Tag: vulnerability
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Attackers are exploiting Palo Alto Networks defect that initially flew under the radar
The escalated threat posed by the defect showcases how quickly a seemingly mild vulnerability can turn into an urgent warning. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/palo-alto-networks-cve-2026-0257-exploited-vulnerability/
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Inspector general finds NIST mistakes have made vulnerability database ineffective
NIST’s National Vulnerability Database (NVD) backlog mushroomed from 13,000 unprocessed security vulnerabilities in February 2024 to more than 27,000 by the end of 2025, “undermining the NVD’s utility and public trust,” according to an inspector general report. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nist-mistakes-vulnerability-database-inspector-general
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Europe Edges Closer to Claude Mythos Access
Anthropic Offers ENISA a Place in Project Glasswing. Anthropic offered the European Union’s cybersecurity agency ENISA entry to Project Glasswing, its arrangement for giving organizations controlled early access to its vulnerability-finding Mythos AI model. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/europe-edges-closer-to-claude-mythos-access-a-31827
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AI agents help Cato slash ‘timeprotect’ from new CVEs
The application of agentic AI to vulnerability management workflows has slashed mitigation times in experimental conditions, claims Sase specialist Cato Networks. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643833/AI-agents-help-Cato-slash-time-to-protect-from-new-CVEs
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CISA adds critical Palo Alto Networks firewall flaw to KEV as company, researchers warn of exploitation
The vulnerability in a vital defensive technology creates serious risks for federal networks, CISA said. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/palo-alto-networks-firewall-flaw-exploitation-cisa-kev/821598/
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Patch Now: Another Palo Alto Auth Bypass Bug Under Active Exploit
Exploiting the PAN-OS GlobalProtect VPN vulnerability requires certain conditions, but adversaries have done so in two attack waves that started in mid-May. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/patch-palo-alto-auth-bypass-bug-exploit
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Race Against Time: Why Faster Vulnerability Alerts Matter
Attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities faster than many organizations can identify and patch them. SecAlerts explains why faster vulnerability alerts can help reduce exposure and improve response times. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/race-against-time-why-faster-vulnerability-alerts-matter/
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Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management gets a smarter exposure score
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management’s updated exposure score model adds vulnerability risk signals and asset context to help teams understand where risk is … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/01/microsoft-defender-exposure-score-update/
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Critical Windows Netlogon RCE flaw now exploited in attacks
Tags: attack, country, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, rce, remote-code-execution, threat, vulnerability, windowsThe Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), the country’s national authority for cybersecurity, warned on Friday that threat actors are now exploiting a recently patched critical Windows Netlogon vulnerability in attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/critical-windows-netlogon-remote-code-execution-flaw-now-exploited-in-attacks/
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Critical Magento Cache Plugin Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution Attacks
A critical security vulnerability in a widely used Magento extension is exposing thousands of online stores to remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-45247 and rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected servers without authentication. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of user-controlled input within…
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Critical Plesk Vulnerability Lets Users Execute Server Commands
A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Plesk is raising serious security concerns after researchers confirmed that low-privileged users can execute arbitrary commands on affected servers. Tracked as CVE-2026-44962, the vulnerability affects Plesk for Linux and is linked to improper input handling in the APS Application Catalog search functionality. The issue was published in the GitHub…
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How NIST fumbled management of the National Vulnerability Database
A US federal watchdog has outlined how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) failed to effectively manage the growing backlog of unprocessed cybersecurity … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/01/nist-nvd-management-problems/
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CIFSwitch, a Linux Root Bug Hidden in Plain Sight for 19 Years
CIFSwitch is a 19-year-old Linux logic bug turning forged CIFS auth keys into root. Affects Mint, CentOS, Rocky, Kali, SLES. CIFSwitch stands apart from typical privilege escalation vulnerabilities because of how it was discovered. Asim Manizada, a security engineer at SpaceX, didn’t find it by auditing source code the old-fashioned way. He built an AI-powered…
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Hackers are exploiting Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN authentication bypass (CVE-2026-0257)
Authentication bypass vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-0257) in Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls that the company disclosed on May 13 have been targeted in >>limited exploit … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/01/hackers-are-exploiting-palo-alto-globalprotect-vpn-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-0257/
