Tag: flaw
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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WPair Scanner Released to Detect WhisperPair Flaw in Google’s Fast Pair Protocol
An open-source Android application designed to identify and test devices vulnerable to CVE-2025-36911, a critical authentication bypass flaw in Google’s Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol. The vulnerability, commonly referred to as WhisperPair, affects millions of Bluetooth audio devices worldwide, enabling unauthorised pairing and potentially granting access to microphoneswithout user consent. CVE-2025-36911 represents a significant cryptographic weakness…
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Google Gemini flaw exposes new AI prompt injection risks for enterprises
Real enterprise exposure: Analysts point out that the risk is significant in enterprise environments as organizations rapidly deploy AI copilots connected to sensitive systems.”As internal copilots ingest data from emails, calendars, documents, and collaboration tools, a single compromised account or phishing email can quietly embed malicious instructions,” said Chandrasekhar Bilugu, CTO of SureShield. “When employees…
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TP-Link Router Flaw Enables Authentication Bypass Through Password Recovery Mechanism
TP-Link hasdiscloseda high-severity authenticationbypass vulnerabilityaffecting its VIGI security camera lineup, allowing attackers on local networks to reset administrator passwords without verification. The flaw lies in the password recovery feature of the local web interface, which is exploited via client-side state manipulation. The vulnerability (CVE-2026-0629) enables threat actors positioned on the samelocal area network(LAN) to gain…
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Critical AVEVA Software Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution With SYSTEM Privileges
AVEVA has disclosed seven critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its Process Optimization software (formerly ROMeo) that could enable attackers to execute remote code with SYSTEM privileges and completely compromise industrial control systems. The security bulletin, published on January 13, 2026, affects AVEVA Process Optimization version 2024.1 and all prior versions. The most severe vulnerability, tracked…
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Google Gemini Flaw Allows Access to Private Meeting Details Through Calendar Events
A harmless-looking Google Calendar invite has revealed a new frontier in the exploitation ofartificial intelligence (AI). Security researchers at Miggo discovered a vulnerability in Google Gemini’s integration with Google Calendar that allowed attackers to bypass privacy controls and exfiltrate sensitive meeting datawithout any user interaction. Gemini, Google’s AI assistant, interacts with Calendar to help users…
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Google Gemini Prompt Injection Flaw Exposed Private Calendar Data via Malicious Invites
Tags: control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, flaw, google, injection, malicious, privacy, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a security flaw that leverages indirect prompt injection targeting Google Gemini as a way to bypass authorization guardrails and use Google Calendar as a data extraction mechanism.The vulnerability, Miggo Security’s Head of Research, Liad Eliyahu, said, made it possible to circumvent Google Calendar’s privacy controls by hiding a dormant…
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StealC malware control panel flaw leaks details on active attacker
Researchers uncovered an XSS flaw in StealC malware’s control panel, exposing key details about a threat actor using the info stealer. StealC is an infostealer that has been active since at least 2023, sold as Malware-as-a-Service to steal cookies and passwords. In 2025, its operators released StealC v2, but the web panel quickly leaked and…
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Redmi Buds Vulnerability Could Allow Call Data Theft and Firmware Instability
Xiaomi’s Redmi Buds series faces critical security flaws that enable attackers to steal sensitive call data and crash devices without authentication. Two newly disclosed vulnerabilities affect Redmi Buds 3 Pro through 6 Pro, allowing unauthenticated adversaries within Bluetooth range to access private phone numbers and trigger repeated denial of service conditions. The vulnerabilities stem from…
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Google”¯Gemini”¯AI Tricked Into Leaking Calendar Data via Meeting Invites
Cybersecurity researchers at Miggo Security found a flaw in Google Gemini that uses calendar invites to steal private data. Learn how this silent attack bypasses security. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/google-gemini-ai-calendar-data-leak-meeting-invite/
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Windows SMB Client Vulnerability Exposes Organizations to Full Active Directory Compromise
A severe vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB) client authentication hasemergedas a critical threat to Active Directory environments. CVE-2025-33073, a logical flaw in NTLM reflection handling, enables authenticated attackers to escalate to SYSTEM-level privileges and compromise domain controllers, potentially allowing them to take over entire Active Directory forests. Field Value CVE ID CVE-2025-33073 Vulnerability…
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New StackWarp Hardware Flaw Breaks AMD SEV-SNP Protections on Zen 15 CPUs
A team of academics from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany has disclosed the details of a new hardware vulnerability affecting AMD processors.The security flaw, codenamed StackWarp, can allow bad actors with privileged control over a host server to run malicious code within confidential virtual machines (CVMs), undermining the integrity guarantees provided…
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All In One SEO Plugin Flaw Exposes AI Token to Low-Privilege WordPress Users
A newly disclosed security vulnerability in the All In One SEO ecosystem has drawn attention across the WordPress community due to its potential reach and impact. The flaw affects the widely used AIOSEO plugin, which is active on more than 3 million WordPress websites. It allows low-privileged users to access a site-wide AI access token…
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The culture you can’t see is running your security operations
Tags: apache, breach, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, data, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, identity, intelligence, jobs, network, north-korea, phishing, risk, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityNon-observable culture: The hidden drivers: Now we get interesting.Non-observable culture is everything happening inside people’s heads. Their beliefs about cyber risk. Their attitudes toward security. Their values and priorities when security conflicts with convenience or speed.This is where the real decisions get made.You can’t see someone’s belief that “we’re too small to be targeted” or…
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ServiceNow BodySnatcher flaw highlights risks of rushed AI integrations
