Tag: flaw
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Cisco Issues Emergency Fix for Critical Root Credential Flaw in Unified CM
Cisco fixes critical root credential vulnerability in Unified CM rated CVSS 10 urging users to patch now to stop remote admin takeovers. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cisco-emergency-fix-critical-root-credential-flaw-unified-cm/
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Critical HIKVISION applyCT Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution
A newly disclosed vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-34067, has been identified in HIKVISION’s widely deployed security management platform, applyCT (also known as HikCentral). This critical flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE), putting countless surveillance and security infrastructures at risk across government, commercial, and industrial sectors. Its advanced analytics and scalable architecture make it a popular choice…
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A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of +62,000 users
A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of 62,000 users, turning the spy tool into a data leak, security researcher Eric Daigle revealed. A flaw in the Catwatchful Android spyware exposed its full user database, leaking email addresses and plaintext passwords of both customers and its admin, TechCrunch first reported. Security researcher Eric Daigle first discovered…
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A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of +62,000 users
A flaw in Catwatchful spyware exposed logins of 62,000 users, turning the spy tool into a data leak, security researcher Eric Daigle revealed. A flaw in the Catwatchful Android spyware exposed its full user database, leaking email addresses and plaintext passwords of both customers and its admin, TechCrunch first reported. Security researcher Eric Daigle first discovered…
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Static Credentials Flaw Patched in Cisco Systems
Flaw Exposes Remote Privilege Escalation Risk. Cisco released urgent security updates to fix a critical vulnerability in Unified Communications Manager that could allow unauthenticated attackers gain root access to affected systems. The maximum-severity vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to log in using static credentials. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/static-credentials-flaw-patched-in-cisco-systems-a-28899
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WordPress Plugin Flaw Exposes 600,000 Sites to File Deletion
A severe flaw identified in the Forminator WordPress plugin allows arbitrary file deletion and potential site takeover First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/wordpress-plugin-flaw-sites-file/
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Breach Roundup: Phony Chinese Sites Mimic Retail Brands
Also, Spain Arrests Hacker Behind Leaks Targeting Politicians and Journalists. This week, Chinese sites mimicked brands, Spain arrested data leak hackers, Swiss health nonprofit ransomware attack, ICC probed a cyberattack, UNFI restored systems, a flaw in smart tractors, RomCom RAT. A U.K. man sentenced for locking employer out of network. A WordPress hack installs a…
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Widespread WordPress site takeover possible with plugin flaw
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/widespread-wordpress-site-takeover-possible-with-plugin-flaw
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Apache Tomcat and Camel Vulnerabilities Actively Targeted in Cyberattacks
The Apache Foundation disclosed several critical vulnerabilities affecting two of its widely used software platforms, Apache Tomcat and Apache Camel, sparking immediate concern among cybersecurity experts and organizations worldwide. Apache Tomcat, a popular platform for running Java-based web applications, was found to have a severe flaw identified as CVE-2025-24813. This vulnerability, impacting versions 9.0.0.M1 to…
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Privilege Escalation Flaw Found in Azure Machine Learning Service
A critical Azure Machine Learning flaw allows privilege escalation, risking subscription compromise First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/privilege-escalation-flaw-azure-ml/
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Hardcoded root credentials in Cisco Unified CM trigger max-severity alert
Cisco shares tricks to spot exploitation: Cisco said in the advisory that it hasn’t observed any exploitation in the wild, but it has provided a method for customers to detect compromises. Successful logins via the root account would leave traces in system logs located at ‘/var/log/active/syslog/secure’, it said.The advisory even included an example log snippet…
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Microsoft Edge Fixes Actively Exploited Chromium Flaw, Update Immediately
Microsoft has released a critical security update for its Edge browser, addressing a high-severity vulnerability in the Chromium engine that is currently being exploited in the wild. The update, available in Microsoft Edge Stable Channel Version 138.0.3351.65, patches CVE-2025-6554″, a flaw that security experts urge all users to remediate without delay. CVE-2025-6554 is a type…
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12-Year-Old Sudo Vulnerability Exposes Linux Systems to Root Privilege Escalation
A newly disclosed vulnerability in the Sudo command-line tool, present for over 12 years, has exposed countless Linux and Unix-like systems to the risk of local privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain root access without sophisticated exploits. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-32462, was discovered by the Stratascale Cyber Research Unit (CRU) and affects both stable…
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Cisco fixes maximum-severity flaw in enterprise unified comms platform (CVE-2025-20309)
Cisco has found a backdoor account in yet another of its software solutions: CVE-2025-20309, stemming from default credentials for the root account, could allow … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/03/cisco-fixes-maximum-severity-flaw-in-enterprise-unified-comms-platform-cve-2025-20309/
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Apache Seata Flaw Enables Deserialization of Untrusted Data
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Apache Seata, a popular open-source distributed transaction solution, has raised security concerns for organizations relying on affected versions. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-32897, enables the deserialization of untrusted data within the Seata server, potentially exposing systems to remote code execution and other security risks. Vulnerability Overview The vulnerability impactsApache Seata (incubating) versions 2.0.0…
