Tag: flaw
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OpenAI Atlas Browser Vulnerability Lets Attackers Execute Malicious Scripts in ChatGPT
Cybersecurity firm LayerX has identified a critical vulnerability in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser that allows malicious actors to inject harmful instructions into ChatGPT’s memory and execute remote code. This security flaw poses significant risks to users across all browsers but presents particularly severe dangers for those using the new ChatGPT Atlas browser. Cross-Site Request Forgery…
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Memento Labs, the ghost of Hacking Team, has returned, or maybe it was never gone at all.
Kaspersky links the first Chrome zero-day of 2025 to tools used in attacks attributed to Memento Labs, formerly known as the Hacking Team. The actor behind Operation ForumTroll used the same tools seen in Dante spyware attacks. Kaspersky researchers linked the first Chrome zero-day of 2025 (CVE-2025-2783), a sandbox escape flaw, to the arsenal of…
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‘ChatGPT Tainted Memories’ Exploit Enables Command Injection in Atlas Browser
LayerX Security found a flaw in OpenAI’s ChatGPT Atlas browser that lets attackers inject commands into its memory, posing major security and phishing risks. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/chatgpt-tainted-memories-atlas-browser/
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How to Take Vulnerability Management to the Next Level and Supercharge Your Career
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, framework, governance, identity, metric, mfa, risk, skills, strategy, technology, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementAt Tenable, we believe the next generation of great CISOs and security leaders will arise from those vulnerability management professionals who are driving the shift to exposure management today. Key takeaways: Vulnerability management is crucial for the evolution toward a more strategic, business-aligned approach to cybersecurity, that’s why these professionals are best positioned to lead…
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QNAP warns of critical ASP.NET flaw in its Windows backup software
QNAP warned customers to patch a critical ASP.NET Core vulnerability that also impacts the company’s NetBak PC Agent, a Windows utility for backing& up data to a QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) device. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-warns-its-windows-backup-software-is-also-affected-by-critical-aspnet-flaw/
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The State of Exposure Management in 2025: Insights From 3,000+ Organizations
Attackers are using AI to weaponize old vulnerabilities while security teams face expanding attack surfaces and limited resources. Intruder’s 2025 Exposure Management Index reveals how 3,000+ organizations are adapting and fixing critical flaws faster than ever. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-state-of-exposure-management-in-2025-insights-from-3-000-plus-organizations/
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CISA orders feds to patch Windows Server WSUS flaw used in attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, government, infrastructure, service, update, vulnerability, windowsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. government agencies to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability after adding it to its catalog of security flaws exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-windows-server-wsus-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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CISA orders feds to patch Windows Server WSUS flaw used in attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, government, infrastructure, service, update, vulnerability, windowsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered U.S. government agencies to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) vulnerability after adding it to its catalog of security flaws exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-orders-feds-to-patch-windows-server-wsus-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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CISA releases warning about Windows Server Update Service bug, orders agencies to patch
A “prior update did not fully mitigate” a flaw in Windows Server Update Service, CISA said in an alert to federal agencies and businesses First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/wsus-vulnerability-cisa-late-friday-warning
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: WSUS Exploited, LockBit 5.0 Returns, Telegram Backdoor, F5 Breach Widens
Security, trust, and stability, once the pillars of our digital world, are now the tools attackers turn against us. From stolen accounts to fake job offers, cybercriminals keep finding new ways to exploit both system flaws and human behavior.Each new breach proves a harsh truth: in cybersecurity, feeling safe can be far more dangerous than…
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New BIND 9 Security Flaw (CVE-2025-40778) Threatens Global DNS Infrastructure
A newly disclosed security flaw has put more than 706,000 BIND 9 DNS resolvers worldwide at risk of cache poisoning attacks, according to an advisory published by the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) on October 22, 2025. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-40778, carries a CVSS v3.1 severity score of 8.6 (High) and could enable remote attackers to inject forged DNS records into resolver caches.…
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ChatGPT’s Atlas Browser Jailbroken to Hide Malicious Prompts Inside URLs
Security researchers at NeuralTrust have uncovered a critical vulnerability in OpenAI’s Atlas browser that allows attackers to bypass safety measures by disguising malicious instructions as innocent-looking web addresses. The flaw exploits how the browser’s omnibox interprets user input, potentially enabling harmful actions without proper security checks. The Omnibox Vulnerability Explained Atlas features an omnibox that…
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Wordfence blocks 8.7M attacks exploiting old GutenKit and Hunk Companion flaws
Hackers exploited old RCE flaws in WordPress GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins. Wordfence firm blocked 8.7M attacks in two days. In September and October 2024, submissions revealed Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerabilities in GutenKit and Hunk Companion WordPress plugins, with 40,000 and 8,000+ installs, respectively. These flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to install plugins and achieve RCE.…
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Wordfence blocks 8.7M attacks exploiting old GutenKit and Hunk Companion flaws
Hackers exploited old RCE flaws in WordPress GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins. Wordfence firm blocked 8.7M attacks in two days. In September and October 2024, submissions revealed Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerabilities in GutenKit and Hunk Companion WordPress plugins, with 40,000 and 8,000+ installs, respectively. These flaws allow unauthenticated attackers to install plugins and achieve RCE.…
