Tag: flaw
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AI agents exploited PaperCut flaws to breach 395 organizations
A threat actor built a working exploit for PaperCut print management software, then handed the job of breaking into hundreds of organizations to AI agents that did most of the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/11/ai-agents-papercut-ng-mf-attack-campaign/
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Critical GitLab Flaws Let Attackers Read Arbitrary Files, Steal Credentials and Execute Code
GitLab has issued an emergency security update to address two critical vulnerabilities that could lead to unauthenticated file disclosure and authenticated credential theft, as well as a high-severity flaw that may enable remote code execution. The company released updated versions of GitLab Community Edition and Enterprise Edition, specifically versions 19.3.2, 19.2.6, and 19.1.8, on September…
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UK Council Attack Linked to Mass Exploitation of SonicWall Flaw
A critical SonicWall flaw was rapidly weaponized, with a UK Council attack linked to a campaign that exposed credentials and enabled Active Directory theft. On July 17, 2026, the Borough Council of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk announced it had detected a cyberattack affecting council services. Hunt.io has since published a detailed technical analysis linking…
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Attackers Chain JFrog Artifactory Flaws to Gain Admin Control and Plant Backdoors
Attackers have chained two flaws in JFrog Artifactory, the repository that software build pipelines pull from, to take administrator control of self-hosted servers and plant backdoors, cloud security company Wiz said in a report.Wiz saw the attacks between August 15 and September 8. JFrog had fixed both flaws before then, so only servers that had…
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China-Linked UNC3569 Exploited Sogou Input Method Flaw to Deploy GRAYRABBIT Backdoor
A China-linked hacking group exploited a flaw in Sogou Input Method, one of the most widely used tools for typing Chinese characters on Windows, to install a backdoor on victims’ computers, security company Gen Digital said in research published Thursday.The attack started with a crafted link and ended with the attacker able to do anything…
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PaperCut Replaces Emergency Patches With Fixes for Two Actively Exploited Flaws
PaperCut on Thursday released a new security maintenance release that replaces all previously published emergency patches that were pushed to address two security flaws that have come under active exploitation.The software development company said PaperCut NG/MF versions 26.0.5, 25.0.13 and 24.1.10 are now available for customers to download.”These are Regular Maintenance Releases (MR) that First…
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Cisco FMC Flaws Exploited to Steal Credentials and Deploy Qilin Ransomware
Tags: attack, authentication, cisco, credentials, cve, exploit, firewall, flaw, ransomware, software, threat, vulnerabilityCisco has revealed that three distinct threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks have been exploiting two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities.The attacks leverage CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS score: 10.0), an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web interface of FMC software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass First seen on…
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Critical Check Point VPN Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Remote Code
Check Point has announced two critical vulnerabilities in its VPN technology that could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected security gateways under certain conditions. These vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, impact both Remote Access VPN and Site-to-Site VPN functionalities. Check Point said its internal research team discovered and resolved these…
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Cisco Firewall Bugs Let in Sandworm, Qilin
Cisco Observed 3 Distinct Intrusion Clusters Exploiting 1 or Both Flaws. Cisco says a nation-state actor and a Qilin ransomware operator are actively exploiting two Secure Firewall Management Center flaws to gain root or credential-based access, steal sensitive data, deploy Sandworm-linked malware and prepare networks for encryption. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisco-firewall-bugs-let-in-sandworm-qilin-a-32793
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U.S. CISA adds Cisco, Google Chromium V8, Fortinet, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: authentication, cisa, cisco, citrix, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco, Google Chromium V8, Fortinet, and Citrix NetScaler 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: CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS score of 10.0) is an authentication bypass issue. The flaw resides in Cisco Secure…
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ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories
A lot of this week’s security news has the same awkward answer to one question: “Why was that allowed to work?”An extension asks for access and takes too much. A trusted service becomes part of a phishing chain. An old bug still gets results. An exposed system stays exposed. A package looks useful right up…
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NextGen Mirth Connect Flaws Expose Downstream System Logins
Attackers Could Steal Credentials Used to Reach Connected Hospital Systems. Three high-severity NextGen Connect flaws can expose administrator data, plain-text connector passwords and server files, potentially giving attackers credentials for databases, clinical endpoints and other downstream healthcare systems. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/nextgen-mirth-connect-flaws-expose-downstream-system-logins-a-32789
