Tag: cve
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Hackers target governments and MSPs via critical cPanel flaw CVE-2026-41940
Attackers exploit a critical cPanel flaw to target government and MSP networks across Southeast Asia and several countries, including the U.S. and Canada. A threat actor is exploiting critical cPanel vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 to target government and military organizations in Southeast Asia, along with MSPs and hosting providers in countries like the Philippines, Laos, Canada, South…
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in Linux Kernel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in Linux Kernel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in the Linux Kernel, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Recently, Xint Code researchers warned of a serious Linux…
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CISA Flags Linux Kernel Vulnerability as Threat Actors Launch Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, threat, update, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially added a high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Tracked as CVE-2026-31431, this flaw is currently being exploited in the wild by threat actors. This active exploitation has prompted urgent patching mandates for federal agencies and strong recommendations for private organizations worldwide.…
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cPanel Vulnerability Exploited to Compromise Government and Military Servers
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel and Web Host Manager, officially tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being exploited by unidentified threat actors. Security researchers at Ctrl-Alt-Intel recently uncovered an alarming campaign leveraging this vulnerability to compromise government and military organizations across Southeast Asia. The attackers managed to weaponize publicly available exploit code just days…
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FreeBSD Systems at Risk From DHCP Client RCE Vulnerability
The FreeBSD Project has issued a critical security advisory (FreeBSD-SA-26:12.dhclient) to address a severe Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in its default IPv4 DHCP client. Tracked as CVE-2026-42511, this flaw allows local network attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Discovered by Joshua Rogers of the AISLE Research Team, the vulnerability affects all supported…
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EUVD-2026-22643 / CVE-2026-33825 – Sicherheitslücke in Microsoft Defender wird aktiv ausgenutzt
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/microsoft-defender-lpe-cve-2026-33825-entra-id-ssrf-cve-2026-35431-a-33bdc775a7c3a02bc92508053041b47a/
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U.S. CISA adds a flaw in WebPros cPanel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, control, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in WebPros cPanel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. cPanel is a widely used web hosting control panel that lets…
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Windows shell spoofing vulnerability puts sensitive data at risk
A difficult balance: Erik Avakian, technical counselor at Info-Tech Research Group, noted that when it set the patching deadline, CISA had been operating within the guidelines laid down in Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01, which requires US federal agencies to patch vulnerabilities within the timelines outlined under the policy, which range from 14 to 21…
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Dangerous New Linux Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access to Countless Computers
The exploit, dubbed CopyFail and tracked as CVE-2026-31431, allows hackers to take over PCs and data center servers. The Linux vulnerabilities have been patched”, but many machines remain at risk. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/dangerous-new-linux-exploit-gives-attackers-root-access-to-countless-computers/
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Critrical cPanel flaw mass-exploited in “Sorry” ransomware attacks
A new disclosed cPanel flaw tracked as CVE-2026-41940 is being mass-exploited to breach websites and encrypt data in “Sorry” ransomware attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critrical-cpanel-flaw-mass-exploited-in-sorry-ransomware-attacks/
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cPanelSniper PoC Exploit Disclosed as 44,000 Servers Reportedly Compromised
A critical zero-day vulnerability in cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) is under massive active exploitation following the public release of a sophisticated proof-of-concept exploit. Tracked as CVE-2026-41940, this flaw has already compromised tens of thousands of servers worldwide. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-41940, is a severe authentication bypass flaw affecting cPanel and WHM. It carries…
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added a recently disclosed security flaw impacting various Linux distributions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8), is a case of local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an…
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Federal agencies must patch cPanel bug by Sunday, CISA says
Incident responders at Rapid7 said successful exploitation of CVE-2026-41940 “grants an attacker control over the cPanel host system, its configurations and databases, and websites it manages.” First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-orders-federal-agencies-to-patch-cpanel-bug
