Tag: flaw
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WhatsApp flaw allowed discovery of the 3.5 billion mobile numbers registered to the platform
Tags: api, attack, bug-bounty, business, china, cloud, dark-web, data, data-breach, encryption, flaw, government, mobile, phishing, phone, privacy, spam, technology, vulnerability, windowsHey there You are using WhatsApp, marks this as one of the most embarrassing weaknesses yet in the world’s most widely-used communication app.The vulnerability was in WhatsApp’s contact discovery mechanism, the foundation of how this and many similar apps work. When WhatsApp is installed, it asks for permission to match mobile numbers in a user’s…
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WhatsApp flaw allowed discovery of the 3.5 billion mobile numbers registered to the platform
Tags: api, attack, bug-bounty, business, china, cloud, dark-web, data, data-breach, encryption, flaw, government, mobile, phishing, phone, privacy, spam, technology, vulnerability, windowsHey there You are using WhatsApp, marks this as one of the most embarrassing weaknesses yet in the world’s most widely-used communication app.The vulnerability was in WhatsApp’s contact discovery mechanism, the foundation of how this and many similar apps work. When WhatsApp is installed, it asks for permission to match mobile numbers in a user’s…
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Fortinet Woes Continue With Another WAF Zero-Day Flaw
A second zero-day vulnerability in its web application firewall (WAF) line has come under attack, raising more questions about the vendor’s disclosure practices. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/fortinet-woes-continue-another-waf-zero-day-flaw
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7-Zip RCE flaw (CVE-2025-11001) actively exploited in attacks in the wild
A remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-11001, in the 7-Zip software is under active exploitation. A new 7-Zip flaw tracked as CVE-2025-11001 (CVSS score of 7.0) is now being actively exploited in the wild, NHS England warns. Remote attackers can trigger the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of 7-Zip. >>Active exploitation…
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‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users
Austrian researchers used a WhatsApp contact-lookup flaw to map 3.5 billion phone numbers, revealing how basic metadata can build a directory of accounts. The post ‘Largest Data Leak in History’: WhatsApp Flaw Exposed Billions of Users appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-whatsapp-flaw-exposed-billions-users/
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W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin vulnerable to PHP command injection
A critical flaw in the W3 Total Cache (W3TC) WordPress plugin can be exploited to run PHP commands on the server by posting a comment that contains a malicious payload. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/w3-total-cache-wordpress-plugin-vulnerable-to-php-command-injection/
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Hackers Actively Exploiting 7-Zip Symbolic LinkBased RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2025-11001)
A recently disclosed security flaw impacting 7-Zip has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to an advisory issued by the U.K. NHS England Digital on Tuesday.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-11001 (CVSS score: 7.0), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. It has been addressed in 7-Zip version 25.00 released in July…
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Fortinet Issues Fixes as FortiWeb Takeover Flaw Sees Active Attacks
Two FortiWeb vulnerabilities, including a critical unauthenticated bypass (CVE-2025-64446), are under attack. Check logs for rogue admin accounts and upgrade immediately. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fortinet-fixes-fortiweb-takeover-flaw-active-attacks/
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RCE Vulnerability in glob CLI Poses Major CI/CD Security Risk
A glob CLI flaw lets attackers run commands via malicious filenames, putting CI/CD pipelines at risk. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/rce-vulnerability-in-glob-cli-poses-major-ci-cd-security-risk/
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RCE Vulnerability in glob CLI Poses Major CI/CD Security Risk
A glob CLI flaw lets attackers run commands via malicious filenames, putting CI/CD pipelines at risk. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/rce-vulnerability-in-glob-cli-poses-major-ci-cd-security-risk/
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U.S. CISA adds a new Fortinet FortiWeb flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, fortinet, infrastructure, kev, vulnerability, zero-dayU.S. CISA has added a second Fortinet FortiWeb vulnerability in just a few days to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)added a Fortinet FortiWeb flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-58034 (CVSS score of 6.7), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This week, Fortinet patched a new FortiWeb zero-day, tracked…
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CISA gives govt agencies 7 days to patch new Fortinet flaw
CISA has ordered U.S. government agencies to secure their systems within a week against another vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiWeb web application firewall, which was exploited in zero-day attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-gives-govt-agencies-7-days-to-patch-new-fortinet-flaw/
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Researchers claim ‘largest leak ever’ after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
Two-day exploit opened up 3.5 billion users to myriad potential harms First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/19/whatsapp_enumeration_flaw/
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WrtHug Exploits Six ASUS WRT Flaws to Hijack Tens of Thousands of EoL Routers Worldwide
A newly discovered campaign has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life (EoL) ASUS routers worldwide, predominantly in Taiwan, the U.S., and Russia, to rope them into a massive network.The router hijacking activity has been codenamed Operation WrtHug by SecurityScorecard’s STRIKE team. Southeast Asia and European countries are some of the other regions where…
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Cline Bot AI Agent Vulnerable to Data Theft and Code Execution
