Tag: flaw
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Zoom Security Update Patches Multiple Vulnerabilities That Let Attackers Escalate Privileges
Zoom Video Communications has released a critical security update addressing multiple vulnerabilities in its suite of applications, including a high-severity flaw that could allow attackers to escalate privileges. The company urges users to update their software immediately to mitigate potential risks. The most severe vulnerability, CVE-2025-0147, is a type confusion issue affecting the Zoom Workplace…
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3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft’s Latest Security Update
Microsoft kicked off 2025 with a new set of patches for a total of 161 security vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, including three zero-days that have been actively exploited in attacks.Of the 161 flaws, 11 are rated Critical, and 149 are rated Important in severity. One other flaw, a non-Microsoft CVE related to a Windows…
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Critical SimpleHelp Flaws Allow File Theft, Privilege Escalation, and RCE Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in SimpleHelp remote access software that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and remote code execution.Horizon3.ai researcher Naveen Sunkavally, in a technical report detailing the findings, said the “vulnerabilities are trivial to reverse and exploit.”The list of identified flaws is as follows – First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Fortinet confirms zero-day flaw used in attacks against its firewalls
Fortinet has confirmed the existence of a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in specific versions of FortiOS firewalls and FortiProxy secure web gateways. The flaw has been exploited in the wild since early December in what appears to be an indiscriminate and widespread campaign, according to cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf.The fix for this zero-day is part…
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CVE-2024-55591: Fortinet Authentication Bypass Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Fortinet patched a zero day authentication bypass vulnerability in FortiOS and FortiProxy that has been actively exploited in the wild as a zero-day since November 2024. Background On January 14, Fortinet released a security advisory (FG-IR-24-535) addressing a critical severity vulnerability impacting FortiOS and FortiProxy. CVE Description CVSSv3 CVE-2024-55591 FortiOS and FortiProxy Authentication Bypass Vulnerability…
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Microsoft fixes 159 vulnerabilities in first Patch Tuesday of 2025
In its latest security update, Microsoft has addressed a total of 159 vulnerabilities, covering a broad spectrum of the tech giant’s products, including .NET, Visual Studio, Microsoft Excel, Windows components, and Azure services. The update covers several critical and high-severity flaws across various systems, impacting Windows Telephony Services, Active Directory Domain Services, Microsoft Excel and…
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Apple Patches Flaw That Allows Kernel Security Bypassing
Microsoft Uncovered Flaw That Affects macOS System Integrity Protection Feature. Apple patched a vulnerability that allows hackers to bypass a key security feature in macOS by through third-party kernel extensions. Microsoft researchers uncovered the flaw tracked as CVE-2024-44243. The flaw could enable hackers to install rootkits and create malware with privileged access. First seen on…
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BeyondTrust flaw CVE-2024-12686 exploited in the wild
BeyondTrust discovered the flaw last month while investigating breaches of a ‘limited number’ of SaaS customers at the hands of Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366618092/CISA-BeyondTrust-flaw-CVE-2024-12686-exploited-in-the-wild
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Microsoft fixes actively exploited Windows Hyper-V zero-day flaws
Microsoft has marked January 2025 Patch Tuesday with a hefty load of patches: 157 CVE-numbered security issues have been fixed in various products, three of which (in Hyper-V) … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/14/january-2025-patch-tuesday-microsoft-hyper-v-zero-day-cve-2025-21333-cve-2025-21334-cve-2025-21335/
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Critical Code Execution Flaws in Photoshop
Patch Tuesday: Adobe ships patches for more than a dozen security defects in a wide range of software products. The post Adobe: Critical Code Execution Flaws in Photoshop appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/adobe-critical-code-execution-flaws-in-photoshop/
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Attackers Exploit Aviatrix Controller Flaw In The Wild
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/attackers-exploit-aviatrix-controller-flaw-in-the-wild
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Critical 10.0 Aviatrix Controller flaw exploited in the wild
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/critical-100-aviatrix-controller-flaw-exploited-in-the-wild
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Ivanti Patches Actively-Exploited Connect Secure VPN Flaw
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ivanti-patches-actively-exploited-connect-secure-vpn-flaw
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Microsoft January 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 8 zero-days, 159 flaws
