Tag: cvss
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Critical Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Allows Malicious Code to Run Remotely
Tags: cve, cvss, cyber, flaw, malicious, microsoft, office, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerabilityMicrosoft has disclosed a critical security flaw in its Microsoft Office suite, officially tracked as CVE-2026-26110. Released on March 10, 2026, this Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability poses a significant threat to organizations and individuals relying on the widely used productivity software. With a base CVSS score of 8.4, the flaw demands immediate attention from…
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March Patch Tuesday: Three high severity holes in Microsoft Office
aadsshlogin package. Systems with the extension already installed have packages.microsoft.com configured automatically, so no additional setup is required.”The cloud ecosystem doesn’t really handle patching well,” Reguly said. “It’s a relatively immature process, and the way that Microsoft handles these products really demonstrates that. The CVE impacting Azure Linux Virtual Machines (CVE-2026-23665) or the multiple CVEs…
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I replaced manual pen tests with automation. Here’s what I learned.
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, cvss, detection, exploit, infrastructure, intelligence, password, penetration-testing, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, siem, soc, tactics, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe remediation black hole: Perhaps most frustrating was what happened after we received findings. Our teams would work diligently to implement fixes, but we rarely had the budget or opportunity to bring testers back to validate remediation. We were left with uncertainty. This gap between identification and verification created a dangerous blind spot in our…
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Cisco Patches 48 Firewall Vulnerabilities with Two CVSS 10 Flaws
Cisco patches 48 vulnerabilities in Secure Firewall products, including two critical CVSS 10 flaws that could allow authentication bypass and remote code execution. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cisco-patches-firewall-vulnerabilities-cvss-10-flaws/
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Hikvision and Rockwell Automation CVSS 9.8 Flaws Added to CISA KEV Catalog
Tags: authentication, automation, cisa, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting Hikvision and Rockwell Automation products to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The critical-severity vulnerabilities are listed below -CVE-2017-7921 (CVSS score: 9.8) – An improper authentication vulnerability affecting First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2026/03/hikvision-and-rockwell-automation-cvss.html
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Cisco Drops 48 New Firewall Vulnerabilities, 2 Critical
Edge bugs are so fetch, and Cisco just dropped 50 new ones, including some heavy hitters with 10 out of 10 scores on the CVSS scale. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisco-48-firewall-vulnerabilities-2-critical
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
root access to the device.”And CVE-2026-20131 is described thusly: “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.”There are no workarounds for either…
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Cisco issues emergency patches for critical firewall vulnerabilities
root access to the device.”And CVE-2026-20131 is described thusly: “An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted serialized Java object to the web-based management interface of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device and elevate privileges to root.”There are no workarounds for either…
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Critical pac4j-jwt Authentication Bypass Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Impersonate Any User
A critical security flaw in the popular Java authentication library pac4j-jwt allows attackers to completely bypass authentication and impersonate any user, including administrators. Tracked as CVE-2026-29000, this vulnerability carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and requires nothing more than the server’s public RSA key to successfully exploit.”‹ Their automated tools and security engineers found…
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Cisco Secure Firewall Management Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
Cisco recently disclosed a critical security vulnerability affecting its Secure Firewall Management Centre (FMC) software. This severe flaw carries a maximum severity score of 10.0 and allows unauthenticated, remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. CVE ID CVSS Score Vulnerability Type CWE CVE-2026-20131 10.0 (Critical) Remote Code Execution CWE-502 The root cause of…
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14 old software bugs that took way too long to squash
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, communications, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, dns, dos, encryption, exploit, flaw, hacker, Hardware, infosec, infrastructure, Internet, kaspersky, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, nist, open-source, password, programming, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, stuxnet, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayAge: 30 yearsDate introduced: 1995Date fixed: February 2026Researchers unearthed a legacy flaw in the widely used libpng open-source library that had existed since the technology was first released more than 30 years ago.The heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-25646) meant that applications using the flawed software would crash when presented with a maliciously constructed PNG raster…
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14 old software bugs that took way too long to squash
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, bug-bounty, communications, computer, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, data, data-breach, dns, dos, encryption, exploit, flaw, hacker, Hardware, infosec, infrastructure, Internet, kaspersky, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, network, nist, open-source, password, programming, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, stuxnet, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayAge: 30 yearsDate introduced: 1995Date fixed: February 2026Researchers unearthed a legacy flaw in the widely used libpng open-source library that had existed since the technology was first released more than 30 years ago.The heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2026-25646) meant that applications using the flawed software would crash when presented with a maliciously constructed PNG raster…
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Cisco Secure Firewall Vulnerability Exposes Networks to Authentication Bypass Attacks
Cisco recently disclosed a critical vulnerability in its Secure Firewall Management Centre (FMC) Software that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain complete root access to affected devices. Holding a maximum severity CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw demands immediate attention from network administrators. Discovered during internal security testing by Cisco researcher Brandon Sakai, the vulnerability…
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CVSS-Score 10.0 – Hacker können WhatsApp-Sitzungen von Nanobot-Nutzern übernehmen
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/nanobot-whatsapp-bridge-cve-2026-2577-session-uebernahme-a-f21834258a7b68c129e5bd26382fe277/
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Russia-linked APT28 exploited MSHTML zero-day CVE-2026-21513 before patch
