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The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()13 min read1 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

All
CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-11859
DLL Search Order Hijacking vulnerability potentially allowed an attacker with administrator privileges to load a malicious dynamic-link library and execute its…
8.42%
CVE-2024-3980
+1 related CVE
The MicroSCADA Pro/X SYS600 product allows an authenticated user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations
8.8<1%
CVE-2024-48887
A unverified password change vulnerability in Fortinet FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to change admin passwords via a specially…
9.815%
CVE-2024-53150
Out-of-Bounds Read in Linux Kernel ALSA USB Audio Driver
7.11%KEV
KEV
CVE-2024-53197
Out-of-Bounds Write in Linux Kernel ALSA USB Audio Driver (CVE-2024-53197)
7.84%KEV
KEV
CVE-2025-2244
A vulnerability in the sendMailFromRemoteSource method in Emails.php as used in Bitdefender GravityZone Console unsafely uses php unserialize() on…
9.51%
CVE-2025-23120
Domain-User RCE via Deserialization in Veeam Backup & Replication
8.824%PoC
CVE-2025-23359
NVIDIA Container Toolkit for Linux contains a Time-of-Check Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability when used with default configuration, where a crafted container…
8.14%PoC
CVE-2025-25211
Weak password requirements issue exists in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) all versions
9.8<1%
CVE-2025-2636
The InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.0.85…
8.110%
CVE-2025-26689
Direct request ('Forced Browsing') issue exists in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) all versions
9.81%
CVE-2025-2945
Authenticated RCE via Python eval() in pgAdmin 4 Query Tool and Cloud Deployment
8.856%PoC
CVE-2025-29824
Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver (Actively Exploited)
7.819%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2025-30401
A spoofing issue in WhatsApp for Windows prior to version 2.2450.6 displayed attachments according to their MIME type but selected the file opening handler…
6.719%
CVE-2025-30406
Hard-coded machineKey enables unauthenticated deserialization RCE in Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox
9.894%KEV
KEV
CVE-2025-3102
Unauthenticated Admin Account Creation in SureTriggers/OttoKit WordPress Plugin
8.176%
CVE-2025-31334
Issue that bypasses the "Mark of the Web" security warning function for files when opening a symbolic link that points to an executable file exists in WinRAR…
6.81%
CVE-2025-31565
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in Lisandro Martinez WPSmartContracts wp-smart-contracts…
9.3<1%
CVE-2025-3439
The Everest Forms – Contact Form, Quiz, Survey, Newsletter & Payment Form Builder for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in…
9.81%

From the original article

13 min read at thehackernews.com

Attackers aren’t waiting for patches anymore — they are breaking in before defenses are ready. Trusted security tools are being hijacked to deliver malware. Even after a breach is detected and patched, some attackers stay hidden.

The Hacker News

By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com

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