Tag: flaw
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Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw That Could Enable Wiretapping
Apple patched a Beats Studio Buds Bluetooth flaw that could let nearby attackers listen through the microphone during pairing. The post Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw That Could Enable Wiretapping appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apple-patches-beats-studio-buds-bluetooth-flaw/
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Hackers Exploit Gravity SMTP WordPress Plugin Bug to Expose API Keys
Threat actors are exploiting a recently patched security flaw impacting Gravity SMTP, a WordPress plugin that’s installed on about 100,000 sites.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-4020 (CVSS score: 5.3), is a medium-severity information disclosure flaw that can allow unauthenticated attackers to extract sensitive data, such as configuration data, API keys, secrets, and OAuth tokens First seen…
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CVE-2026-48907 and LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Flaws Come Under Active Attack
Security researchers and software vendors warn that attackers are actively exploiting vulnerabilities in both Joomla and the LiteSpeed cPanel plugin, posing significant risks to website administrators and shared hosting environments. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cve-2026-48907-joomla-jce-litespeed-cpanel/
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New iPhone BootROM Flaw Enables Hardware-Level Compromise
Security researchers have disclosed a previously unknown iPhone BootROM vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise the boot chain on several Apple devices, including systems powered by A12 and A13 processors as well as Apple Watch S4 and S5 chipsets. The flaw, demonstrated through a proof-of-concept exploit dubbed “usbliter8,” combines a hardware weakness in a USB controller with a firmware configuration issue…
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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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Peter Thiel ‘s Secret Society Leak Creates a Perfect Target List for Espionage, Influence Operations, and Blackmail
A simple website flaw exposed members, political profiles, login tokens, and dating data from Peter Thiel ‘s secretive Dialog network. Dialog, a private invitation-only organization cofounded in 2006 by billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel, has spent two decades refusing to disclose its membership. That position became harder to maintain last week when Swiss hacktivist maia…
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Splunk Enterprise flaw actively exploited, patch by Sunday
CISA has urged U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems by Sunday against a critical Splunk Enterprise vulnerability that is being exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-splunk-enterprise-flaw-actively-exploited-patch-by-sunday/
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Critical Chrome Extension Vulnerabilities Let Attackers Easily Compromise Browsers
A critical security flaws in widely used Chrome extensions, exposing millions of users to the risk of full browser compromise. The vulnerabilities, named >>MaXSS<>Spyder,<< affect popular AI-powered extensions SiderAI and MaxAI, which together have more than 10 million installations across Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers. These issues transform these convenience-oriented AI helpers into […] The…
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Critical WordPress Plugin Bug Could Allow File Deletion Attacks on 1 Million Sites
A serious security vulnerability has been uncovered in the widely used Avada (Fusion) Builder WordPress plugin. This flaw could enable unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary files and potentially compromise entire websites across more than one million installations. Identified as CVE-2026-8713 and assigned a CVSS score of 9.1, the vulnerability affects all plugin versions up to…
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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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Unpatchable ‘usbliter8’ Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain
Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have published a working exploit, dubbed usbliter8, that achieves arbitrary code execution inside the SecureROM of Apple’s A12 and A13 chips.That code is burned into the silicon at manufacture. No software update can reach it. Affected devices will carry this flaw for as long as they stay in use.This is…
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Unpatchable ‘usbliter8’ Exploit Breaks Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Boot Chain
Security researchers at Paradigm Shift have published a working exploit, dubbed usbliter8, that achieves arbitrary code execution inside the SecureROM of Apple’s A12 and A13 chips.That code is burned into the silicon at manufacture. No software update can reach it. Affected devices will carry this flaw for as long as they stay in use.This is…
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Apple Patches Beats Studio Buds Flaw Letting Nearby Attackers Spy via Microphone
Apple has updated its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds to patch a high-severity vulnerability that could be exploited by nearby hackers to eavesdrop on users.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20701 (CVSS score: 8.8), refers to a case of incorrect authorization impacting the Airoha Bluetooth audio SDK that makes it possible to pair a Bluetooth audio device…
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SearchLeak Flaw Exposed Sensitive Data in Microsoft 365 Copilot
SearchLeak could have enabled one-click theft of sensitive Microsoft 365 Copilot data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/searchleak-flaw-exposed-sensitive-data-in-microsoft-365-copilot/
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F5 Patches Two Critical NGINX Open Source Flaws Enabling Remote Code Execution
