Tag: flaw
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Plex2Shell Exploit Used to Turn Vulnerable Plex Servers Into Crypto Miners
Attackers exploit Plex2Shell flaws to install crypto miners and proxy software. Admins should update their Plex Media Server. Plex Media Server is designed to make movies, music, and other media available across devices. But when a server is exposed to the internet and runs vulnerable software, it can become an entry point for attackers who…
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Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor
Threat actors have begun to exploit a chain of vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server to deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy software, a day after a proof-of-concept (PoC) went public.According to a researcher who goes by the online alias boredhackerblog, the exploitation activity involves chaining four different vulnerabilities, collectively called Plex2Shell.The vulnerabilities First seen on…
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Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor
Threat actors have begun to exploit a chain of vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server to deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy software, a day after a proof-of-concept (PoC) went public.According to a researcher who goes by the online alias boredhackerblog, the exploitation activity involves chaining four different vulnerabilities, collectively called Plex2Shell.The vulnerabilities First seen on…
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F5 releases outband patches for critical NGINX vulnerabilities
F5 has released out-of-band security patches to address multiple NGINX web server flaws, including three critical-severity vulnerabilities that can let attackers execute code on vulnerable systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/f5-releases-out-of-band-patches-for-critical-nginx-vulnerabilities/
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SiteGuard Warns Patching Actively Exploited Security Flaw Could Erase Evidence of Attacks
EG Secure Solutions has warned that a flaw in SiteGuard Server Edition is being exploited and that applying a fix could remove signs of an earlier attack. The issue, CVE-2026-106931, affects the product’s statistics feature, which is enabled by default. Before updating, administrators should save diagnostic information so they can check whether the server was…
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Drupal Warns Critical RCE Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Compromise Websites
Drupal has warned of a critical remote code execution vulnerability that could let attackers compromise affected websites without logging in. Tracked as CVE-2026-108097, the flaw affects the Field UI module in Drupal core and received a security risk score of 19 out of 25 in an advisory published on October 14, 2026. The key detail…
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Researchers Hack Broadcom Wi-Fi Routers Without Passwords and Gain Full Root Access
A flaw in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi software can let someone within wireless range take control of vulnerable routers without knowing the Wi-Fi password. The issue affects the company’s implementation of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), a feature designed to help devices join a wireless network. Researcher Quentin Kaiser showed that the flaw could be used to read…
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Big Fish: OpenBSD Root Exploit Chains a 37-Year-Old BSD Bug With a Kernel Flaw
OpenBSD flaws, including a 37-year-old BSD bug, enable local attackers to bypass security protections and gain root access. Patches are available. Cybersecurity firm Calif published a full exploit and write-up this week for a local privilege escalation on OpenBSD 7.9 that chains two separate kernel flaws, one of them a 37-year-old integer overflow inherited from…
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Japan’s SiteGuard WAF flaw CVE-2026-106931 is already being exploited
Attackers are exploiting vulnerability CVE-2026-106931 in SiteGuard Server Edition to run commands as root or SYSTEM. EG Secure Solutions published an urgent alert warning of CVE-2026-106931, an OS command injection bug in SiteGuard Server Edition. Threat actors are already exploiting it in the wild. A successful exploit lets them run commands with root or SYSTEM…
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Microsoft Pays Researcher $4,000 for Discovering Critical VS Code Security Bypass Flaw
Microsoft awarded security researcher Sam Chen US$4,000 for reporting a flaw in Visual Studio Code that could let an attacker bypass Workspace Trust protections. The issue, tracked as CVE-2026-81376, affects VS Code versions earlier than 1.136.2 and has a critical CVSS score of 9.6. Microsoft has fixed the flaw; users should update to version 1.136.2…
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U.S. Agencies Warn AI Agents Could Exploit Security Flaws and Establish Hidden Backdoors
U.S. agencies have warned that advanced AI agents could exploit security flaws, break out of their assigned limits, and leave hidden backdoors behind. New guidance from NIST, the National Security Agency, and CISA urges AI developers to prepare for incidents in which agents take harmful actions without being told to do so. Released on October…
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Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
A flaw in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers, without the network password or any pairing step, security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed on October 16.He showed the attack working against home gateways supplied by three Belgian internet providers, in one case reading the Wi-Fi…
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Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
A flaw in Broadcom’s Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers, without the network password or any pairing step, security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed on October 16.He showed the attack working against home gateways supplied by three Belgian internet providers, in one case reading the Wi-Fi…
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16-Year-Old Broadcom Wi-Fi Bug Lets Attackers Take Over Routers Without a Password
A Broadcom Wi-Fi flaw dating back to 2010 allows attackers within Wi-Fi range to execute code on vulnerable routers without authentication. Researcher Quentin Kaiser presented a talk at Hexacon in Paris documenting a vulnerability in Broadcom’s proprietary 802.11 implementation that has been present in their SDK since at least 2010. The bug allows an attacker…
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Hackers exploit SiteGuard WAF flaw to run commands as admins
Attackers are targeting an OS command injection vulnerability in SiteGuard Server Edition that lets them execute commands as root or SYSTEM on affected servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-siteguard-waf-flaw-to-run-commands-as-system-root/