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, control, credentials, email, flaw, mfa, password, risk, update, vulnerabilityEnter agent-to-agent interactions and execution: The platform was later extended further to support external AI agents talking to internal ServiceNow AI agents that could execute tasks. To enable this, the company created a special protocol and a separate REST API that requires authentication.However, this new API is apparently just another layer on top of the…
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New “BodySnatcher” Flaw Allows Full ServiceNow User Impersonation
Security researcher has disclosed a critical vulnerability in ServiceNow’s Virtual Agent API and Now Assist AI Agents application, tracked as CVE-2025-12420. Dubbed >>BodySnatcher,<< this flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any ServiceNow user using only their email address, bypassing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on controls to execute privileged AI workflows and create backdoor administrator accounts.…
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New Kerberos Relay Technique Exploits DNS CNAMEs to Bypass Existing Defenses
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, cve, cyber, defense, dns, exploit, flaw, ntlm, service, threat, vulnerability, windowsA critical vulnerability in Windows Kerberos authentication that enables attackers to conduct credential-relay attacks by exploiting DNS CNAME records. Tracked as CVE-2026-20929, this flaw allows threat actors to force victims into requesting Kerberos service tickets for attacker-controlled systems, facilitating lateral movement and privilege escalation even when NTLM authentication is entirely disabled. CVE ID Vulnerability Name…
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Week in review: PoC for FortiSIEM flaw released, Rakuten Viber CISO/CTO on messaging risks
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: What security teams can learn from torrent metadata Security teams often … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/18/week-in-review-poc-for-fortisiem-flaw-released-rakuten-viber-ciso-cto-on-messaging-risks/
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Google Vertex AI Flaw Lets Low-Privilege Users Escalate to Service Agent Roles
Security researchers have discovered critical privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Google’s Vertex AI platform that allow attackers with minimal permissions to hijack high-privileged Service Agent accounts. The flaws affect the Vertex AI Agent Engine and Ray on Vertex AI, where default configurations enable low-privileged users to access powerful managed identities with project-wide permissions. As enterprises rapidly…
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Actively exploited critical flaw in Modular DS WordPress plugin enables admin takeover
A critical Modular DS WordPress flaw (CVE-2026-23550) is actively exploited, enabling unauthenticated privilege escalation. Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical Modular DS WordPress vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-23550 (CVSS score of 10). Modular DS is a WordPress plugin with over 40,000 installs that helps manage multiple sites, enabling monitoring, updates, and remote administration. In plugin…
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Azure Identity Token Flaw Exposes Windows Admin Center to Tenant-Wide Breaches
Cymulate Research Labs discovered a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Admin Centre’s Azure AD Single Sign-On implementation that enables attackers with local administrator access on a single machine to compromise any other Windows Admin Center-managed system within the same Azure tenant. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20965, stems from improper validation of Proof-of-Possession (PoP) tokens…
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Azure Identity Token Flaw Exposes Windows Admin Center to Tenant-Wide Breaches
Cymulate Research Labs discovered a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Admin Centre’s Azure AD Single Sign-On implementation that enables attackers with local administrator access on a single machine to compromise any other Windows Admin Center-managed system within the same Azure tenant. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20965, stems from improper validation of Proof-of-Possession (PoP) tokens…
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Critical WhisperPair flaw lets hackers track, eavesdrop via Bluetooth audio devices
A critical vulnerability in Google’s Fast Pair protocol can allow attackers to hijack Bluetooth audio accessories like wireless headphones and earbuds, track users, and eavesdrop on their conversations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-whisperpair-flaw-lets-hackers-track-eavesdrop-via-bluetooth-audio-devices/
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Cisco Patches Zero-Day RCE Exploited by China-Linked APT in Secure Email Gateways
Cisco on Thursday released security updates for a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, nearly a month after the company disclosed that it had been exploited as a zero-day by a China-nexus advanced persistent threat (APT) actor codenamed UAT-9686.The vulnerability, tracked as…
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Palo Alto Networks patches firewalls after discovery of a new denialservice flaw
Availability disruption: According to Flashpoint, a DoS state wouldn’t expose enterprises to a wider security threat. “Modern enterprise firewalls are designed to ‘fail closed’ rather than ‘fail open’. Entering maintenance mode due to a DoS condition is therefore more accurately characterized as a potential availability disruption than a direct security exposure,” said the spokesperson. “The…
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Breach Roundup: Software Update Caused Verizon Outage
Also, Venezuela Cyberattack, Endesa Confirms Breach and Telegram IP Leak. This week, a software flaw caused the Verizon outage. U.S. cyberattack in Venezuela. ICE identities published online. BreachForums users leaked. Spanish energy provider Endesa data breach. Telegram privacy risk. A MuddyWater upgrade. Dutch man sentenced for hacking a maritime port. A ServiceNow patch. First seen…
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Hackers exploit Modular DS WordPress plugin flaw for admin access
Hackers are actively exploiting a maximum severity flaw in the Modular DS WordPress plugin that allows them to bypass authentication remotely and access the vulnerable sites with admin-level privileges. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-modular-ds-wordpress-plugin-flaw-for-admin-access/
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2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, captcha, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, leak, malicious, mitigation, monitoring, network, pypi, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, windows2025 Threat Landscape in Review: Lessons for Businesses Moving Into 2026 andrew.gertz@t“¦ Thu, 01/15/2026 – 16:48 Nadav Avital – Senior Director of Threat Research at Thales More About This Author > 2025 was a year that tested how businesses think about security. Some attacks happened in new, unexpected ways, while others employed old tricks, taken…
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Years-Old Vulnerable Apache Struts 2 Versions See 387K Weekly Downloads
Over 387,000 users downloaded vulnerable Apache Struts versions this week. Exclusive Sonatype research reveals a high-risk flaw found by AI. Is your system at risk? First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/years-old-vulnerable-apache-struts-2-downloads/