Tag: vulnerability
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Mythos Changed the Math on Vulnerability Discovery. Most Teams Aren’t Ready for the Remediation Side
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview has dominated security discussions since its April 7 announcement. Early reporting describes a powerful cybersecurity-focused AI system capable of identifying vulnerabilities at scale and raising serious questions about how quickly organizations can validate, prioritize, and remediate what it finds.The debate that followed has mostly focused on the right First seen on…
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PhantomCore Exploits TrueConf Vulnerabilities to Breach Russian Networks
A pro-Ukrainian hacktivist group called PhantomCore has been attributed to attacks actively targeting servers running TrueConf video conferencing software in Russia since September 2025.That’s according to a report published by Positive Technologies, which found the threat actors to be leveraging an exploit chain comprising three vulnerabilities to execute commands remotely on susceptible First seen on…
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Researchers Warn macOS textutil, KeePassXC Can Fuel Automation Attacks
Researchers are warning that widely trusted local tools such as macOS’s textutil and KeePassXC can pose unexpected security risks when used within automated workflows. The issue is not traditional vulnerabilities such as memory corruption or code execution, but how normal features behave when exposed to attacker-controlled input. Many engineering teams treat built-in utilities as safe…
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Firefox bug CVE-2026-6770 enabled cross-site tracking and Tor fingerprinting
CVE-2026-6770 let attackers fingerprint Firefox and Tor users, even in Private mode. Firefox 150 and Tor Browser 15.0.10 fixed it. A vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-6770, allowed attackers to fingerprint Firefox users, even in Private Browsing, and also impacted the Tor Browser. The flaw worked even when Tor’s New Identity feature was used, bypassing protections meant…
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AI is reshaping DevSecOps to bring security closer to the code
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, cloud, communications, compliance, container, control, data, data-breach, detection, exploit, governance, infrastructure, injection, least-privilege, risk, service, skills, software, sql, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityExplicit security requirements elevate AI benefits: While deploying AI with DevSecOps is helping to shift the emphasis on security to earlier in the development lifecycle, this requires “explicit instruction to do it right,” says Noe Ramos, vice president of AI operations at business software provider Agiloft.”AI coding assistants accelerate development meaningfully, but they optimize for…
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Safe vulnerability disclosure for UK SMEs: a practical guide
Safe vulnerability disclosure for UK SMEs: a practical guide For many UK SMEs, the idea of someone reporting a security weakness can feel unsettling at first. It may sound technical, formal, or even a little confrontational. In practice, safe vulnerability disclosure is simply a controlled way for people to tell you about a security issue……
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Nessus Agent Windows Flaw Enables SYSTEM-Level Code Execution
Tenable has disclosed a high-severity security vulnerability in its Nessus Agent software for Windows that could allow attackers to execute malicious code with full SYSTEM-level privileges. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-33694, has been patched in the newly released Nessus Agent version 11.1.3. The vulnerability stems from improper link resolution before file access, classified under CWE-59 (>>Link Following<<). On…
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Metabase Enterprise RCE Flaw Now Has Public ProofConcept Exploit
Security researchers have published a working Proof of Concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in Metabase Enterprise. Tracked as CVE-2026-33725, this security flaw allows attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution (RCE) and read arbitrary files on targeted systems. The availability of a public exploit script significantly increases the risk for organizations running unpatched instances…
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Sicherheit im Unternehmen: Warum eine korrekte EArchivierung so wichtig ist Die unterschätzte Schwachstelle
E-Mails sind das Rückgrat der geschäftlichen Kommunikation und zugleich ein oft unterschätztes Sicherheits- und Compliance-Risiko für Unternehmen. Unzureichende Archivierung, menschliche Fehler und steigende regulatorische Anforderungen machen das E-Mail-Postfach zunehmend zum Einfallstor für Datenschutzverstöße, Cyberangriffe und Vertrauensverluste. Mit einem sicheren Outlook- oder Microsoft 365-Add-In lassen sich Sicherheitslücken schließen sowie Mails und Metadaten Compliance-konform speichern. First seen…
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Attackers Chain CODESYS Vulnerabilities to Backdoor Applications
Nozomi Networks Labs published critical research detailing three new vulnerabilities in the CODESYS Control runtime. When chained together, these security flaws allow an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges to replace a legitimate industrial control application with a backdoored version. Ultimately, this exploit path leads to complete administrative control over the target device and its host…
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Attackers Chain CODESYS Vulnerabilities to Backdoor Applications
Nozomi Networks Labs published critical research detailing three new vulnerabilities in the CODESYS Control runtime. When chained together, these security flaws allow an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges to replace a legitimate industrial control application with a backdoored version. Ultimately, this exploit path leads to complete administrative control over the target device and its host…
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Attackers Chain CODESYS Vulnerabilities to Backdoor Applications
Nozomi Networks Labs published critical research detailing three new vulnerabilities in the CODESYS Control runtime. When chained together, these security flaws allow an authenticated attacker with low-level privileges to replace a legitimate industrial control application with a backdoored version. Ultimately, this exploit path leads to complete administrative control over the target device and its host…
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Critical bug in CrowdStrike LogScale let attackers access files
CrowdStrike fixed CVE-2026-40050 in LogScale self-hosted, a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated file access via path traversal. CrowdStrike recently disclosed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-40050, affecting its LogScale self-hosted product. The flaw enables unauthenticated path traversal, which could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the server filesystem. >>CrowdStrike has released security updates…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 574 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Over 400,000…