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Vulnerability remediation: Match CVEs to asset owners in seconds with Tenable Hexa AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, group, identity, Internet, login, nist, okta, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementDetecting a vulnerability is easy. Finding the person responsible for fixing it is where remediation programs often break down. See how Tenable Hexa AI uses MCP to connect your exposure data to your identity provider, automating the hunt for asset owners in seconds. Key takeaways The accountability gap is the real bottleneck. Finding a vulnerability…
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Copy Fail: New Linux bug enables Root via page”‘cache corruption
Linux flaw CVE”‘2026″‘31431, ‘Copy Fail,’ lets any local user write four bytes into page cache files, enabling easy escalation to root on major distros. Xint Code researchers warn of a serious Linux flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), dubbed Copy Fail. It lets any local, unprivileged user write four controlled bytes into the…
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Copy Fail: New Linux bug enables Root via page”‘cache corruption
Linux flaw CVE”‘2026″‘31431, ‘Copy Fail,’ lets any local user write four bytes into page cache files, enabling easy escalation to root on major distros. Xint Code researchers warn of a serious Linux flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), dubbed Copy Fail. It lets any local, unprivileged user write four controlled bytes into the…
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CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail): Linux Kernel LPE
New Linux ‘copy_fail’ LPE gives root on all major distros. Mitigate before patching. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-linux-kernel-lpe/
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CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail): Linux Kernel LPE
New Linux ‘copy_fail’ LPE gives root on all major distros. Mitigate before patching. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-linux-kernel-lpe/
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Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): Frequently asked questions about Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability
Tags: access, ai, attack, browser, cisa, cloud, container, crypto, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, mitigation, ransomware, risk, tool, update, vulnerabilityA flaw in the Linux kernel present since 2017 allows a local user to gain root access on virtually every major Linux distribution. A public exploit is available and reported to work reliably. Key Takeaways CVE-2026-31431 is a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel reportedly affecting virtually every major distribution released…
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Linux Kernel Flaw ‘Copy Fail’ Exposes Widespread Privilege Escalation Risk
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability is exposing a pathway for unprivileged users to gain full admin control on a wide range of systems. The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-31431 and dubbed Copy Fail, affects nearly all major Linux distros released over the past eight years. The issue stems from a logic error in the kernel’s..…
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Critical cPanel and WHM bug exploited as a zero-day, PoC now available
The critical CVE-2026-41940 authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared is being actively exploited in the wild and has been leveraged in attempts since late February. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-cpanel-and-whm-bug-exploited-as-a-zero-day-poc-now-available/
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PoC Disclosed for Critical Root ASUSTOR ADM RCE Flaw
A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6644, has been uncovered in ASUSTOR’s ADM (ASUSTOR Data Master) operating system. Specifically, the flaw exists within the PPTP VPN Client feature. Carrying a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.4, this OS command injection vulnerability allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. ASUSTOR has since addressed the…
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Attackers Exploit cPanel Authentication Bypass 0-Day After PoC Release
A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being actively exploited across the web hosting industry. This CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass cPanel and WHM login mechanisms, granting them full administrative control over servers. The vulnerability stems from a Carriage Return Line Feed (CRLF) injection flaw within the application’s session…
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Attackers Exploit cPanel Authentication Bypass 0-Day After PoC Release
A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being actively exploited across the web hosting industry. This CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass cPanel and WHM login mechanisms, granting them full administrative control over servers. The vulnerability stems from a Carriage Return Line Feed (CRLF) injection flaw within the application’s session…
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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root.The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and Theori.”An unprivileged local user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable…
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ProFTPD SQL Injection Flaw Opens Door To Remote Code Execution Attacks
A newly disclosed flaw in ProFTPD is drawing urgent attention because it can let attackers move from a simple SQL injection bug to authentication bypass, privilege escalation, and in some environments even remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2026-42167, the issue was found in ProFTPD’s mod_sql extension by ZeroPath Research, and MITRE assigned it a CVSS…
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EUVD-2026-24742 / CVE-2026-41651 – Telekom entdeckt 12 Jahre alte Linux-Root-Schwachstelle
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/pack2theroot-root-exploit-packagekit-cve-2026-41651-a-fe528109a86253ae2b0a7c51fe970808/