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Hackers exploit SiteGuard WAF flaw to run commands as SYSTEM, root
Attackers are targeting an OS command injection vulnerability in SiteGuard Server Edition that lets them execute commands as root or SYSTEM on affected servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-siteguard-waf-flaw-to-run-commands-as-system-root/
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Drupal patches critical RCE flaws, warns exploits may emerge soon
Drupal has patched two critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code remotely on websites running any supported version of the content management system. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/drupal-patches-critical-rce-flaws-warns-exploits-may-emerge-soon/
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U.S. CISA adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, malware, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Fortinet Multiple Products and BeyondTrust Remote Support flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: This week, Palo Alto Netwoks researchers reported that PEERSTITCH malware exploited FortiManager to expose 500+ firewalls,…
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Critical WordPress Flaws Allow Attackers to Execute Remote Code Without Authentication
Two WordPress Core vulnerabilities can be chained to execute remote code without authentication, according to analysis by Seqrite researcher Amruta Wagh. Dubbed WP2Shell, the exploit chain reportedly emerged in July 2026 and combines REST API route confusion with SQL injection, allowing attackers to progress from public endpoints to server compromise without possessing valid WordPress credentials.…
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OpenBSD Kernel Flaw Dating Back 37 Years Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root
A newly disclosed OpenBSD kernel exploitation chain combines a shared memory accounting flaw with a separate out-of-bounds write to obtain root privileges. Calif researcher Andrew Griffiths published the “Big Fish” research on October 16, 2026, alongside public proof-of-concept code demonstrating exploitation with multiple kernel security protections enabled. The oldest vulnerability traces to a shared memory…
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Critical BlockStrap flaw lets hackers run code on Magento servers
Researchers warn that hackers could soon exploit a maximum-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-103849) affecting Magento and Adobe Commerce, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary PHP code on store servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-blockstrap-flaw-lets-hackers-run-code-on-magento-servers/
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Researchers Demonstrate OpenBSD Root Exploit Chaining 37-Year-Old Shared-Memory Bug
A local privilege escalation exploit published today gains root on OpenBSD 7.9 by chaining a roughly 37-year-old integer overflow with a separate kernel flaw, bypassing OpenBSD’s KARL kernel-address randomization and its SMAP and SMEP hardware protections. Security firm Calif, which found and reported the flaws, published a detailed writeup and full proof-of-concept code after OpenBSD…
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Claude Code Desktop Flaw Let Malicious HTML Steal Developer Credentials
Noma Labs found a high-severity Claude Code Desktop flaw that let malicious HTML files steal local credentials and… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/claude-code-desktop-flaw-html-steal-credentials/
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F5 addressed critical RCE flaws in NGINX
F5 addressed multiple vulnerabilities, including critical RCE flaws in NGINX that attackers could exploit without authentication. Security and application delivery firm F5 announced fixes for eleven security issues in NGINX. Among them, critical vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2026-15176 and CVE-2026-93479 could be exploited without authentication via crafted HTTP requests. Under certain conditions beyond their control, an…
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Progress Warns of MOVEit Transfer Vulnerabilities Allowing Authentication Bypass and Privilege Escalation
Progress Software has released fixes for 12 vulnerabilities in MOVEit Transfer, its managed file transfer (MFT) platform. Several of the flaws allow authentication bypass, session hijacking and administrative control. The company’s September 2026 critical security bulletin, published October 15, 2026, urges customers to upgrade immediately. MOVEit Transfer vulnerabilities According to the September 2026 critical security…
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Google Chrome 155 Patches Critical UseFree Flaw and Nine Additional Security Bugs
Google has released Chrome 155 to the Stable channel with 10 security fixes. One is rated Critical: a use-after-free in Prerender, tracked as CVE-2026-110922. The update was published on October 15, 2026. The Stable channel moves to version 155.0.8059.84/.85 for Windows and Mac, and 155.0.8059.84 for Linux. Google says the rollout will take place >>over…
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U.S. CISA adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Atlassian flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added an Atlassian flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21589 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. In early October, threat actors started exploiting CVE-2026-21589, a critical arbitrary file access flaw…
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China Espionage Actor Actively Targeting Critical BeyondTrust Flaw, Google Warns
The suspected PRC-aligned group Armory Castle has been observed exploiting the newly disclosed flaw for long-term persistence First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/china-actor-beyondtrust-flaw-google/
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Hackers Exploit BeyondTrust Zero-Day and Erase Security Logs to Hide Their Tracks
A suspected China-nexus espionage group exploited a critical zero-day in BeyondTrust Remote Support, tracked as CVE-2026-102764. It then deleted logs to hide its activity. BeyondTrust patched the flaw in advisory BT26-05 and disclosed it on October 15, 2026, alongside a Mandiant analysis. BeyondTrust zero-day According to research published by BeyondTrust, the actor exploited the vulnerability…
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Critical Collabora Online Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Commands on Nextcloud Servers
A critical unauthenticated OS command injection flaw in Collabora Online’s built-in CODE Server app for Nextcloud lets remote attackers run commands as the web server user. The advisory rates it 9.2 on CVSS v4. Collabora Online vulnerability According to the security advisory published by Collabora Online on GitHub, the vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-110447 and…