Mindgard reveals 4 critical security flaws in the popular Cline Bot AI coding agent. Learn how prompt injection can hijack the tool for API key theft and remote code execution. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cline-bot-ai-agent-vulnerable-data-theft-code-execution/
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Critical SolarWinds Serv-U Flaws Allow Remote Admin-Level Code Execution
SolarWinds has released an urgent security update for its Serv-U file transfer software, patching three critical vulnerabilities that could enable attackers with administrative access to execute remote code on affected systems. The flaws, all rated 9.1 on the CVSS severity scale, were addressed in Serv-U version 15.5.3, released on November 18, 2025. Three Critical Remote…
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Eurofiber confirms November 13 hack, data theft, and extortion attempt
Eurofiber says hackers exploited a flaw on November 13, breached its ticket and customer portals, stole data, and attempted extortion. On November 13, threat actors exploited a vulnerability to breach its ticketing system and ATE customer portal of the European fiber operator Eurofiber. Attackers stole data and attempted extortion. Eurofiber focuses on B2B digital infrastructure,…
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New FortiWeb zero-day CVE-2025-58034 under attack patched by Fortinet
Fortinet patched a new FortiWeb zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-58034, which attackers are actively exploiting. Fortinet patched a new FortiWeb zero-day, tracked as CVE-2025-58034 (CVSS score 6.7), which is being actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Trend Micro researcher Jason McFadyen reported the vulnerability. The flaw is an improper neutralization of special elements used in…
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Metis: Open-source, AI-driven tool for deep security code review
Metis is an open source tool that uses AI to help engineers run deep security reviews on code. Arm’s product security team built Metis to spot subtle flaws that are often … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/19/metis-open-source-code-review/
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Fortinet Warns of New FortiWeb CVE-2025-58034 Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Fortinet has warned of a new security flaw in FortiWeb that it said has been exploited in the wild.The medium-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-58034, carries a CVSS score of 6.7 out of a maximum of 10.0.”An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (‘OS Command Injection’) vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiWeb may allow…
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Hackers turn open-source AI framework into global cryptojacking operation
Malicious hackers have been attacking the development environment of an open-source AI framework, twisting its functions into a global cryptojacking bot for profit, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Oligo. The flaw exists in an Application Programming Interface for Ray, an open-source framework for automating, scaling and optimizing compute resources that Oligo researchers called “Kubernetes…
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W3 Total Cache Vulnerability Puts Over One Million WordPress Sites at Risk
A severe security flaw has been discovered in the popular W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin, potentially exposing more than one million websites to remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability, of First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/w3-total-cache-cve-2025-9501-wordpress-risk/
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New ShadowRay attacks convert Ray clusters into crypto miners
A global campaign dubbed ShadowRay 2.0 hijacks exposed Ray Clusters by exploiting an old code execution flaw to turn them into a self-propagating cryptomining botnet. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-shadowray-attacks-convert-ray-clusters-into-crypto-miners/
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Tenable Cloud Vulnerability Management: Reducing Vulnerability Risk in the Cloud Era
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, data, exploit, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, oracle, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, technology, threat, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTenable has launched Tenable Cloud Vulnerability Management, a powerful new offering within Tenable One, to help vulnerability management leaders identify, prioritize, and remediate exposures across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Key takeaways Agentless inventory and visibility: Achieve complete asset inventory and coverage across all existing virtual machines, virtual machine images and container images in AWS, Azure,…
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More work for admins as Google patches latest zero-day Chrome vulnerability
Enterprise updating: The latest update also addresses a separate Type Confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine, CVE-2025-13224, also rated as ‘high’ priority. So far, there is no indication that this is under exploit.Enterprise customers can address both flaws by updating to Chrome version 142.0.7444.175/.176 for Windows, version 142.0.7444.176 for Mac, and version 142.0.7444.175 for Linux.Normally,…
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Tenable Cloud Vulnerability Management: Reducing Vulnerability Risk in the Cloud Era
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, data, exploit, flaw, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, oracle, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, technology, threat, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementTenable has launched Tenable Cloud Vulnerability Management, a powerful new offering within Tenable One, to help vulnerability management leaders identify, prioritize, and remediate exposures across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. Key takeaways Agentless inventory and visibility: Achieve complete asset inventory and coverage across all existing virtual machines, virtual machine images and container images in AWS, Azure,…
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A Simple WhatsApp Security Flaw Exposed 3.5 Billion Phone Numbers
By plugging tens of billions of phone numbers into WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool, researchers found “the most extensive exposure of phone numbers” ever”, along with profile photos and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-simple-whatsapp-security-flaw-exposed-billions-phone-numbers/