Tag: vulnerability
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Common Authentication Vulnerabilities Developers Overlook (and How to Prevent Them)
Is your app truly secure? Uncover the most common authentication flaws developers miss and learn actionable strategies to protect your users today. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/common-authentication-vulnerabilities-developers-overlook-and-how-to-prevent-them/
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Composer Path Traversal Flaw Lets Malicious Packages Expose Sensitive Files
Composer users are urged to update their software following the disclosure of a path-traversal vulnerability. This flaw could allow a malicious or compromised PHP package to change file permissions outside of its own installation directory. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-59944 and GHSA-96h3-5x6v-m776, affecting Composer versions 2.3.0 through 2.10.2 and versions 1.0 through 2.2.29. Composer…
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What vulnerability prioritization looks like when KEV, EPSS, and CVSS disagree
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Joye Purser, Global Field CISO at Cohesity, explains how to rank vulnerabilities when KEV, EPSS, and CVSS point in different … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/31/joye-purser-cohesity-kev-epss-cvss-conflicts/
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Critical Microsoft UFO MCP Flaw Lets Attackers Remotely Control Android Devices Without Authentication
Tags: access, android, authentication, control, cve, cvss, cyber, flaw, microsoft, mobile, open-source, vulnerabilityA critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s open-source UFO Desktop AgentOS could allow remote attackers to access and control Android devices connected via the platform’s Mobile Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers without requiring authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-73296 and GHSA-24fq-m9rr-g3mm, carrying a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.4. It affects UFO versions up to and including…
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OpenAI Warns Astra AI Model May Develop Zero-Day Exploits and Launch Autonomous Cyberattacks
Tags: ai, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, exploit, intelligence, openai, update, vulnerability, zero-dayOpenAI has issued a warning regarding Astra, an upcoming artificial intelligence model, which may be close to a threshold of cybersecurity capabilities that would allow it to independently discover zero-day vulnerabilities and conduct complex cyberattacks against highly secured systems. In a security update dated August 7, 2026, the company noted that early testing and assessments…
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AI AppSec tools agree on just 5% of security findings
Software vulnerabilities are turning into exploits within hours, and application security teams carry patch backlogs that go back years. Top types of viable application … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/31/contrast-security-ai-appsec-tools-security-findings-report/
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HIPAA Risk Assessments 2026: Continuum GRC Healthcare Audits
In 2026, healthcare organizations face increasing pressure to maintain robust data protection measures under evolving regulatory landscapes. HIPAA risk assessments remain a cornerstone of compliance, helping providers identify vulnerabilities and safeguard protected health information. As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, proactive compliance assessments become essential for decision-makers seeking to minimize liability and ensure operational resilience.”¦…
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95.02% Success Rate! NSFOCUS AI Tops the CyberGym Global Leaderboard
In the CyberGym Level 1 global leaderboard, an authoritative benchmark for cybersecurity large models, NSFOCUS AI, NSFOCUS’s self-developed intelligent security agent captured the top global ranking in this round with a 95.02% vulnerability-reproduction success rate. Built on Zhipu’s GLM-5.3 large language model, NSFOCUS AI distills NSFOCUS’s accumulated offensive-and-defensive expertise into computable workflows, systematically unlocking GLM-5.3’s……
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Your Pentest Agent Needs the Credential. Its LLM Doesn’t. Can We Keep Them Apart?
How Does the Security Harness Work? An agentic penetration testing platform has to let its agents access real secrets: test credentials, session cookies, and tokens pulled from a vulnerable API…. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/your-pentest-agent-needs-the-credential-its-llm-doesnt-can-we-keep-them-apart/
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GiveWP WordPress donation plugin flaw lets hackers execute server commands
A maximum-severity vulnerability in the GiveWP plugin for WordPress allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the hosting server. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/givewp-wordpress-donation-plugin-flaw-lets-hackers-execute-server-commands/
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Attackers Chain Two PaperCut Flaws to Execute Code Without Authentication
Malicious actors are exploiting a newly patched security flaw in PaperCut NG and MF to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances, as the company released a fresh emergency fix with additional hardening.”This vulnerability gives an unauthenticated attacker remote control over PaperCut’s trusted configuration, which could be used to execute arbitrary Java code inside the application’s…
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Android 17 Adds OS-Wide ECH to Hide Website Visits From Network Providers
Google on Thursday announced new network security protections in Android 17 to bolster connection privacy, address cellular vulnerabilities, and safeguard the privacy of users’ home networks.Topping the list is support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), a privacy standard that prevents networks from eavesdropping on which websites a user is visiting.”This new privacy standard works in…
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ownCloud Flaw Exploited to Steal Nuclear Records From Philippine Research Body
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting ownCloud to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog following reports that a Chinese-speaking threat actor weaponized the vulnerability to target a nuclear research body in the Philippines.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-49105 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of First…
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PaperCut warns of hackers using printer management software flaw in attacks
PaperCut released an emergency advisory on Thursday evening saying vulnerabilities in their print management software, PaperCut NG and MF, are under active exploitation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/papercut-warns-of-hackers-using-printer-management-vulnerabilities
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U.S. CISA adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: authentication, cisa, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)addedthe following vulnerabilities to itsKnown Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: CVE-2023-49105 (CVSS score of 9.8) is an improper-authentication flaw in ownCloud Server’s WebDAV functionality. An unauthenticated attacker who…
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AI Is Accelerating Vulnerability Discovery. Can Defenders Keep Up?
