-force the keys.None of this makes NTLMv1 less secure or easier to target than it already…
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Windows SMB Client Vulnerability Exposes Organizations to Full Active Directory Compromise
A severe vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB) client authentication hasemergedas a critical threat to Active Directory environments. CVE-2025-33073, a logical flaw in NTLM reflection handling, enables authenticated attackers to escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges and compromise domain controllers, potentially allowing them to take over entire Active Directory forests. Field Value CVE ID CVE-2025-33073 Vulnerability…
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Five Chrome extensions caught hijacking enterprise sessions
Blocking defenses and hijacking sessions: The campaign went beyond stealing credentials. Two of the extensions, Tool Access 11 and Data By Cloud 2, incorporated DOM manipulation routines that actively blocked access to security and administrative pages within the targeted platforms. This prevented the enterprise admins from reaching screens to change passwords, view sign-on history, or…
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Mandiant Publishes Rainbow Tables That Crack NTLMv1 Admin Passwords
Mandiant haspublicly releasedcomprehensive rainbow tables designed to crack Net-NTLMv1 authentication hashes, addressing a critical security gap that has persisted for over two decades, despite the protocol being deprecated and widely recognized as fundamentally insecure. The decision to release these tables underscores the urgency of migrating away from this outdated authentication mechanism, whichremainsprevalent in active environments…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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ServiceNow BodySnatcher flaw highlights risks of rushed AI integrations
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, control, credentials, email, flaw, mfa, password, risk, update, vulnerabilityEnter agent-to-agent interactions and execution: The platform was later extended further to support external AI agents talking to internal ServiceNow AI agents that could execute tasks. To enable this, the company created a special protocol and a separate REST API that requires authentication.However, this new API is apparently just another layer on top of the…
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Understanding CIAM: Essential Information You Need to Know
Learn the essentials of CIAM for modern software development. Explore passwordless authentication, mfa, and how to scale user management securely. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/understanding-ciam-essential-information-you-need-to-know/
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New “BodySnatcher” Flaw Allows Full ServiceNow User Impersonation
Security researcher has disclosed a critical vulnerability in ServiceNow’s Virtual Agent API and Now Assist AI Agents application, tracked as CVE-2025-12420. Dubbed >>BodySnatcher,<< this flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any ServiceNow user using only their email address, bypassing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on controls to execute privileged AI workflows and create backdoor administrator accounts.…
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Microsoft January 2026 Security Update Triggers Credential Prompt Failures in Remote Desktop
Microsoft’s January 2026 security update has disrupted enterpriseRemote Desktopinfrastructure, triggering widespread credential prompt failures that prevent users from accessingAzure Virtual Desktopand Windows 365 environments. The problematic patch KB5074109, released January 13, 2026, introduced an authentication regression affecting Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 running builds 26100.7623 and 26200.7623. The issue manifests as immediate sign-in failures when…
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Microsoft January 2026 Security Update Triggers Credential Prompt Failures in Remote Desktop
Microsoft’s January 2026 security update has disrupted enterpriseRemote Desktopinfrastructure, triggering widespread credential prompt failures that prevent users from accessingAzure Virtual Desktopand Windows 365 environments. The problematic patch KB5074109, released January 13, 2026, introduced an authentication regression affecting Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2 running builds 26100.7623 and 26200.7623. The issue manifests as immediate sign-in failures when…
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New Kerberos Relay Technique Exploits DNS CNAMEs to Bypass Existing Defenses
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, cve, cyber, defense, dns, exploit, flaw, ntlm, service, threat, vulnerability, windowsA critical vulnerability in Windows Kerberos authentication that enables attackers to conduct credential-relay attacks by exploiting DNS CNAME records. Tracked as CVE-2026-20929, this flaw allows threat actors to force victims into requesting Kerberos service tickets for attacker-controlled systems, facilitating lateral movement and privilege escalation even when NTLM authentication is entirely disabled. CVE ID Vulnerability Name…
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Credential-stealing Chrome extensions target enterprise HR platforms
Malicious Chrome extensions on the Chrome Web Store masquerading as productivity and security tools for enterprise HR and ERP platforms were discovered stealing authentication credentials or blocking management pages used to respond to security incidents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/credential-stealing-chrome-extensions-target-enterprise-hr-platforms/
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Azure Identity Token Flaw Exposes Windows Admin Center to Tenant-Wide Breaches
Cymulate Research Labs discovered a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Admin Centre’s Azure AD Single Sign-On implementation that enables attackers with local administrator access on a single machine to compromise any other Windows Admin Center-managed system within the same Azure tenant. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20965, stems from improper validation of Proof-of-Possession (PoP) tokens…