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AI-powered attack exploited PaperCut flaws to hack 395 organizations
A threat actor, likely Russian-speaking, used hundreds of AI agents to develop and launch a global exploitation campaign targeting vulnerable PaperCut NG/MF servers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-powered-attack-exploited-papercut-flaws-to-hack-395-organizations/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers
Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fmc-flaws-exploited-by-ransomware-gang-state-sponsored-hackers/
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Daily OT Security News: September 10, 2026
Cisco FMC Flaw Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog SecurityWeek reported that Cisco and CISA flagged active exploitation of CVE-2026-20079, a critical authentication-bypass vulnerability in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center that can let a remote unauthenticated attacker execute malicious… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/daily-ot-security-news-september-10-2026/
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New ‘BlueMoon’ kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed “BlueMoon” that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-bluemoon-kit-exploited-windows-and-chrome-zero-day-flaws/
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New ‘BlueMoon’ kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed “BlueMoon” that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-bluemoon-kit-exploited-windows-and-chrome-zero-day-flaws/
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New ‘BlueMoon’ kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed “BlueMoon” that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-bluemoon-kit-exploited-windows-and-chrome-zero-day-flaws/
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New ‘BlueMoon’ kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws
Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed “BlueMoon” that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-bluemoon-kit-exploited-windows-and-chrome-zero-day-flaws/
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Check Point Discloses Two 9.8-Rated VPN Certificate Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated RCE
Check Point has patched two critical vulnerabilities in the way its firewall and management products handle VPN certificates. The company says both could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to run code, but only “under specific conditions” that it has not described.One flaw affects Check Point’s Security Gateways, its firewall appliances. The other affects those gateways…
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PaperCut Attacker Uses Hundreds of AI Agents to Compromise 440+ Instances
A suspected Russian-speaking cyber actor has been attributed to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to devise exploits targeting a recently disclosed pair of security flaws in PaperCut NG/MF and break into hundreds of instances.According to independent reports from Blackpoint Cyber and GreyNoise, the activity originates from “45.142.193[.]132,” an IP address that has been linked…
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Skullcandy Dime 3 Bluetooth Flaw Lets Nearby Attackers Hijack Audio and Microphone
Skullcandy Dime 3 wireless earbuds have a serious vulnerability related to unauthenticated Bluetooth pairing. This flaw allows nearby attackers to silently pair with the earbuds, disrupt legitimate audio sessions, and potentially capture microphone audio. This issue, tracked as VU#859658 by the CERT Coordination Center, affects the Skullcandy Dime 3 earbuds (model S2DCW) running firmware version…
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Apple Xcode Integer Underflow Flaw Lets Crafted Archives Leak Memory and Crash Builds
A recently disclosed integer-underflow vulnerability in Apple’s modern Mach-O archive parser could allow a malicious static library to crash Xcode build processes or expose process memory through build logs. This flaw affects the parser used by Apple’s newer linker, ld-prime, as well as related developer tools, including libtool, ranlib, and potentially dyld_info. Apple Xcode Integer…
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CISA Flags Exploited Cisco, Citrix, Fortinet Flaws, Sets Sept. 12 Federal Patch Deadline
Tags: authentication, cisa, cisco, citrix, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, update, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added three flaws, each impacting Cisco, Citrix, and Fortinet, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, requiring Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to apply the patches by September 12, 2026.The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS score: 10.0) – An authentication First seen…
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WatchGuard RCE flaw now exploited in ransomware attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that ransomware gangs are also exploiting a critical WatchGuard Firebox firewall vulnerability, which it flagged as actively exploited in December. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-watchguard-rce-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/
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How to build a continuous pentesting program
IntroductionAn unpatched flaw is now the most common entry point for a breach, at 31%, ahead of stolen credentials at 13%, and the median time to fix one has crept up to 43 days (Verizon’s 2026 DBIR). So an annual… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/how-to-build-a-continuous-pentesting-program/