Tag: flaw
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Robinhood account creation flaw abused to send phishing emails
Online trading platform Robinhood’s account creation process was exploited by threat actors to inject phishing messages into legitimate emails, tricking users into believing their accounts had suspicious activity. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/robinhood-account-creation-flaw-abused-to-send-phishing-emails/
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Nessus Agent Flaw Grants SYSTEM-Level Access on Windows
A Nessus Agent flaw could allow attackers to gain SYSTEM-level access and fully compromise Windows systems. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/nessus-agent-flaw-grants-system-level-access-on-windows/
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Unpatched ‘PhantomRPC’ Flaw in Windows Enables Privilege Escalation
A researcher discovered five different exploit paths that stem from an architectural weakness in how Windows’ Remote Procedure Call (RPC) mechanism handles connections to unavailable services. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/unpatched-phantomrpc-flaw-windows-privilege-escalation
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US, UK authorities warn that Firestarter backdoor malware survives patching
A federal agency was impacted by a hacking campaign that exploited flaws in Cisco devices. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/us-uk-authorities-firestarter-backdoor-malware-patching/818531/
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Firefox bug CVE-2026-6770 enabled cross-site tracking and Tor fingerprinting
CVE-2026-6770 let attackers fingerprint Firefox and Tor users, even in Private mode. Firefox 150 and Tor Browser 15.0.10 fixed it. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6770, allowed attackers to fingerprint Firefox users, even in Private Browsing, and also impacted the Tor Browser. The flaw worked even when Tor’s New Identity feature was used, bypassing protections meant…
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Critical Gemini CLI Flaw Raises Supply Chain Security Concerns
Google has rolled out urgent security updates for its Gemini CLI and the accompanying GitHub Action to address a critical vulnerability. Tracked as GHSA-wpqr-6v78-jr5g, this flaw exposes continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to Remote Code Execution (RCE) attacks. Improper handling of workspace trust and tool allowlisting allows malicious actors to compromise automated workflows,…
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Nessus Agent Windows Flaw Enables SYSTEM-Level Code Execution
Tenable has disclosed a high-severity security vulnerability in its Nessus Agent software for Windows that could allow attackers to execute malicious code with full SYSTEM-level privileges. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-33694, has been patched in the newly released Nessus Agent version 11.1.3. The vulnerability stems from improper link resolution before file access, classified under CWE-59 (>>Link Following<<). On…
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Metabase Enterprise RCE Flaw Now Has Public ProofConcept Exploit
Security researchers have published a working Proof of Concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in Metabase Enterprise. Tracked as CVE-2026-33725, this security flaw allows attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) and read arbitrary files on targeted systems. The availability of a public exploit script significantly increases the risk for organizations running unpatched instances…
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Attackers Chain CODESYS Vulnerabilities to Backdoor Applications
Nozomi Networks Labs published critical research detailing three new vulnerabilities in the CODESYS Control runtime. When chained together, these security flaws allow an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges to replace a legitimate industrial control application with a backdoored version. Ultimately, this exploit path leads to complete administrative control over the target device and its host…
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Attackers Chain CODESYS Vulnerabilities to Backdoor Applications
Nozomi Networks Labs published critical research detailing three new vulnerabilities in the CODESYS Control runtime. When chained together, these security flaws allow an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges to replace a legitimate industrial control application with a backdoored version. Ultimately, this exploit path leads to complete administrative control over the target device and its host…
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Attackers Chain CODESYS Vulnerabilities to Backdoor Applications
Nozomi Networks Labs published critical research detailing three new vulnerabilities in the CODESYS Control runtime. When chained together, these security flaws allow an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges to replace a legitimate industrial control application with a backdoored version. Ultimately, this exploit path leads to complete administrative control over the target device and its host…
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Microsoft Entra Agent ID Flaw Enabled Tenant Takeover via Privilege Escalation
Microsoft Entra Agent ID flaw allowed privilege escalation and tenant takeover via Service Principal abuse, now fully patched by Microsoft. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/microsoft-entra-agent-id-flaw-tenant-takeover/
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Critical bug in CrowdStrike LogScale let attackers access files
CrowdStrike fixed CVE-2026-40050 in LogScale self-hosted, a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated file access via path traversal. CrowdStrike recently disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40050, affecting its LogScale self-hosted product. The flaw enables unauthenticated path traversal, which could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. >>CrowdStrike has released security updates…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Over 400,000…
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Week in review: Claude Mythos finds 271 Firefox flaws, Vercel breach