F5 has released security updates to address two critical security flaws in NGINX Open Source that could be exploited to achieve code execution on affected systems.The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2026-42530 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2) – A use-after-free vulnerability in the ngx_http_v3_module that could be triggered by a remote unauthenticated attacker when NGINX Open…
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Cisco fixed a critical ISE vulnerability that lets attackers to gain root access
Cisco addressed CVE-2026-20181, a critical ISE vulnerability that lets authenticated admins execute commands and gain root access. Cisco addressed a critical command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20181 (CVSS score of 9.1), affecting Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE-PIC. The flaw stems from improper validation of user-supplied input, allowing an authenticated attacker with administrative credentials to…
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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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Apple fixes Beats Studio Buds flaw that let hackers spy on conversations
Apple has released security updates to patch a high-severity flaw affecting the Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds that could allow attackers in Bluetooth range to spy on users’ conversations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/apple-fixes-beats-studio-buds-flaw-that-let-hackers-spy-on-conversations/
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F5 Patches NGINX Vulnerability Enabling Code Execution and DoS Attacks
F5 has released an out-of-band security notification addressing multiple high”‘severity vulnerabilities in NGINX components that can enable remote code execution (RCE) and denial”‘of”‘service (DoS) attacks in certain configurations, urging customers to patch or upgrade affected deployments immediately. On June 17, 2026, F5 issued an out-of-band security notification (K000161614) summarizing several high- and medium-severity flaws across…
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Max severity Joomla Content Editor extension flaw targeted in automated attacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/max-severity-joomla-content-editor-extension-flaw-targeted-in-automated-attacks
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Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK flaw allowed model hijacking and code execution
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/google-cloud-vertex-ai-sdk-flaw-allowed-model-hijacking-and-code-execution
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Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Zero-Day in Defender, Patch Under Development
Microsoft confirmed the RoguePlanet Defender zero-day (CVE-2026-50656), a privilege escalation flaw, and is developing a security patch. Microsoft has acknowledged the RoguePlanet zero-day affecting Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-50656 (CVSS score of 7.8). The vulnerability allows privilege escalation through the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. The company stated it is aware of the issue and is…
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F5 issues outband patches for critical NGINX vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity company F5 has released out-of-band security updates to address multiple NGINX web server vulnerabilities, including two critical-severity flaws that could allow attackers to execute code on vulnerable systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/f5-issues-out-of-band-patches-for-critical-nginx-vulnerabilities/
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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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Splunk AI Toolkit Vulnerability Allows Arbitrary OS Command Execution
Splunk has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in its AI Toolkit that could allow authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary operating system commands on affected systems, raising significant concerns for enterprises that rely on Splunk for security analytics and automation. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20266, affects Splunk AI Toolkit versions before 5.7.4 and has been assigned…
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Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Defender
Microsoft has confirmed a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, affecting Microsoft Defender, following the public release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit dubbed “RoguePlanet” by security researcher NightmareEclipse. The vulnerability, classified as an elevation-of-privilege flaw, was officially published on June 16, 2026, and is already drawing attention due to its reliability and ability to…
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Microsoft Confirms RoguePlanet Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Defender
Microsoft has confirmed a newly disclosed zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-50656, affecting Microsoft Defender, following the public release of a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit dubbed “RoguePlanet” by security researcher NightmareEclipse. The vulnerability, classified as an elevation-of-privilege flaw, was officially published on June 16, 2026, and is already drawing attention due to its reliability and ability to…
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Critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet FortiSandbox are under exploitation
An OS command-injection flaw was disclosed earlier this month, according to researchers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critical-vulnerabilities-fortinet-fortisandbox-exploitation/823027/
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U.S. CISA adds Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor (JCE) flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Widget Factory Joomla Content Editor (JCE) flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-48907 (CVSS score of 10.0), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. >>A vulnerability in the JCE…