Tag: flaw
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British cyber agency warns of looming ‘patch wave’ as AI speeds flaw discovery
Britain’s cyber agency warned that organizations should prepare for a surge of urgent software updates as artificial intelligence accelerates the discovery of security flaws, raising the risk of widespread exploitation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/british-cyber-ai-patch-wave
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Billions of Chrome Users Urged to Update After Google Patches 30 Security Flaws
Google patched 30 Chrome vulnerabilities, including four Critical flaws. Here’s what users should know and how to update Chrome and Firefox. The post Billions of Chrome Users Urged to Update After Google Patches 30 Security Flaws appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-chrome-security-update-30-vulnerabilities-april-2026/
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Nearly every Linux system built since 2017 vulnerable to ‘Copy Fail’ flaw
Security researchers and European cybersecurity officials are urging administrators to address the risk posed by a newly discovered security flaw that has been hiding in the Linux operating system for nearly a decade. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/linux-vulnerability-copy-fail-patch
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Nine-Year-Old Zero-Day Flaw in Linux Kernel Discovered by AI-Equipped Security Researcher
A researcher from offensive security firm Theori has found a nine-year-old flaw in the Linux kernel with the help of AI First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/zero-day-2017-linux-kernel/
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Multiple Exim Mail Server Vulnerabilities Could Trigger Crashes via Malicious DNS Data
The developers of the Exim mail server have officially rolled out version 4.99.2 to address four newly discovered security vulnerabilities. This critical update patches multiple software flaws that could allow attackers to crash server connections, corrupt memory heaps, or potentially leak sensitive system data. Mail server administrators are strongly advised to apply these fixes immediately…
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Multiple Wireshark Vulnerabilities Allow Arbitrary Code Execution via Malformed Packets
The Wireshark Foundation has released version 4.6.5 of its widely used network protocol analyzer, addressing a massive wave of security vulnerabilities. This urgent update patches over 40 distinct security flaws, driven by a recent surge in AI-assisted vulnerability reports. The most critical bugs in this release allow for possible arbitrary code execution, elevating the risk…
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Microsoft Windows 11 April 2026 Security Update Disrupts Third-Party Backup Tools
The April 2026 security update for Windows 11, designated as KB5083769, is causing severe disruptions for users relying on third-party backup solutions. Deployed for Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2, this patch introduces a critical flaw that breaks the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Because VSS is a fundamental component for taking safe, point-in-time…
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Bank regulator sounds warning over cybersecurity threat posed by AI models
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, banking, cloud, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, finance, flaw, germany, government, penetration-testing, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vulnerabilityAccessing Mythos: It’s barely three weeks since Anthropic made Claude Mythos public on April 7 and it’s hard to recall a development that’s caused as much cybersecurity alarm in such a short space of time.Earlier this week, Michael Theurer, the chief supervisor of Bundesbank, Germany’s financial regulator, echoed APRA’s concern, telling Reuters that European banks…
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Bridging the gap: How to integrate Claude Security into the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform
Tags: ai, api, attack, business, cloud, data, flaw, governance, intelligence, risk, tool, update, vulnerabilityBridge the gap between AI-driven vulnerability discovery and prioritized remediation. Learn how to integrate Claude Security’s deep-logic analysis into Tenable One to unify your attack surface, eliminate noise, and focus on the risks that matter most. Key takeaways As frontier AI models like Claude accelerate the pace of vulnerability discovery, security programs must shift their…
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Breach Roundup: US Cyber Command Flags Election Threats
Also, HexDex Arrest, Black Axe Crackdown, LeRobot RCE Flaw. This week, election threats resurfaced. A prolific hacker arrested. Black Axe network disrupted. China-linked disinformation targets Tibet. Exploited ScreenConnect and Windows flaws raise alarms. Minecraft gamers hit with stealer malware. A critical AI framework bug enables remote code execution. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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cPanel’s authentication bypass bug is being exploited in the wild, CISA warns
The agency added the flaw to the KEV list days after hosting providers confirmed active, ongoing attacks. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/cpanel-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-cve-2026-41940-exploited/
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FBI: Chinese Hacker Extradition Sends a Global Message
Alleged Nation-State Hacker Being Held in Houston Jail. U.S. prosecutors allege 34-year-old Chinese national Xu Zewei operated under China’s Ministry of State Security to hack universities and firms during the pandemic, exploiting VPN and Exchange flaws and exfiltrating research data in a Silk Typhoon campaign. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fbi-chinese-hacker-extradition-sends-global-message-a-31561
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Copy Fail: New Linux bug enables Root via page”‘cache corruption
Linux flaw CVE”‘2026″‘31431, ‘Copy Fail,’ lets any local user write four bytes into page cache files, enabling easy escalation to root on major distros. Xint Code researchers warn of a serious Linux flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), dubbed Copy Fail. It lets any local, unprivileged user write four controlled bytes into the…
