Tag: flaw
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LookOut: Discovering RCE and Internal Access on Looker (Google Cloud On-Prem)
Tenable Research discovered two novel vulnerabilities in Google Looker that could allow an attacker to completely compromise a Looker instance. Google moved swiftly to patch these issues. Organizations running Looker on-prem should verify they have upgraded to the patched versions. Key takeaways Two novel vulnerabilities: Tenable Research discovered a remote code execution (RCE) chain via…
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CISA warns of five-year-old GitLab flaw exploited in attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, gitlab, government, infrastructure, update, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ordered government agencies to patch their systems against a five-year-old GitLab vulnerability that is actively being exploited in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-five-year-old-gitlab-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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China-Linked Amaranth-Dragon Exploits WinRAR Flaw in Espionage Campaigns
Threat actors affiliated with China have been attributed to a fresh set of cyber espionage campaigns targeting government and law enforcement agencies across Southeast Asia throughout 2025.Check Point Research is tracking the previously undocumented activity cluster under the moniker Amaranth-Dragon, which it said shares links to the APT 41 ecosystem. Targeted countries include Cambodia, First…
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New Amaranth Dragon cyberespionage group exploits WinRAR flaw
Tags: attack, china, cyberespionage, espionage, exploit, flaw, government, group, law, threat, vulnerabilityA new threat actor called Amaranth Dragon, linked to APT41 state-sponsored Chinese operations, exploited the CVE-2025-8088 vulnerability in WinRAR in espionage attacks on government and law enforcement agencies. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-amaranth-dragon-cyberespionage-group-exploits-winrar-flaw/
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TP-Link Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Take Full Control of Devices
TP-Link has disclosed multiple critical authenticated command injection vulnerabilities affecting the Archer BE230 v1.2 Wi-Fi router, enabling attackers with administrative access to execute arbitrary commands and seize complete control of affected devices. Security researchers jro, caprinuxx, and sunshinefactory discovered nine distinct vulnerabilities tracked under separate CVE identifiers. The flaws impact various components of the router’s…
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Two Critical Flaws in n8n AI Workflow Automation Platform Allow Complete Takeover
Pillar Security discovered two new critical vulnerabilities in n8n that could lead to supply chain compromise, credential harvesting and complete takeover attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/two-critical-flaws-in-n8n-ai/
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Russian hackers exploited a critical Office bug within days of disclosure
One campaign, two infection paths: ZScaler found that exploitation of CVE-2026-21509 did not lead to a single uniform payload. Instead, the initial RTF-based exploit branched into two distinct infection paths, each serving a different operational purpose. The choice of dropper reportedly determined whether the attackers prioritized near-term intelligence collection or longer-term access to compromised systems.In…
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Critical ASUSTOR NAS Security Flaw Enables Complete Device Takeover
A severe vulnerability affecting ASUSTOR Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices has been disclosed, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to seize full control of affected systems. Tracked as CVE-2026-24936, this critical flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.5, highlighting the urgency for administrators to apply available updates immediately. The vulnerability resides within the ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM)…
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Interlock Ransomware Exploits Zero-Day in Gaming Anti-Cheat Driver to Disable EDR, AV
Interlock ransomware operators have been observed using a new process”‘killing tool that abuses a zero”‘day flaw in a gaming anti”‘cheat kernel driver to try to shut down endpoint defenses (EDR/AV). The activity was documented during an intrusion against a North Americabased education organization and shows Interlock continuing to evolve its internal tooling rather than relying…
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CISA Warns of Exploited GitLab Community and Enterprise SSRF Vulnerability
Tags: api, cisa, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, gitlab, infrastructure, kev, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability affecting GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-39935, is now confirmed to be under active exploitation in the wild. Vulnerability Details The SSRF vulnerability in GitLab’s CI Lint API…
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CISA Adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE Flaw to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities List
Tags: cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a newly disclosed vulnerability CVE”‘2025″‘40551 affecting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw is rated critical because it enables remote code execution (RCE) and can be exploited without authentication. According to CISA, the issue stems from a deserialization of untrusted data weakness (CWE”‘502), which allows attackers…
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Chrome Flaws Enable Arbitrary Code Execution and System Crashes
Google has released a new Stable Channel update for Chrome (version 144.0.7559.132/.133) on February 3, 2026, addressing two high”‘severity vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause system crashes. The update is rolling out gradually for Windows, macOS, and Linux users. According to Google’s security advisory, both vulnerabilities were discovered recently and could be exploited…
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CISA Adds Actively Exploited SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE to KEV Catalog
Tags: cisa, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, flagging it as actively exploited in attacks.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-40551 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a untrusted data deserialization vulnerability that could pave the way for remote…
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Critical Django Flaw Allows DoS and SQL Injection Attacks
