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The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()13 min read4 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2025-40596
+2 related CVEs
Unauthenticated Stack Buffer Overflow in SonicWall SMA100 Series Web Interface
7.3
group max
56%
CVE-2025-5394
Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload to RCE in Alone WordPress Theme
9.852%
CVE-2025-54135
Cursor: Cursor allows writing in-workspace files with no user approval in versions below 1.3.9, If the file is a dotfile, editing it…
9.82%
CVE-2025-54136
Trusted MCP Config Swap Enables RCE in Cursor AI Code Editor ≤1.2.4
8.827%
CVE-2025-54418
CodeIgniter: A command injection vulnerability present in versions prior to 4.6.2 affects applications that use the ImageMagick handler for…
9.82%
CVE-2025-54782
Drive-by localhost RCE in @nestjs/devtools-integration (0.2.0 and earlier)
9.453%PoC ×3
CVE-2025-7340
+2 related CVEs
The HT Contact Form Widget For Elementor Page Builder & Gutenberg Blocks & Form Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to…
9.82%

From the original article

13 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Aug 04, 2025 Hacking News / Cybersecurity Malware isn’t just trying to hide anymore—it’s trying to belong. We’re seeing code that talks like us, logs like us, even documents itself like a helpful teammate. Some threats now look more like developer tools than exploits.

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By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com

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