Russia-linked APT28 reportedly exploited MSHTML zero-day CVE-2026-21513 before Microsoft patched it, a high-severity bypass flaw. Akamai reports that Russia-linked APT28 may have exploited CVE-2026-21513 CVSS score of 8.8), a high-severity MSHTML vulnerability (CVSS 8.8), before Microsoft patched it in February 2026. The vulnerability is an Internet Explorer security control bypass that can lead to code…
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ProofConcept Released for Windows ALPC Privilege Escalation via Error Reporting
A critical local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-20817, has been publicly documented following the release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit. Discovered in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service, the flaw allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level access. Vulnerability Overview Feature Details CVE ID CVE-2026-20817″‹ Severity Score CVSS 7.8…
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Stored XSS Vulnerability in RustFS Console Puts S3 Admin Credentials at Risk
A critical security flaw has been identified in the RustFS Console, exposing administrators to a high risk of account takeover. Tracked as CVE-2026-27822, this Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability carries a critical CVSS v3 score of 10.0 and affects versions of the Rust package before 1.0.0-alpha.82. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript…
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Critical Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Exploited for Root Access in Active Cyberattacks
Tags: access, authentication, cisco, cvss, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, flaw, network, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCisco has released urgent updates to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN products. A highly sophisticated threat actor, known as UAT-8616, is actively exploiting this flaw in the wild to gain deep access to enterprise network edges.”‹ Vulnerability Overview Vulnerability Details Information Vulnerability Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Severity Critical CVSS…
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Critical Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Exploited for Root Access in Active Cyberattacks
Tags: access, authentication, cisco, cvss, cyber, cyberattack, exploit, flaw, network, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayCisco has released urgent updates to patch a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Catalyst SD-WAN products. A highly sophisticated threat actor, known as UAT-8616, is actively exploiting this flaw in the wild to gain deep access to enterprise network edges.”‹ Vulnerability Overview Vulnerability Details Information Vulnerability Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller Authentication Bypass Severity Critical CVSS…
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Critical SolarWinds Serv-U Vulnerabilities Enable Remote Root Access
SolarWinds has released a critical security update for its Serv-U file transfer software, patching four vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code with root-level privileges on affected servers. All four flaws carry a CVSS score of 9.1, placing them squarely in the Critical severity tier, and were resolved in Serv-U version 15.5.4 released…
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SolarWinds Patches 4 Critical Serv-U 15.5 Flaws Allowing Root Code Execution
SolarWinds has released updates to address four critical security flaws in its Serv-U file transfer software that, if successfully exploited, could result in remote code execution.The vulnerabilities, all rated 9.1 on the CVSS scoring system, are listed below -CVE-2025-40538 – A broken access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to create a system admin user…
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Grandstream GXP1600 VoIP Phones Exposed to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Tags: control, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data-breach, flaw, phone, remote-code-execution, voip, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security flaw in the Grandstream GXP1600 series of VoIP phones that could allow an attacker to seize control of susceptible devices.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-2329, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as a case of unauthenticated stack-based buffer overflow…
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Chinese APT Group Exploits Dell Zero-Day for Two Years
Mandiant reveals campaign featuring exploit of a CVSS 10.0 CVE in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-apt-exploits-dell-zeroday/
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Dell 0-Day Vulnerability Targeted by Chinese Hackers Since Mid-2024 for Ongoing Malware Campaign
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines has been actively exploited by Chinese state-sponsored hackers since mid-2024. Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) attribute this campaign to UNC6201, a threat cluster with significant overlaps to the group known as Silk Typhoon. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22769, carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, allowing attackers to gain…
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Dell 0-Day Vulnerability Targeted by Chinese Hackers Since Mid-2024 for Ongoing Malware Campaign
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines has been actively exploited by Chinese state-sponsored hackers since mid-2024. Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) attribute this campaign to UNC6201, a threat cluster with significant overlaps to the group known as Silk Typhoon. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-22769, carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, allowing attackers to gain…
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CleanTalk Plugin for WordPress Exposes Sites to Authorization Bypass via Reverse DNS
A critical vulnerability in the popular CleanTalk Spam Protection plugin for WordPress exposes websites to complete takeover. Tracked as CVE-2026-1490, this high-severity flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass authorization mechanisms and install arbitrary plugins on affected sites. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8, indicating immediate danger to website administrators using outdated versions of…
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Critical Airleader Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Exploitable Remote Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, control, cve, cvss, cyber, flaw, infrastructure, remote-code-execution, risk, software, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability in Airleader Master software has been disclosed by CISA, exposing industrial control systems across multiple critical infrastructure sectors to potential remote code execution attacks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-1358, affects versions up to and including 6.381 and carries a maximum CVSS score of 9.8, indicating severe risk to affected systems. The…
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Researchers unearth 30-year-old vulnerability in libpng library
Tags: advisory, ai, cvss, exploit, flaw, network, open-source, ransomware, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-daypng_set_quantize, which is used for reducing the number of colors in PNG images, and present in all versions of libpng prior to version 1.6.55.”When the function is called with no histogram and the number of colours in the palette is more than twice the maximum supported by the user’s display, certain palettes will cause the…