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Wing FTP Server Vulnerability Allows Full Server Takeover by Attackers
A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Wing FTP Server threatens thousands of organizations worldwide, enabling attackers to achieve full server takeover through unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). The flaw, tracked asCVE-2025-47812, has been assigned a maximumCVSSv4 score of 10.0, underscoring its severity and ease of exploitation. Vulnerability Details The vulnerability, discovered by security researcher Julien Ahrens of RCE Security,…
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Cisco Unified CM Vulnerability Lets Remote Attacker Gain Root Access
A newly disclosed, critical vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified CM Session Management Edition (SME) has exposed organizations to the risk of full system compromise. Tracked as CVE-2025-20309 and assigned a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, the flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain root access using static, hardcoded SSH credentials that were inadvertently left in…
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Cisco Issues Urgent Patch for Critical Unified CM Vulnerability (CVE-2025-20309)
Cisco has issued a new security advisory addressing a severe vulnerability in its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME). The flaw, now identified as CVE-2025-20309, carries the highest possible CVSS score of 10.0. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cisco-patches-cve-2025-20309-vulnerability/
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ModSecurity WAF Vulnerability Enables DoS Using Empty XML Elements
A newly disclosed vulnerability in ModSecurity, a widely used open-source web application firewall (WAF), exposes servers to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks by exploiting a flaw in the way the software parses empty XML elements. The flaw, registered asCVE-2025-52891, affects ModSecurity versions2.9.8 to before 2.9.11and is rated with aCVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (moderate severity). Vulnerability…
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Critical Cisco Vulnerability in Unified CM Grants Root Access via Static Credentials
Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity security flaw in Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) and Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) that could permit an attacker to login to a susceptible device as the root user, allowing them to gain elevated privileges.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20309, carries a CVSS…
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Cl0p Ransomware’s Exfiltration Process Exposes RCE Vulnerability
Tags: computer, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, flaw, group, incident response, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityA newly disclosed vulnerability in the Python-based data-exfiltration utility used by the notorious Cl0p ransomware group has exposed the cybercrime operation itself to potential attack. The flaw, cataloged as GCVE-1-2025-0002, was identified by Italian security researcher Lorenzo N and published by the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL) on July 1, 2025. Vulnerability Details The…
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Cisco scores a perfect 10 – sadly for a critical flaw in its comms platform
The second max score this week for Netzilla – not a good look First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/cisco_patch_cvss/
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Chinese Hackers Exploited Ivanti Flaw in France
Hackers Targeted French Government Entities, ANSSI Said. A hacking campaign linked to Chinese threat actors chained zero-days in Ivanti server software to target French government, defense and media entities, the national cyber agency said. The hacker has similarities to a Chinese threat actor tracked as UNC5174. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/chinese-hackers-exploited-ivanti-flaw-in-france-a-28888
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CISA warns the Signal clone used by natsec staffers is being attacked, so patch now
Two flaws in TeleMessage are ‘frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/cisa_telemessage_patch/
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Cisco removed the backdoor account from its Unified Communications Manager
Digital communications technology giant Cisco addressed a static SSH credentials vulnerability in its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM). A flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-20309 (CVSS score of 10), in Cisco Unified Communications Manager and its Session Management Edition lets remote attackers log in using hardcoded root credentials set during development. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) is a call…
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Google fixes type confusion flaw in Chrome browser
An actively exploited type confusion vulnerability in the Google Chrome web browser needs immediate attention from users First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366626960/Google-fixes-type-confusion-flaw-in-Chrome-browser
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Forminator plugin flaw exposes WordPress sites to takeover attacks
The Forminator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an unauthenticated arbitrary file deletion flaw that could enable full site takeover attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/forminator-plugin-flaw-exposes-wordpress-sites-to-takeover-attacks/
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YONO SBI Banking App Vulnerability Exposes Users to Manthe-Middle Attack
A critical security flaw has been discovered in the widely used YONO SBI: Banking & Lifestyle app, potentially exposing millions of users to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks and putting sensitive financial data at risk. The vulnerability, catalogued as CVE-2025-45080, affects version 1.23.36 of the app, which is developed by the State Bank of India (SBI) and…
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IDE Extensions Like VSCode Allow Attackers to Bypass Trust Checks and Deliver Malware to Developer Systems
OX Research conducted a ground-breaking study in May and June 2025 that revealed concerning security flaws in the extension verification procedures of some of the most popular Integrated Development Environments (IDEs), such as Visual Studio Code (VSCode), Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and Cursor. These tools, essential to millions of developers worldwide, rely heavily on third-party…