Today is Microsoft’s January 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 159 flaws, including eight zero-day vulnerabilities, with three actively exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-january-2025-patch-tuesday-fixes-8-zero-days-159-flaws/
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Google OAuth flaw lets attackers gain access to abandoned accounts
A weakness in Google’s OAuth “Sign in with Google” feature could enable attackers that register domains of defunct startups to access sensitive data of former employee accounts linked to various software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-oauth-flaw-lets-attackers-gain-access-to-abandoned-accounts/
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Microsoft Uncovers macOS Vulnerability CVE-2024-44243 Allowing Rootkit Installation
Microsoft has shed light on a now-patched security flaw impacting Apple macOS that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker running as “root” to bypass the operating system’s System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers by loading third-party kernel extensions.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-44243 (CVSS score: 5.5), a medium-severity bug First…
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Google’s >>Sign in with Google<< Flaw Exposes Millions of Users' Details
A critical flaw in Google’s >>Sign in with Google>Sign in with Google
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U.S. CISA adds BeyondTrust PRA and RS and Qlik Sense flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds BeyondTrust PRA and RS and Qlik Sense 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-2024-12686 (CVSS score of 6.6) The flaw is an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in BeyondTrust…
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Hackers exploit critical Aviatrix Controller RCE flaw in attacks
Threat actors are exploiting a critical remote command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50603, in Aviatrix Controller instances to install backdoors and crypto miners. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-critical-aviatrix-controller-rce-flaw-in-attacks/
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Cloud Attackers Exploit Max-Critical Aviatrix RCE Flaw
The security vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-50603, which rates 10 out of 10 on the CVSS scale, enables unauthenticated remote code execution on affected systems, which cyberattackers are using to plant malware. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/cloud-attackers-exploit-max-critical-aviatrix-rce-flaw
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CISA Adds Second BeyondTrust Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a second security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation in the wild.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-12686 (CVSS score: 6.6), a medium-severity bug that could First…
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Hackers Exploit Aviatrix Controller Vulnerability to Deploy Backdoors and Crypto Miners
A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting the Aviatrix Controller cloud networking platform has come under active exploitation in the wild to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners.Cloud security firm Wiz said it’s currently responding to “multiple incidents” involving the weaponization of CVE-2024-50603 (CVSS score: 10.0), a maximum severity bug that could result in First seen…
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IBM Watsonx.ai Vulnerability Let Attackers Trigger XSS Attacks
A recently disclosed vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-49785, has been found in IBM watsonx.ai, including its integration with IBM Cloud Pak for Data. This vulnerability exposes users to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, potentially compromising sensitive information. IBM Watsonx.ai Vulnerability The issue arises from improper input neutralization in the Web UI of IBM watsonx.ai. Authenticated users can exploit this flaw…
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CISA Adds Mitel, Oracle, flaws to the KEV list
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cisa-adds-mitel-oracle-flaws-to-the-kev-list
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Ivanti Urges Patch for Flaws in Connect Secure, Policy Secure and ZTA Gateways
Ivanti has issued a critical security advisory addressing two vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA Gateway products. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/ivanti-patch-flaws-connect-secure-policy-secure-zta-gateways/
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Google Project Zero Researcher Uncovers Zero-Click Exploit Targeting Samsung Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched security flaw impacting Monkey’s Audio (APE) decoder on Samsung smartphones that could lead to code execution.The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score: 8.1), affects Samsung devices running Android versions 12, 13, and 14.”Out-of-bounds write in libsaped.so prior to SMR Dec-2024 Release 1 allows remote First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Juniper Networks Vulnerability Let Remote Attacker Execute Network Attacks
Juniper Networks has disclosed a significant vulnerability affecting its Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms. Identified as CVE-2025-21598, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd). The vulnerability is triggered when devices are configured with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) options enabled, leading to…