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: SmokedMeat: Open-source tool shows what attackers do inside CI/CD pipelines … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/26/week-in-review-claude-mythos-finds-271-firefox-flaws-vercel-breach/
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U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2024-7399 (CVSS score of 8.8) is…
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U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2024-7399 (CVSS score of 8.8) is…
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Over 400,000 sites at risk as hackers exploit Breeze Cache plugin flaw (CVE-2026-3844)
Attackers exploit a Breeze Cache flaw (CVE-2026-3844) to upload files without login. Wordfence researchers detected over 170 attacks. Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3844 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the Breeze Cache WordPress plugin, allowing them to upload files to a server without authentication. The vulnerability has already been used in…
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CISA Adds 4 Exploited Flaws to KEV, Sets May 2026 Federal Deadline
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities impacting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The list of vulnerabilities is below -CVE-2024-57726 (CVSS score: 9.9) – A missing authorization vulnerability in First seen on thehackernews.com…
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12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges
‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw lets local Linux users gain root via PackageKit. CVE-2026-41651 (8.8) has existed for nearly 12 years. The Pack2TheRoot flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41651, lets unprivileged users install or remove system packages without authorization, potentially gaining full root access. The vulnerability is rated high severity, CVSS score of 8.8, and has existed for nearly 12…
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New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access
A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or remove system packages and gain root permissions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pack2theroot-flaw-gives-hackers-root-linux-access/
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Hackers Exploit Agent ID Administrator Role to Hijack Service Principals
A severe scoping vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft Entra ID’s new Agent Identity Platform. The security flaw allowed users assigned the Agent ID Administrator role to hijack arbitrary service principals across an organization’s tenant, leading to potential privilege escalation. Although the administrative role was designed strictly to manage AI agent identities, a boundary breakdown…
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Xiongmai IP Camera Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Authentication
Tags: access, authentication, cctv, cyber, cybersecurity, flaw, infrastructure, technology, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability has been identified in Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology’s XM530 IP Cameras, putting countless commercial facilities at risk. This severe flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication protocols and access sensitive device information easily. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an official alert regarding the issue on April 23, 2026. Critical…
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LMDeploy CVE-2026-33626 Flaw Exploited Within 13 Hours of Disclosure
A high-severity security flaw in LMDeploy, an open-source toolkit for compressing, deploying, and serving LLMs, has come under active exploitation in the wild less than 13 hours after its public disclosure.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-33626 (CVSS score: 7.5), relates to a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability that could be exploited to access sensitive data.”A server-side…
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Python Vulnerability Enables OutBounds Write on Windows
A high-severity security vulnerability has been discovered in Python’s asyncio module on Windows, potentially allowing attackers to write data beyond the boundaries of an allocated memory buffer. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3298, was publicly disclosed on April 21, 2026, by Python security developer Seth Larson via the official Python security announcement mailing list. The vulnerability exists in the sock_recvfrom_into() method…
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Hackers Exploit Ollama Model Uploads to Leak Server Data
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a severe, unpatched vulnerability in Ollama, a popular open-source platform used for running large language models locally. Tracked as CVE-2026-5757, this critical flaw exists in Ollama’s model quantization engine. If exploited, it allows an unauthenticated attacker to steal sensitive server data by simply uploading a maliciously crafted AI model file. How…
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Hackers Exploit Ollama Model Uploads to Leak Server Data
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a severe, unpatched vulnerability in Ollama, a popular open-source platform used for running large language models locally. Tracked as CVE-2026-5757, this critical flaw exists in Ollama’s model quantization engine. If exploited, it allows an unauthenticated attacker to steal sensitive server data by simply uploading a maliciously crafted AI model file. How…
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Hackers Exploit SS7 and Diameter Flaws to Track Mobile Users Globally
A recent investigation by Citizen Lab has uncovered sophisticated, multi-year surveillance campaigns exploiting foundational vulnerabilities in global mobile networks. The report, titled >>Bad Connection,<< reveals how suspected commercial surveillance vendors (CSVs) weaponize the SS7 and Diameter signaling protocols to covertly track high-profile individuals across the globe without interacting directly with their devices. These findings underscore…