Tag: vulnerability
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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New EU Vulnerability Platform GCVE Goes Live, Reducing Reliance on Global Systems
Europe’s long-running conversation about digital autonomy quietly crossed a milestone with the launch of a new public vulnerability platform. The EU Vulnerability Database, created under the GCVE initiative, is now live. This signals a deliberate shift in how software weaknesses are identified, cataloged, and shared across Europe. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/eu-launches-gcve-vulnerability-database/
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For cyber risk assessments, frequency is essential
Tags: access, authentication, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, GDPR, infrastructure, mitigation, network, password, radius, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityIdentifying vulnerabilities: A cyber risk assessment helps to identify security gaps in a company’s IT infrastructure, networks, and systems. This provides the opportunity to eliminate these vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by cybercriminals.Prioritize risk management measures: Not every system is critical, and not all of a company’s data is equally important. The results of the risk…
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CERT/CC Warns binary-parser Bug Allows Node.js Privilege-Level Code Execution
A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the popular binary-parser npm library that, if successfully exploited, could result in the execution of arbitrary JavaScript.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1245 (CVSS score: N/A), affects all versions of the module prior to version 2.3.0, which addresses the issue. Patches for the flaw were released on November 26, 2025.Binary-parser…
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The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever
Penetration testing has evolved significantly over the past several years. While uncovering exploitable vulnerabilities remains the core goal, the real differentiator today is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/plextrac-pentest-programs-reporting/
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The 2026 State of Pentesting: Why delivery and follow-through matter more than ever
Penetration testing has evolved significantly over the past several years. While uncovering exploitable vulnerabilities remains the core goal, the real differentiator today is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/21/plextrac-pentest-programs-reporting/
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Chrome 144 Released to Fix High-Severity V8 JavaScript Engine Flaw
Google has released Chrome version 144.0.7559.96/.97 to the stable channel across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, addressing a critical race condition vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine. The update is rolling out gradually to users over the coming days and weeks. Security Update Details The latest stable release patches one significant security vulnerability tracked as…
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Chrome 144 Released to Fix High-Severity V8 JavaScript Engine Flaw
Google has released Chrome version 144.0.7559.96/.97 to the stable channel across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms, addressing a critical race condition vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine. The update is rolling out gradually to users over the coming days and weeks. Security Update Details The latest stable release patches one significant security vulnerability tracked as…
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Azure Private Endpoint Deployments Expose Cloud Resources to DoS Attacks
A critical architectural weakness in Azure’s Private Endpoint deployments could allow both accidental and intentional denial of service (DoS) attacks against cloud resources. The vulnerability stems from how Azure’s Private DNS zone resolution interacts with hybrid networking configurations, potentially affecting over 5% of Azure storage accounts and multiple critical services. The Core Vulnerability The issue…
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Three vulnerabilities in Anthropic Git MCP Server could let attackers tamper with LLMs
mcp-server-git versions prior to 2025-12.18.The three vulnerabilities are·CVE-2025-68143, an unrestricted git_init.·CVE-2025-68145, a path validation bypass.·CVE-2025-68144, an argument injection in git_diff.Unlike other vulnerabilities in MCP servers that required specific configurations, these work on any configuration of Anthropic’s official server, out of the box, Cyata says.Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard introduced by Anthropic in 2024 to…
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Flaws in Chainlit AI dev framework expose servers to compromise
/proc/self/environ file is used to store environment variables, and these can contain API keys, credentials, internal file paths, database paths, tokens for AWS and other cloud services, and even CHAINLIT_AUTH_SECRET, a secret that’s used to sign authentication tokens when authentication is enabled.On top of that, if LangChain is used as the orchestration layer behind Chainlit…
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ACF plugin bug gives hackers admin on 50,000 WordPress sites
A critical-severity vulnerability in the Advanced Custom Fields: Extended (ACF Extended) plugin for WordPress can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrative permissions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/acf-plugin-bug-gives-hackers-admin-on-50-000-wordpress-sites/
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EU Launches GCVE to Track Vulnerabilities Without Relying on US
The new EU-funded GCVE project is breaking dependence on US databases to track software flaws. Discover how this decentralised system aims to ensure global cybersecurity. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/eu-launches-gcve-track-vulnerabilities-us/
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Vulnerabilities Threaten to Break Chainlit AI Framework
Familiar bugs in a popular open source framework for AI chatbots could give attackers dangerous powers in the cloud. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/vulnerabilities-break-chainlit-ai-framework
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Why Smart Contract Security Can’t Wait for >>Better<< AI Models
