Tag: zero-day
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KnowledgeDeliver LMS Flaw Exploited to Deploy Godzilla and Cobalt Strike
A now-patched high-severity security flaw affecting Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver, a Learning Management System (LMS) popular in Japan, was exploited as a zero-day to deliver the Godzilla web shell and ultimately facilitate the deployment of Cobalt Strike Beacon.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-5426 (CVSS score: 7.5), stems from the use of hard-coded ASP.NET machine keys, leading to…
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KnowledgeDeliver LMS Flaw Exploited to Deploy Godzilla and Cobalt Strike
A now-patched high-severity security flaw affecting Digital Knowledge KnowledgeDeliver, a Learning Management System (LMS) popular in Japan, was exploited as a zero-day to deliver the Godzilla web shell and ultimately facilitate the deployment of Cobalt Strike Beacon.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-5426 (CVSS score: 7.5), stems from the use of hard-coded ASP.NET machine keys, leading to…
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Linux Flaws, Defender 0-Days, Router Botnets, and Supply Chain Chaos
Monday recap. Same mess, new week.A sketchy dev tool got people pwned, old bugs came back from the dead, and security products somehow needed protecting from themselves. A bunch of companies spent the week checking old boxes and forgotten servers they should’ve patched years ago. Good times.Phishing crews are getting smarter too – less obvious…
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LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin 0-Day Exploited for Server Root Access
A critical zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel plugin is being actively exploited in the wild, enabling any authenticated cPanel user to execute arbitrary scripts as root and gain full server control. Tracked as CVE-2026-48172 with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, the flaw has been patched as of May 21, 2026. The root cause is a logic…
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Claude Mythos Preview Discovers 10,000+ 0-Days in Glasswing
Anthropic has published an update on Project Glasswing, its collaborative AI-powered vulnerability discovery initiative launched last month, revealing that Claude Mythos, the company’s most capable and tightly restricted model, has already surfaced more than 10,000 high- or critical-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across the world’s most systemically important software. The findings represent one of the most significant…
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Microsoft Warns: Windows Zero-Day ‘YellowKey’ Can Bypass BitLocker
Microsoft has released a temporary mitigation for YellowKey, a Windows zero-day that can reportedly bypass BitLocker protections. The post Microsoft Warns: Windows Zero-Day ‘YellowKey’ Can Bypass BitLocker appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-yellowkey-bitlocker-bypass-mitigation/
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Huawei zero-day flaw reportedly caused Luxembourg telecom outage
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/huawei-zero-day-flaw-reportedly-caused-luxembourg-telecom-outage
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$20 per zero-day is already the WordPress plugin reality
Vulnerability researchers have spent the past year arguing about whether AI agents can find real bugs at scale or whether they mostly generate noise. A pipeline built in three … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/22/ai-wordpress-plugin-vulnerabilities/
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Trend Micro warns of Apex One zero-day exploited in the wild
Japanese cybersecurity software company Trend Micro has addressed an Apex One zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks targeting Windows systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trend-micro-warns-of-apex-one-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/
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CISA Issues Alert on Exploited Microsoft Defender Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
CISA has issued an urgent alert warning organizations about two newly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Defender, both added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on May 20, 2026. CVE-2026-45498: Microsoft Defender DoS Vulnerability CVE-2026-45498 is a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Microsoft Defender that can cause the security service to stop functioning. An attacker…
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Linux Rootkits, Router 0-Day, AI Intrusions, Scam Kits and 25 New Stories
This week starts small.A token leaks. A bad package slips in. A login trick works. An old tool shows up again. At first, it feels like the usual mess. Then you see the pattern: attackers are not always breaking in. They are using the parts we already trust.That is what makes it worrying. The danger…
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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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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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Manueller Eingriff nötig: Microsoft reagiert auf Yellowkey-Exploit für Bitlocker
Seit Tagen kursiert im Netz ein Zero-Day-Exploit zur Umgehung der Bitlocker-Verschlüsselung. Admins müssen sich vorerst selbst um den Schutz kümmern. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/manueller-eingriff-noetig-microsoft-reagiert-auf-yellowkey-exploit-fuer-bitlocker-2605-208913.html
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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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Microsoft Releases Mitigation for YellowKey BitLocker Bypass CVE-2026-45585 Exploit