The Django Software Foundation has issued emergency security patches addressing six critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple versions of the popular Python web framework. Released on February 3, 2026, the updates fix severe flaws that could enable attackers to execute SQL injection attacks, cause denial-of-service conditions, and enumerate user accounts.”‹ Django is a widely used open-source Python…
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ASUS Discontinues “File Shredder” Feature to Patch Critical Vulnerability
ASUS has discontinued the File Shredder feature in its Business Manager software following the discovery of a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-13348. The company issued a security bulletin on February 2, 2026, addressing a flaw affecting ASUS Business Manager version 3.0.36.0 and earlier releases. Rather than patching the vulnerability through conventional updates, ASUS opted to remove…
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U.S. CISA adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Sangoma FreePBX, and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Sangoma FreePBX, and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SolarWinds Web Help Desk, Sangoma FreePBX, and GitLab flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: The first…
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CISA flags critical SolarWinds RCE flaw as exploited in attacks
CISA has flagged a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability as actively exploited in attacks and ordered federal agencies to patch their systems within three days. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-flags-critical-solarwinds-rce-flaw-as-actively-exploited/
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Op Neusploit: Russian APT28 Uses Microsoft Office Flaw in Malware Attacks
A new campaign by the Russian-linked group APT28, called Op Neusploit, exploits a Microsoft Office flaw to steal emails for remote control of devices in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/op-neusploit-russia-apt28-microsoft-office-malware/
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Critical flaws in Ivanti EPMM lead to fast-moving exploitation attempts
Security researchers warn that the initial threat activity was highly targeted, as a limited number of users were impacted prior to disclosure. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/critical-flaws-ivanti-epmm-exploitation/811228/
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Docker Fixes Critical Ask Gordon AI Flaw Allowing Code Execution via Image Metadata
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw impacting Ask Gordon, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant built into Docker Desktop and the Docker Command-Line Interface (CLI), that could be exploited to execute code and exfiltrate sensitive data.The critical vulnerability has been codenamed DockerDash by cybersecurity company Noma Labs. It was addressed by First…
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Russian state hackers exploit new Microsoft Office flaw in attacks on Ukraine, EU
Ukraine’s computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, said attackers began abusing the flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-21509, shortly after Microsoft disclosed it in early January. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-state-hackers-exploit-new-microsoft-flaw
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Hackers abused React Native CLI flaw to deploy Rust malware before public disclosure
Hackers exploit a critical React Native CLI flaw (CVE-2025-11953) to run remote commands and drop stealthy Rust malware, weeks before public disclosure. Attackers are actively exploiting a critical flaw in the React Native CLI Metro server, tracked as CVE-2025-11953. The React Native CLI’s Metro dev server binds to external interfaces by default and exposes a…
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SQL Injection Flaw Affects 40,000 WordPress Sites
40,000 WordPress sites are vulnerable to SQL injection in Quiz and Survey Master plugin First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/wordpress-sql-injection-flaw-40000/
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Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package
Threat actors have been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Metro Development Server in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package.Cybersecurity company VulnCheck said it first observed exploitation of CVE-2025-11953 (aka Metro4Shell) on December 21, 2025. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the vulnerability allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary First seen on thehackernews.com…
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APT28 exploits Microsoft Office flaw in Operation Neusploit
Russia-linked APT28 is behind Operation Neusploit, exploiting a newly disclosed Microsoft Office vulnerability in targeted attacks. Russia-linked group APT28 (aka UAC-0001, aka Fancy Bear, Pawn Storm, Sofacy Group, Sednit, BlueDelta, and STRONTIUM) is behind Operation Neusploit, a campaign that exploits a newly disclosed Microsoft Office vulnerability. The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations…
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Notepad++ infrastructure hack likely tied to China-nexus APT Lotus Blossom
Rapid7 researchers say the Notepad++ hosting breach is likely linked to the China-nexus Lotus Blossom APT group. Recently, the Notepad++ maintainer revealed that nation-state hackers compromised the hosting provider’s infrastructure, redirecting update traffic to malicious servers. The attack did not exploit flaws in Notepad++ code but intercepted updates before they reached users. “According to the…
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Hikvision Wireless AP Flaw Could Let Attackers Run Arbitrary Commands
Hikvision has disclosed a high-severity command execution vulnerability affecting multiple wireless access point models, potentially allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected devices. The company released an advisory on January 30, 2026, detailing the security flaw and urging customers to apply patches immediately. Vulnerability Details The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0709, stems from insufficient input…
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Critical Flaws in KiloView Devices Enable Complete Admin Takeover
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has disclosed a critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of KiloView Encoder Series devices, warning that unauthenticated attackers could gain full administrative access. Issued under alert code ICSA-26-029-01 on January 29, 2026, the flaw carries a severe CVSS v3 score of 9.8, indicating extreme risk to affected infrastructure. The…