The numbers tell a stark story: $1.42 billion lost across 149 documented incidents in 2024 due to smart contract vulnerabilities, with access control flaws accounting for $953.2 million in damages alone. While the Web3 community debates the perfect AI solution for smart contract security, billions continue to drain from protocols that could have been protected..…
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Critical TP-Link VIGI camera flaw allowed remote takeover of surveillance systems
TP-Link fixed a critical flaw that exposed over 32 VIGI C and VIGI InSight camera models to remote hacking, with over 2,500 internet-exposed devices identified. TP-Link fixed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0629 (CVSS score 8.7), affecting over 32 VIGI C and VIGI InSight camera models. The vulnerability lets attackers on a local network bypass…
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Critical TP-Link VIGI camera flaw allowed remote takeover of surveillance systems
TP-Link fixed a critical flaw that exposed over 32 VIGI C and VIGI InSight camera models to remote hacking, with over 2,500 internet-exposed devices identified. TP-Link fixed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0629 (CVSS score 8.7), affecting over 32 VIGI C and VIGI InSight camera models. The vulnerability lets attackers on a local network bypass…
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Critical TP-Link VIGI camera flaw allowed remote takeover of surveillance systems
TP-Link fixed a critical flaw that exposed over 32 VIGI C and VIGI InSight camera models to remote hacking, with over 2,500 internet-exposed devices identified. TP-Link fixed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0629 (CVSS score 8.7), affecting over 32 VIGI C and VIGI InSight camera models. The vulnerability lets attackers on a local network bypass…
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Google Gemini Flaw Turns Calendar Invites Into Attack Vector
The indirect prompt injection vulnerability allows an attacker to weaponize calendar invites to circumvent Google’s privacy controls and access private data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/google-gemini-flaw-calendar-invites-attack-vector
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Chainlit Security Flaws Highlight Infrastructure Risks in AI Apps
2 security vulnerabilities in the Chainlit framework expose risks from web flaws in AI applications First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chainlit-security-flaws-ai-apps/
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Prompt Injection Bugs Found in Official Anthropic Git MCP Server
Three vulnerabilities in Anthropic’s Git server for the MCP can be exploited via prompt injection First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/prompt-injection-bugs-anthropic/
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Three Flaws in Anthropic MCP Git Server Enable File Access and Code Execution
A set of three security vulnerabilities has been disclosed in mcp-server-git, the official Git Model Context Protocol (MCP) server maintained by Anthropic, that could be exploited to read or delete arbitrary files and execute code under certain conditions.”These flaws can be exploited through prompt injection, meaning an attacker who can influence what an AI assistant…
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Cloudflare Zero-Day Let Attackers Bypass WAF via ACME Certificate Validation Path
A critical zero-day vulnerability in Cloudflare exposed a fundamental weakness in how security exceptions are handled at scale. The flaw allowed attackers to bypass Cloudflare’s Web Application Firewall (WAF) entirely and directly access protected origin servers by abusing a certificate validation endpoint. The issue was not caused by customer misconfiguration, but by a logic error…
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When Language Becomes the Attack Surface: Inside the Google Gemini Calendar Exploit
Tags: ai, attack, cybersecurity, data-breach, exploit, flaw, google, LLM, malicious, software, vulnerabilitySecurity teams have spent decades hardening software against malicious input, yet a recent vulnerability involving Google Gemini demonstrates how those assumptions begin to fracture when language itself becomes executable. The issue, disclosed by cybersecurity researchers at Miggo Security, exposed a subtle but powerful flaw in how natural language interfaces like AI LLMs interact with privileged…
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Apache Airflow Flaws Expose Sensitive Workflow Data to Potential Attackers
Apache Airflow has patched two separate credential-exposure vulnerabilities in versions before 3.1.6. The flaws could allow attackers to extract sensitive authentication data embedded in proxy configurations and templated workflow fields through log files and the web UI, potentially compromising networkinfrastructureand sensitive data pipelines. The first vulnerability affects Apache Airflow versions before 3.1.6 and stems from…
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New Study Finds GPT-5.2 Can Reliably Develop Zero-Day Exploits at Scale
Advanced large language models can autonomously develop working exploits for zero-day vulnerabilities, marking a significant shift in the offensive cybersecurity landscape. The research demonstrates that artificial intelligence systems can now perform complex exploit development tasks that previously required specialized human expertise. The agents were challenged to develop exploits under realistic constraints, including modern security mitigations,…
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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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Cloudflare Fixes ACME Validation Bug Allowing WAF Bypass to Origin Servers
Cloudflare has addressed a security vulnerability impacting its Automatic Certificate Management Environment (ACME) validation logic that made it possible to bypass security controls and access origin servers. “The vulnerability was rooted in how our edge network processed requests destined for the ACME HTTP-01 challenge path (/.well-known/acme-challenge/*),” the web infrastructure First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Why Secrets in JavaScript Bundles are Still Being Missed
Leaked API keys are no longer unusual, nor are the breaches that follow. So why are sensitive tokens still being so easily exposed?To find out, Intruder’s research team looked at what traditional vulnerability scanners actually cover and built a new secrets detection method to address gaps in existing approaches. Applying this at scale by scanning…