Tag: vulnerability
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UK plans for cybercrime law reform would protect almost no one, experts warn
The proposals would require researchers to cease activity the moment a vulnerability is identified, meaning they could not confirm it was real, assess its severity or determine its exploitability. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-plans-for-cybercrime-law-reform-limited-protections
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UK plans for cybercrime law reform would protect almost no one, experts warn
The proposals would require researchers to cease activity the moment a vulnerability is identified, meaning they could not confirm it was real, assess its severity or determine its exploitability. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-plans-for-cybercrime-law-reform-limited-protections
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Cisco fixed maximum severity flaw CVE-2026-20223 in Secure Workload
Cisco fixed a critical Secure Workload flaw (CVE-2026-20223) that could let attackers gain Site Admin privileges through crafted API requests. Cisco released patches for a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20223 (CVSS score of 10.0), in Secure Workload. The flaw stems from insufficient validation and authentication in REST API endpoints. According to Cisco, remote attackers could…
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Max severity Cisco Secure Workload flaw gives Site Admin privileges
Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum-severity vulnerability in Secure Workload that allows attackers to gain Site Admin privileges. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-max-severity-secure-workload-flaw-gives-hackers-site-admin-privileges/
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Three-Quarters of Firms Knowingly Ship Vulnerable Code
AI risks threaten to permeate supply chains through unvetted code and unaudited suppliers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/threequarters-knowingly-ship/
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Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Abuses Password-Change Restrictions for Authentication Bypass
Tags: apache, authentication, business, cyber, flaw, open-source, password, rce, remote-code-execution, vulnerabilityA critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Apache OFBiz allows attackers to hijack forced password-change flows and achieve remote code execution (RCE) via a single HTTP request, affecting all versions before 24.09.06. Apache OFBiz RCE Flaw Apache OFBiz is an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform used for managing business processes. When an administrator flags a…
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Microsoft Warns of Two Actively Exploited Defender Vulnerabilities
Microsoft has disclosed that a privilege escalation and a denial-of-service flaw in Defender has come under active exploitation in the wild.The former, tracked as CVE-2026-41091, is rated 7.8 on the CVSS scoring system. Successful exploitation of the flaw could allow an attacker to gain SYSTEM privileges.”Improper link resolution before file access (‘link following’) in Microsoft…
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Industry Reacts to Verizon DBIR 2026 as Vulnerability Exploitation Takes Top Spot
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, risk, threat, vulnerabilityThe 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) has sparked widespread industry reaction, with security leaders warning that AI-enabled attacks, vulnerability exploitation, and third-party risk are reshaping the threat landscape faster than many organisations can respond. For the first time in the report’s history, vulnerability exploitation overtook stolen credentials as the leading initial access vector,…
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Microsoft Defender Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited in the Wild
Microsoft has disclosed two new zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Defender that are actively being exploited in the wild, raising concerns among security professionals and enterprise users. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-41091 and CVE-2026-45498, were officially released on May 19, 2026, and both have confirmed exploitation activity according to Microsoft’s security advisory. The most critical of…
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Google Chrome Security Flaws Could Let Attackers Execute Code Remotely
Google has released a critical security update for its Chrome browser, addressing multiple vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. The update, now rolling out to users globally, upgrades Chrome to version 148.0.7778.178/179 for Windows and macOS, and 148.0.7778.178 for Linux. According to the official Chrome Releases blog, the latest…
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Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-41091, CVE-2026-45498)
Attackers are exploiting two Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-41091 and CVE-2026-45498), Microsoft acknowledged and CISA confirmed by adding them to its Known … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/21/microsoft-defender-vulnerabilities-cve-2026-41091-cve-2026-45498/
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New NGINX 0-Day RCE “nginx-poolslip” Threatens Millions of Servers
A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in NGINX, dubbed “nginx-poolslip,” is raising serious concerns across the global cybersecurity community, as it exposes millions of servers to potential remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The vulnerability affects NGINX version 1.31.0, the latest stable release of the widely used web server software that powers an estimated 3040% of all…
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New NGINX 0-Day RCE “nginx-poolslip” Threatens Millions of Servers
A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in NGINX, dubbed “nginx-poolslip,” is raising serious concerns across the global cybersecurity community, as it exposes millions of servers to potential remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The vulnerability affects NGINX version 1.31.0, the latest stable release of the widely used web server software that powers an estimated 3040% of all…
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Critical Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Workload Threatens Enterprise API Security