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U.S. CISA adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0257 (CVSS score of 7.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Palo Alto Networks addressed the vulnerability CVE-2026-0257 on May…
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Palo Alto Warns High-Severity Bug Is Being Actively Exploited
A vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS software is being exploited in attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/palo-alto-highseverity-bug/
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CBSE Engages IIT Experts After Admitting OSM Security Vulnerabilities
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has intensified its response to concerns about an OSM vulnerability by engaging cybersecurity specialists from IIT Madras, IIT Kanpur, and several government agencies to conduct a detailed security assessment of its On-Screen Marking (OSM) platform. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cbse-osm-vulnerability/
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Windows Netlogon 0-Click RCE Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Tags: cve, cyber, exploit, microsoft, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, update, vulnerability, windowsMicrosoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday release has taken a critical turn after security researchers confirmed that a high-risk Windows Netlogon vulnerability is now being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-41089, the vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute remote code against domain controllers without any user interaction, making it one of the most dangerous…
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CVE-2026-0257: Rapid7 Caught Attackers Abusing Forged VPN Cookies Against Multiple Customers
CVE-2026-0257 lets attackers forge Palo Alto GlobalProtect auth cookies and bypass VPN login. Exploitation confirmed since May 17. Palo Alto Networks addressed the vulnerability CVE-2026-0257 on May 13. Two weeks later, cybersecurity firm Rapid7 confirmed active exploitation across multiple customer environments. The flaw impacts the GlobalProtect portal and gateway components of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS…
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WP Maps Pro bug exploited to create admin accounts on WordPress sites
Hackers are targeting WordPress websites running a vulnerable version of the WP Maps Pro plugin, which allows creating rogue administrator accounts without authentication. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wp-maps-pro-bug-exploited-to-create-admin-accounts-on-wordpress-sites/
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WP Maps Pro bug exploited to create admin accounts on WordPress sites
Hackers are targeting WordPress websites running a vulnerable version of the WP Maps Pro plugin, which allows creating rogue administrator accounts without authentication. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wp-maps-pro-bug-exploited-to-create-admin-accounts-on-wordpress-sites/
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KI gegen KI: Check Point lässt Cyber-Agenten Schwachstellen finden, bevor Angreifer zuschlagen
Moderne KI-Modelle und sogenannte Frontier-AI-Systeme sind zunehmend in der Lage, große Mengen potenziell verwundbarer Systeme autonom zu analysieren. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/ki-gegen-ki-check-point-laesst-cyber-agenten-schwachstellen-finden-bevor-angreifer-zuschlagen/a45336/
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New CIFSwitch Linux flaw gives root on multiple distributions
A newly discovered local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed ‘CIFSwitch’ in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to forge CIFS authentication key descriptions, abuse the kernel’s key request mechanism, and gain root privileges. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cifswitch-linux-flaw-gives-root-on-multiple-distributions/
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Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package
“BadHost” was found in Starlette, a package with 325 million weekly downloads. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/05/millions-of-ai-agents-imperiled-by-critical-vulnerability-in-open-source-package/
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KnowledgeDeliver flaw exploited as a zero-day to install web shells
Hackers exploited a critical zero-day vulnerability in a server running the KnowledgeDeliver learning management system (LMS) to deploy the Godzilla web shell. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/knowledgedeliver-flaw-exploited-as-a-zero-day-to-install-web-shells/
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Anthropic Expands Public Access to Claude Mythos AI Model
Expect to See Widespread Availability of Mythos-Level Models Within 6-12 Months. Anthropic is expanding public access to its frontier artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos to qualifying customers’ security teams on request for such purposes as vulnerability research and red-teaming, and predicts that Mythos-class models will be publicly available within 12 months. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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The AI Era Is Creating a Bug-Hunting Arms Race
As attackers ramp up their AI exploit development, the search for software vulnerabilities is changing rapidly. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/the-ai-era-is-creating-a-bug-hunting-arms-race/
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ConnectWise Automate Vulnerability Could Allow Security Check Bypass and RCE
ConnectWise disclosed an Automate vulnerability that could enable integrity check bypass and remote code execution. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/connectwise-automate-vulnerability-could-allow-security-check-bypass-and-rce/