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Copy Fail: New Linux bug enables Root via page”‘cache corruption
Linux flaw CVE”‘2026″‘31431, ‘Copy Fail,’ lets any local user write four bytes into page cache files, enabling easy escalation to root on major distros. Xint Code researchers warn of a serious Linux flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score of 7.8), dubbed Copy Fail. It lets any local, unprivileged user write four controlled bytes into the…
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Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431): Frequently asked questions about Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability
Tags: access, ai, attack, browser, cisa, cloud, container, crypto, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, mitigation, ransomware, risk, tool, update, vulnerabilityA flaw in the Linux kernel present since 2017 allows a local user to gain root access on virtually every major Linux distribution. A public exploit is available and reported to work reliably. Key Takeaways CVE-2026-31431 is a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel reportedly affecting virtually every major distribution released…
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Linux Kernel Flaw ‘Copy Fail’ Exposes Widespread Privilege Escalation Risk
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability is exposing a pathway for unprivileged users to gain full admin control on a wide range of systems. The flaw, identified as CVE-2026-31431 and dubbed Copy Fail, affects nearly all major Linux distros released over the past eight years. The issue stems from a logic error in the kernel’s..…
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Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Flaw Delivers Root-Level Access to Distros
AI-Assisted Offensive Security Researcher Discovered Flaw After 1 Hour of Scanning. Patch all Linux kernels issued from 2017 onwards to fix a serious vulnerability in the kernel’s cryptography API that can be easily exploited by a local, unprivileged user to gain root-level access. The major flaw is the latest to be found by an AI-assisted…
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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros
An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed “Copy Fail” that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local attacker to gain root permissions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-copy-fail-flaw-gives-hackers-root-on-major-distros/
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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros
An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed “Copy Fail” that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local attacker to gain root permissions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-copy-fail-flaw-gives-hackers-root-on-major-distros/
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: SMS Blaster Busts, OpenEMR Flaws, 600K Roblox Hacks and 25 More Stories
The internet is noisy this week. We are seeing some wild new tactics, like people using fake cell towers to send scam texts, while some developers are accidentally downloading tools that peek into their private files during a simple install. It is definitely a busy time to be online.Security is always a moving target. Millions…
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Max-severity RCE flaw found in Google Gemini CLI
The behavior is now fixed: Google has addressed the issue by removing implicit workspace trust in headless environments and enforcing stricter tool controls, effectively changing how Gemini CLI behaves in CI/CD pipelines.The patched versions (0.39.1 and 0.40.0-preview.3) now require explicit trust decisions before loading workspace configurations, aligning non-interactive execution with the same safeguards expected in…
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Nine-year-old Linux kernel flaw enables reliable local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431)
Security researchers at Theori have disclosed a high-severity local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) in the Linux kernel. The flaw, nicknamed … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/30/copyfail-linux-lpe-vulnerability-cve-2026-31431/
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PoC Disclosed for Critical Root ASUSTOR ADM RCE Flaw
A critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6644, has been uncovered in ASUSTOR’s ADM (ASUSTOR Data Master) operating system. Specifically, the flaw exists within the PPTP VPN Client feature. Carrying a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.4, this OS command injection vulnerability allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. ASUSTOR has since addressed the…
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Attackers Exploit cPanel Authentication Bypass 0-Day After PoC Release
A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being actively exploited across the web hosting industry. This CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass cPanel and WHM login mechanisms, granting them full administrative control over servers. The vulnerability stems from a Carriage Return Line Feed (CRLF) injection flaw within the application’s session…
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Attackers Exploit cPanel Authentication Bypass 0-Day After PoC Release
A critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-41940, is currently being actively exploited across the web hosting industry. This CVSS 9.8 flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass cPanel and WHM login mechanisms, granting them full administrative control over servers. The vulnerability stems from a Carriage Return Line Feed (CRLF) injection flaw within the application’s session…
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New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root.The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and Theori.”An unprivileged local user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable…
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WAF Defense in Crisis? NSFOCUS Locks Down “Ghost Bits” Attacks in Advance
Incident Review In April 2026, Black Hat Asia 2026 disclosed a systematic security threat named Ghost Bits, targeting underlying encoding flaws in the Java ecosystem that can render mainstream WAF/IDS defenses completely ineffective. The core of this risk lies in inconsistent encoding interpretations of the same input between the security detection chain and the application……