AI is accelerating vulnerability discovery, putting pressure on systems built to enrich, prioritize, and remediate flaws at a slower pace. Action1 explains why defenders increasingly need to correlate multiple intelligence sources and turn vulnerability data into faster remediation. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ai-is-accelerating-vulnerability-discovery-can-defenders-keep-up/
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Palo Alto Networks Researchers Say First Wave of AI-Enabled Attacks Has Begun
Cybersecurity researchers from Palo Alto Networks this week reported that it became apparent that the latest generation of AI models would be able to discover thousands of vulnerabilities in applications. A wave of attacks that are leveraging AI to exploit those vulnerabilities is now underway. Sam Rubin, senior vice president of the Unit 42 cybersecurity..…
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PaperCut NG/MF vulnerabilities exploited in zero-day attacks
Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-82078, CVE-2026-81578) affecting print management solutions PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF are being exploited by attackers, PaperCut Software has … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/27/papercut-ng-mf-vulnerability-attack/
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Over 8,300 Gitea servers vulnerable to code execution attacks
Over 8,300 Internet-exposed Gitea instances are still unpatched against a critical security flaw exploited in ongoing remote code execution attacks, according to cybersecurity watchdog Shadowserver. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-8-300-gitea-servers-vulnerable-to-code-execution-attacks/
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The Vulnpocalypse Is Repricing the Bug Bounty Economy
The surge of AI-powered vulnerability reports is driving down bug bounty prices, and that could spell trouble for independent researchers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/vulnpocalypse-repricing-bug-bounty-economy
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Hackers Actively Exploiting Pre-Auth RCE Flaw in PaperCut Print Software
Tags: control, credentials, exploit, flaw, hacker, login, rce, remote-code-execution, software, vulnerabilityAttackers are actively exploiting a critical, unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF, widely used print management software, security researchers at Huntress have confirmed. The flaw allows an attacker to remotely take control of a PaperCut server’s configuration without needing any login credentials, ultimately enabling arbitrary code execution on the…
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Critical WordPress Plugin Flaw Allows Unauthenticated Administrator Account Takeover
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified in the WPMU DEV Dashboard WordPress plugin, which could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level access to vulnerable sites configured with Hub Single Sign-On (SSO). This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76581, has a CVSS score of 9.8 and affects WPMU DEV Dashboard versions 5.0.1 and earlier. The plugin…
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ServiceNow Patches Critical Flaws Enabling Unauthenticated RCE and SQL Injection
ServiceNow has issued security advisories for four vulnerabilities, including critical flaws in its AI platform. These vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, manipulate instance data, elevate privileges, or run SQL commands against underlying databases. On August 27, 2026, the company published KB3152242, which covers CVE-2026-6876, CVE-2026-18885, CVE-2026-18886, and CVE-2026-74820. ServiceNow reported that…
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ServiceNow warns of three max severity security vulnerabilities
ServiceNow released security patches for three new maximum-severity AI Platform vulnerabilities that can be exploited in code injection, SQL injection, and privilege escalation attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/servicenow-warns-of-three-max-severity-security-vulnerabilities/
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Critical cPanel Flaw Could Let One Hosting Customer Take Root Control of a Whole Server
cPanel has released patches for a security flaw affecting domain parking and addon domain functionality in cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM), which could allow code execution as the root user.The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-65643, impacts all supported versions of cPanel & WHM.cPanel described the issue as a critical security vulnerability and said that…
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U.S. CISA adds Red Hat, Linux Kernel, Ajax.NET Professional, Microsoft SQL Server, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Tags: cisa, citrix, cve, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, kev, linux, microsoft, sql, vulnerabilityU.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Red Hat, Linux Kernel, Ajax.NET Professional, Microsoft SQL Server, and Citrix NetScaler flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: CVE-2015-3246 is a race condition in Red Hat libuser that could let…
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Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot Flaws Allow Unauthenticated Root RCE Over Bluetooth
Security researcher Boschko has revealed two vulnerabilities in Unitree’s G1 humanoid robot that can be exploited to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) from nearby devices via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). This research, referred to as UniBLEed, indicates that the attack can compromise the robot’s Locomotion PC, the component responsible for essential functions, without requiring…
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PaperCut Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks, Affecting All NG and MF Versions
PaperCut has alerted customers that bad actors are actively exploiting a vulnerability impacting all versions of its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print management software in zero-day attacks.The company has released an emergency patch for v25 and v26 to address the issue. It said it’s “aware of confirmed customer incidents and is treating this matter…
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Schwachstellen in KI-Diensten verzehnfacht
Mit der zunehmenden Verbreitung von künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) in Unternehmen wächst auch die Zahl der entdeckten Schwachstellen in entsprechenden Diensten. Laut aktuellen Zahlen von Kaspersky aus dem zweiten Quartal 2026 hat sich die Zahl der erfassten Schwachstellen in KI- und LLM-Diensten im Vergleich zum vierten Quartal 2025 verzehnfacht und ist auf 935 gestiegen [1]. Auch……
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PaperCut Warns of Actively Exploited Vulnerability Affecting NG and MF Servers
PaperCut has issued an urgent security advisory after confirming the active exploitation of a vulnerability affecting all versions of its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print-management servers. Organizations with Application Servers exposed to the internet are urged to immediately restrict web access to trusted internal IP addresses and deploy emergency updates for versions 25 and…