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706,000+ BIND 9 DNS Resolvers Exposed to Cache Poisoning PoC Released
A critical vulnerability affecting more than 706,000 BIND 9 DNS resolvers worldwide has been disclosed with proof-of-concept exploit code now publicly available. The security flaw enables attackers to perform cache poisoning attacks by injecting malicious DNS records into vulnerable resolver caches, potentially redirecting users to attacker-controlled infrastructure. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40778, was disclosed by…
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Week in review: Actively exploited Windows SMB flaw, trusted OAuth apps turned into cloud backdoors
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Most AI privacy research looks the wrong way Most research on LLM privacy has … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/26/week-in-review-actively-exploited-windows-smb-flaw-trusted-oauth-apps-turned-into-cloud-backdoors/
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Hackers Exploit WordPress Arbitrary Installation Vulnerabilities in the Wild
Tags: control, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, hacker, malicious, software, vulnerability, wordpressCybersecurity firm Wordfence has uncovered a renewed wave of mass exploitation targeting critical vulnerabilities in two popular WordPress plugins, allowing unauthenticated attackers to install malicious software and potentially seize control of websites. The flaws, first disclosed in late 2024, affect GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins, which boast over 40,000 and 8,000 active installations respectively. Despite…
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CISA Beware! Hackers Are Actively Exploiting Windows Server Update Services RCE Flaw in the Wild
Tags: attack, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, hacker, microsoft, rce, remote-code-execution, service, update, vulnerability, windowsCybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm after discovering that hackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft’s Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on vulnerable servers, and evidence suggests that these attacks are being carried out manually, a technique…
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CVE-2025-59287: Microsoft fixes critical WSUS flaw under active attack
Microsoft released urgent updates to address the critical WSUS RCE vulnerability CVE-2025-59287, which is under active attack.. Microsoft released an out-of-band fix for CVE-2025-59287, a critical WSUS RCE flaw (CVSS 9.8) that is under active exploitation. Researchers MEOW and Markus Wulftange of CODE WHITE GmbH reported the vulnerability. >>To comprehensively address CVE-2025-59287, Microsoft has released…
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical Windows Server Bug
Microsoft initially fixed CVE-2025-59287 in the WSUS update mechanism in the October 2025 Patch Tuesday release, but the company has now issued a second, out-of-band update for the flaw, which is under attack in the wild. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-emergency-patch-windows-server-bug
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Newly Patched Critical Microsoft WSUS Flaw Comes Under Active Exploitation
Microsoft on Thursday released out-of-band security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with a proof-of-concept (Poc) exploit publicly available and has come under active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-59287 (CVSS score: 9.8), a remote code execution flaw in WSUS that was originally fixed by the tech…
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U.S. CISA adds Microsoft WSUS, and Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: adobe, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, microsoft, open-source, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Microsoft WSUS, and Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Microsoft WSUS, and Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below the list of flaws added to the…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
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Critical WSUS flaw in Windows Server now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now exploiting a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability, which already has publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-exploiting-critical-windows-server-wsus-flaw-in-attacks/
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Actively Exploited Critical WSUS Vulnerability
Microsoft on Thursday released out-of-band security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with a proof-of-concept (Poc) exploit publicly available and has come under active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-59287 (CVSS score: 9.8), a remote code execution flaw in WSUS that was originally fixed by the tech…
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Researchers warn of critical flaws in TP-Link routers
No active exploitation has been spotted, but the vendor and researchers advise users to apply updates immediately.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/researchers-warn-critical-flaws-tp-link-routers/803744/
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical WSUS Remote Code Execution Flaw (CVE-2025-59287)
Microsoft has released an urgent out-of-band security update to address a severe remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, poses a direct risk to organizations that utilize WSUS to manage Windows updates across their IT infrastructure. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/microsoft-fixes-cve-2025-59287/
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Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch for Critical WSUS Remote Code Execution Flaw (CVE-2025-59287)
Microsoft has released an urgent out-of-band security update to address a severe remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, poses a direct risk to organizations that utilize WSUS to manage Windows updates across their IT infrastructure. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/microsoft-fixes-cve-2025-59287/
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China-linked hackers exploit patched ToolShell flaw to breach Middle East telecom
China-based threat actors exploited ToolShell SharePoint flaw CVE-2025-53770 soon after its July patch. China-linked threat actors exploited the ToolShell SharePoint flaw vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53770, to breach a telecommunications company in the Middle East after it was addressed by Microsoft in July 2025. >>China-based attackers used the ToolShell vulnerability (CVE-2025-53770) to compromise a telecoms company in…
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Microsoft Releases Urgent Fix for Windows Server Update Services RCE FLaw
Microsoft has released a critical security patch to address a severe remote code execution vulnerability affecting Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-59287, poses an immediate threat to organizations managing Windows updates across their infrastructure. Attribute Details CVE ID CVE-2025-59287 Released October 14, 2025 Last Updated October 23, 2025 Vulnerability Type Remote…