Microsoft on Tuesday released a mitigation for a BitLocker bypass vulnerability named YellowKey following its public disclosure last week.The zero-day flaw, now tracked as CVE-2026-45585, carries a CVSS score of 6.8. It has been described as a BitLocker security feature bypass.”Microsoft is aware of a security feature bypass vulnerability in Windows publicly referred to as…
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Microsoft shares mitigation for YellowKey Windows zero-day
Microsoft has shared mitigations for YellowKey, a recently disclosed Windows BitLocker zero-day vulnerability that grants access to protected drives. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-mitigation-for-yellowkey-windows-zero-day/
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Alleged Huawei zero-day blamed for the 2025 Luxembourg telecom crash
A Huawei zero-day flaw reportedly caused Luxembourg’s 2025 nationwide outage, disrupting landline, 4G/5G, and emergency services On July 23, 2025, a nationwide telecom outage in Luxembourg was reportedly triggered by a previously undisclosed flaw in Huawei enterprise routers. The attack disrupted landline, 4G, 5G, and emergency communications for more than three hours after specially crafted…
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Windows Zero-Day Barrage Continues After Patch Tuesday
YellowKey, GreenPlasma, and MiniPlasma add to the growing list of vulnerabilities a security researcher disclosed over the past six weeks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/windows-zero-day-barrage-continues-after-patch-tuesday
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Huawei zero-day attack behind last year’s crash of Luxembourg’s entire telecoms network
There is no evidence that the incident has recurred, but the flaw remains unexplained and has not been publicly acknowledged by the company. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/huawei-zero-day-behind-last-year-luxembourg-telecom-outage
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Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 Closes With $1.3 Million in Zero-Day Payouts
Cybersecurity researchers successfully demonstrated 47 unique zero-day exploits at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, targeting major enterprise software and AI platforms. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/pwn2own-berlin-2026-closes-zero-day-payouts/
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Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 Closes With $1.3 Million in Zero-Day Payouts
Cybersecurity researchers successfully demonstrated 47 unique zero-day exploits at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026, targeting major enterprise software and AI platforms. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/pwn2own-berlin-2026-closes-zero-day-payouts/
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Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Under Attack, No Patch Available
CVE-2026-42897 stems from a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability and can allow an attacker to compromise Outlook Web Access (OWA) mailboxes. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/microsoft-exchange-zero-day-no-patch
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MiniPlasma zeigt: Selbst gepatchtes Windows ist angreifbar
MiniPlasma verschafft SYSTEM-Rechte auf gepatchten Windows-Systemen. Der neue Zero-Day wirft Fragen zu Microsofts Patchmanagement auf. First seen on tarnkappe.info Jump to article: tarnkappe.info/artikel/it-sicherheit/miniplasma-windows-zero-day-system-rechte-gepatchte-systeme-329246.html
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: Exchange 0-Day, npm Worm, Fake AI Repo, Cisco Exploit and More
Monday opens with a trust problem. A mail server flaw is under active use. A network control system was targeted. Trusted packages were poisoned. A fake model page pushed a stealer. Then came the familiar ransom claim: the data was returned and deleted.The pattern is clear. One weak dependency can leak keys. One leaked key…
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Security Researchers Find 47 Zero-Days at Pwn2Own Berlin
The research community was awarded $1.3m as it found dozens of novel vulnerabilities at Pwn2Own Berlin First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/security-researchers-47-zerodays/
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Chaotic Eclipse discloses MiniPlasma zero-day, suggesting a missing or undone 2020 Windows security fix
MiniPlasma: a Windows SYSTEM privilege escalation believed patched in 2020 (CVE-2020-17103) is still fully working on every patched Windows 11. Once again, security researcher Chaotic Eclipse has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a new Windows privilege escalation zero-day called MiniPlasma, which can grant attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched systems. The flaw affects “cldflt.sys,” the…
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MiniPlasma Windows 0-Day Enables SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Fully Patched Systems
Chaotic Eclipse, the security researcher behind the recently disclosed Windows flaws, YellowKey and GreenPlasma, has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a Windows privilege escalation zero-day flaw that grants attackers SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems.Codenamed MiniPlasma, the vulnerability impacts “cldflt.sys,” which refers to the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver, First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Forscher eskaliert: Gefährlicher Zero-Day-Exploit für Windows geleakt
Der Miniplasma genannte Exploit nutzt eine Windows-Lücke aus, die eigentlich schon seit 2020 gepatcht sein sollte. Das ist offenkundig nicht der Fall. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/forscher-eskaliert-gefaehrlicher-zero-day-exploit-fuer-windows-geleakt-2605-208755.html