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U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2024-7399 (CVSS score of 8.8) is…
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U.S. CISA adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added SimpleHelp, Samsung, and D-Link flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Below are the flaws added to the catalog: The vulnerability CVE-2024-7399 (CVSS score of 8.8) is…
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Over 400,000 sites at risk as hackers exploit Breeze Cache plugin flaw (CVE-2026-3844)
Attackers exploit a Breeze Cache flaw (CVE-2026-3844) to upload files without login. Wordfence researchers detected over 170 attacks. Threat actors are exploiting a critical flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-3844 (CVSS score of 9.8), in the Breeze Cache WordPress plugin, allowing them to upload files to a server without authentication. The vulnerability has already been used in…
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CISA Adds 4 Exploited Flaws to KEV, Sets May 2026 Federal Deadline
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities impacting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.The list of vulnerabilities is below -CVE-2024-57726 (CVSS score: 9.9) – A missing authorization vulnerability in First seen on thehackernews.com…
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TekStream Targets Proactive Security With ImagineX Cyber Buy
Acquisition Adds Advisory, GRC and Vulnerability Services to ImagineX’s MDR Core. TekStream acquired ImagineX’s cyber division to integrate advisory, vulnerability management and GRC with its MDR services, aiming to help CISOs defend against faster, AI-driven attacks by unifying proactive and reactive security into a single operational model. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/tekstream-targets-proactive-security-imaginex-cyber-buy-a-31507
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12-year-old Pack2TheRoot bug lets Linux users gain root privileges
‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw lets local Linux users gain root via PackageKit. CVE-2026-41651 (8.8) has existed for nearly 12 years. The Pack2TheRoot flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-41651, lets unprivileged users install or remove system packages without authorization, potentially gaining full root access. The vulnerability is rated high severity, CVSS score of 8.8, and has existed for nearly 12…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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TDL 020 – Why DNS Is Your First Line of Cyber Defense – Chris Buijs
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, container, corporate, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, dns, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, group, hacker, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, iot, jobs, malicious, microsoft, network, office, phone, programming, router, saas, service, software, startup, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability, zero-trustIn Episode 20 of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop sits down with Amsterdam-based tech veteran Chris Buijs to discuss the often-overlooked backbone of internet security: DNS (Domain Name System). The “Set-it-and-Forget-it” Trap Buijs, who transitioned from an electrician to a network architect, notes that many organizations treat DNS as a “utility” rather than a…
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How CrowdStrike Is Helping The Industry To Withstand AI-Driven Vulnerability Deluge: Exec
CrowdStrike’s launch of a new initiative, Project QuiltWorks, is a sorely needed answer to the widespread questions over how to prepare for the coming onslaught of AI-discovered software vulnerabilities, Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/how-crowdstrike-is-helping-the-industry-to-withstand-ai-driven-vulnerability-deluge-exec
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New ‘Pack2TheRoot’ flaw gives hackers root Linux access
A new vulnerability dubbed Pack2TheRoot could be exploited in the PackageKit daemon to allow local Linux users to install or remove system packages and gain root permissions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pack2theroot-flaw-gives-hackers-root-linux-access/
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Too Many Vulnerabilities? Here’s How AutoSecT Risk Prioritization Helps!
If your security team is drowning in vulnerabilities, that’s math done wrong. Prioritize your risk with the right vulnerability assessment tool. Here’s why? The volume of vulnerabilities has exploded beyond what any team can realistically handle. 48,185 CVEs were published in 2025, marking a 20.6% increase compared to 2024. Approximately 130 133 new vulnerabilities… First…
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Too Many Vulnerabilities? Here’s How AutoSecT Risk Prioritization Helps!
If your security team is drowning in vulnerabilities, that’s math done wrong. Prioritize your risk with the right vulnerability assessment tool. Here’s why? The volume of vulnerabilities has exploded beyond what any team can realistically handle. 48,185 CVEs were published in 2025, marking a 20.6% increase compared to 2024. Approximately 130 133 new vulnerabilities… First…
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Too Many Vulnerabilities? Here’s How AutoSecT Risk Prioritization Helps!
If your security team is drowning in vulnerabilities, that’s math done wrong. Prioritize your risk with the right vulnerability assessment tool. Here’s why? The volume of vulnerabilities has exploded beyond what any team can realistically handle. 48,185 CVEs were published in 2025, marking a 20.6% increase compared to 2024. Approximately 130 133 new vulnerabilities… First…
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Over 10,000 Zimbra servers vulnerable to ongoing XSS attacks
Over 10,000 Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) instances exposed online are vulnerable to ongoing attacks exploiting a cross-site scripting (XSS) security flaw. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-says-zimbra-flaw-now-exploited-over-10k-servers-vulnerable/
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Claude-Mythos und die Konsequenzen für die Softwaresicherheit
Thales warnt schon seit langem vor diesem Wandel: KI senkt die Hürden für das Aufspüren und Ausnutzen von Software-Schwachstellen drastisch und beschleunigt diesen Prozess in einem Ausmaß, mit dem Menschen einfach nicht mithalten können. Die Konsequenz ist klar: Unternehmen müssen nun davon ausgehen, dass ihre Software und Anwendungen kontinuierlich von feindlicher KI analysiert, zerlegt und…
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Hackers Exploit Agent ID Administrator Role to Hijack Service Principals
A severe scoping vulnerability was recently discovered in Microsoft Entra ID’s new Agent Identity Platform. The security flaw allowed users assigned the Agent ID Administrator role to hijack arbitrary service principals across an organization’s tenant, leading to potential privilege escalation. Although the administrative role was designed strictly to manage AI agent identities, a boundary breakdown…