Cisco has disclosed a critical security vulnerability in its Secure Workload platform that could allow unauthenticated attackers to gain high-level administrative access to sensitive enterprise environments. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20223, carries a maximum CVSS score of 10.0 and is classified under CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). According to Cisco’s advisory (cisco-sa-csw-pnbsa-g8WEnuy), the issue…
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Microsoft warns of new Defender zero-days exploited in attacks
On Wednesday, Microsoft started rolling out security patches for two Defender vulnerabilities that have been exploited in zero-day attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-new-defender-zero-days-exploited-in-attacks/
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Critical Drupal Vulnerability Could Leave Sites Open to Cyberattack
The Drupal Security Team has issued a warning about a highly critical vulnerability affecting Drupal core, with a security release scheduled for May 20, 2026 (PSA-2026-05-18). The flaw carries a severity rating of 20/25, indicating a significant risk that attackers could compromise affected websites shortly after public disclosure. According to the advisory, the security update…
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Critical Drupal Vulnerability Could Leave Sites Open to Cyberattack
The Drupal Security Team has issued a warning about a highly critical vulnerability affecting Drupal core, with a security release scheduled for May 20, 2026 (PSA-2026-05-18). The flaw carries a severity rating of 20/25, indicating a significant risk that attackers could compromise affected websites shortly after public disclosure. According to the advisory, the security update…
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9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as root on default installations of several major…
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Nine-Year-Old Kernel Flaw Puts Linux SSH Private Keys at Risk
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333, poses a serious risk to SSH private keys and other sensitive credentials. The flaw, present in the kernel since 2016, allows a local attacker to escalate from a basic shell account to full root access on many popular Linux distributions. Nine-Year-Old Kernel Flaw The issue lies…
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Pardus Linux Vulnerability Chain Enables Complete System Takeover
A critical local privilege escalation vulnerability chain tracked as CVE-20265140 has exposed serious security weaknesses in Pardus Linux. Researchers revealed that the flaws allow any unprivileged local user to gain full root access without authentication, potentially leading to complete system compromise within seconds. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cve-2026-5140-pardus-linux-root-access-flaw/
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Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks
Drupal has released security updates for a “highly critical” security vulnerability in Drupal Core that could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure.The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-9082, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10.0, per CVE.org. Drupal said the vulnerability resides in a database abstraction…
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Menschliches Verhalten weiterhin kritische Schwachstelle der Cybersicherheit
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Menschliches Verhalten weiterhin kritische Schwachstelle der Cybersicherheit
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Menschliches Verhalten weiterhin kritische Schwachstelle der Cybersicherheit
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PinTheft: Another Linux Privilege Escalation, Another Working Exploit, This Time Targeting Arch
PinTheft is a Linux LPE flaw in the RDS subsystem with public exploit code. Arch Linux users face the highest risk and should patch immediately. The wave of Linux local privilege escalation vulnerabilities showing up with working exploit code is not slowing down. The latest is PinTheft, discovered by the V12 security team, which affects…
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Patch Now: Critical Flaw in OT Robot OS Gives Attackers Control
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the command injection vulnerability to gain remote access to robotic systems, causing significant disruption to the environment. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/patch-now-critical-flaw-ot-robot-os
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Microsoft issues YellowKey mitigation, no patch yet
Microsoft acknowledged the YellowKey BitLocker bypass flaw and released mitigations, urging admins to disable autofstx.exe and enable TPM+PIN. A week after Chaotic Eclipse publicly dropped the YellowKey vulnerability, Microsoft acknowledged it and published a mitigation. Not a patch, a mitigation. The distinction matters, and we will get to why. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-45585 (CVSS…
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Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector
Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the most common way attackers gain initial access to target networks, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/20/verizon-2026-dbir-findings/
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Critical flaw in software powering a third of the internet is already being exploited free checker now available
A critical security vulnerability in NGINX, the web server software underpinning more than 30% of all websites globally, has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild, less than a week after its public disclosure. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-42945 and dubbed ‘NGINX Rift’, carries a severity score of 9.8 out of 10. It affects…
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Critical ExifTool Vulnerability Lets Hackers Compromise Macs via Malicious Images
A newly disclosed vulnerability in ExifTool, tracked as CVE-2026-3102, exposes macOS systems to command execution attacks through malicious image metadata, highlighting ongoing risks in widely used file processing tools. ExifTool is a popular utility used across media workflows to read and write metadata in images, PDFs, and multimedia files. Its flexibility and integration into automation…