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CISA advisory reveals unauthenticated privileged API access and arbitrary SMS sending in mySCADA myPRO Manager <=2.1, CVSS 9.8.

CISA advisory ICSA-26-258-03 discloses two vulnerabilities in mySCADA myPRO Manager <=2.1 with aggregate CVSS v3 of 9.8. CVE-2026-73807 (CVSS 9.8) lets unauthenticated network attackers access privileged management functions via the command API, while CVE-2026-82567 exposes an unauthenticated HTTP endpoint that sends arbitrary SMS messages through a connected GSM modem. Deployments span critical manufacturing, energy, food and agriculture, transportation, and water and wastewater sectors. CISA states no known public exploitation has been reported at this time.

CISA Urges Service Providers to Provide Transparent Updates During Major IT and OT Outages

CISA and FBI issued guidance urging service providers to deliver timely, transparent communications during major IT and OT outages.

CISA, with the FBI and international partners, released 'Communicating Under Pressure: Best Practices for Service Providers', urging providers to prepare crisis-communication procedures, provide timely status updates during IT/OT outages, and maintain out-of-band communication channels. The guidance warns that disruptions to telecom, cloud, energy, and water services can cascade across critical infrastructure. It aligns with CISA's CI Fortify initiative supporting IT/OT isolation and recovery.

GBHackers · 5d agoAdvisory

Broken Access control on Websocket streams

Fortinet FortiSOAR access control flaw (CVSS 4.9) lets zero-permission authenticated attackers subscribe to and inject broadcast messages into websocket streams.

Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-164 discloses an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284, CVSSv3 4.9) in FortiSOAR. An authenticated attacker with zero permissions can subscribe to websocket streams and topics and inject broadcast messages via crafted websocket requests. The advisory was revised on 2026-09-08.

Fortinet PSIRT · 8d agoAdvisory

Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software for Secure Firewall 3100 and 4200 Series DTLS Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco patched a DTLS flaw in ASA and FTD software for Secure Firewall 3100/4200 series letting unauthenticated attackers trigger device reloads.

Improper resource management when processing DTLS messages in Cisco ASA and Secure Firewall Threat Defense software for Secure Firewall 3100 and 4200 series devices allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service. Exploitation via a crafted stream of DTLS traffic causes the device to reload. Cisco has released software updates.

Cisco Security Advisories · 8h agoAdvisory 9 sources

USN-8770-1: SimpleSAMLphp vulnerabilities

Ubuntu patches SimpleSAMLphp signature validation and XXE flaws enabling user impersonation, privilege escalation, and information disclosure.

Ubuntu security notice USN-8770-1 fixes multiple SimpleSAMLphp vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3465 stems from incorrect cryptographic signature validation in XML messages, allowing an authenticated attacker to impersonate users or gain elevated privileges; it only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS. CVE-2024-52596 involves improper handling of external entities when parsing untrusted XML, allowing a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, and did not affect Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. An additional flaw in signature verification for SAML messages using the HTTP-Redirect binding is also addressed.

Cisco Secure Email Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions Ciphertext Decryption Vulnerabilities

Cisco released an advisory for S/MIME ciphertext decryption flaws in Secure Email that could let unauthenticated remote attackers recover plaintext via machine-in-the-middle.

Multiple vulnerabilities in the S/MIME decryption functionality of Cisco Secure Email stem from insufficient validation of message integrity. An unauthenticated remote attacker could intercept and modify traffic between email gateways using a machine-in-the-middle technique to obtain plaintext from encrypted messages. No workarounds are available; no CVE identifiers or exploitation status were included in the advisory text.

Cisco Security Advisories · 8d agoAdvisory

USN-8776-1: python-cryptography vulnerabilities

Ubuntu patches python-cryptography flaws including a PKCS#7 timing side-channel (CVE-2026-69247) that could allow key recovery.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8776-1 fixes multiple vulnerabilities in python-cryptography. CVE-2026-69247 describes distinguishable PKCS#7 decryption outcomes with observable timing differences that a remote attacker could exploit to recover encryption keys; it affects Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. CVE-2023-23931, affecting only Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, involves incorrect handling of objects with immutable buffers during cipher operations, causing corrupted output, and a third issue reported by Jack Lloyd is also addressed.

NIST Issues New Guidance to Protect SSO and API Tokens From Theft and Forgery

NIST released IR 8587 giving agencies and cloud providers recommendations to prevent identity token forgery, theft, and misuse in SSO and API environments.

NIST Internal Report 8587, released September 15, 2026, provides implementation recommendations covering token creation, signing, validation, storage, revocation, and lifecycle management for SAML, OpenID Connect, and OAuth 2.0 environments. It builds on SP 800-53 Rev. 5.1.1 and incorporates lessons from breaches involving stolen signing keys, abused OAuth applications, and replayed federated assertions. Recommendations include strong signing algorithms, strict claim validation, short token lifetimes, token binding, leakage prevention, and monitoring for abnormal token use.

GBHackers · 16h agoAdvisory 2 sources

CISA Warns Hackers Exploit 17 Active Directory Techniques to Gain Control of Enterprise Networks

CISA and Five Eyes agencies issued joint guidance detailing 17 Active Directory attack techniques like Kerberoasting and DCSync, with hardening and detection advice.

CISA, the NSA, and cyber agencies from Australia, Canada, the UK, and New Zealand released joint guidance on September 15 covering 17 techniques attackers use to compromise Active Directory, including AD CS, Certificate Services, and Federation Services attacks. Named techniques include Kerberoasting, AS-REP roasting, password spraying, DCSync, NTDS.dit dumping, Golden and Silver Tickets, Golden SAML, and Skeleton Key. Recommendations include minimizing SPN accounts, enforcing AES encryption, disabling NTLM, account lockout thresholds of five attempts, phishing-resistant MFA, and Tier 0 prioritization. The guide also lists Windows event IDs 4769, 4768, 4625, 4771, and 2889 for detecting Kerberoasting and password spraying on domain controllers.

GBHackers · 18h agoAdvisory

CISA and NIST Release Technical Checklist for Safeguarding Identity Tokens From Theft and Misuse

CISA and NIST published NIST IR 8587, final guidance for protecting identity tokens from forgery, theft, replay, and signing-key compromise.

NIST Interagency Report 8587 (September 15, 2026) expands the IA-13 'Identity Providers and Authorization Servers' control from NIST SP 800-53 R5.1.1, guiding federal agencies and cloud providers on SSO, identity federation, and machine-to-machine authentication. It requires hardware-backed signing-key storage for moderate-impact systems, 90-day key rotation for high-impact systems, token lifetimes under one hour, and sender-constrained mechanisms such as mutual TLS and DPoP. The report cites incidents including forged SAML assertions that exposed over 60,000 emails from a federal agency. It also extends guidance to agentic AI systems using signed tokens and urges post-quantum cryptography migration planning.

Cyber Security News · 1d agoAdvisory1

IBM security advisory (AV26-922)

Canadian Cyber Centre relays IBM advisory for Langflow, MQ, and Sterling File Gateway flaws including MQ remote code execution (CVE-2026-13293).

Canadian Cyber Centre advisory AV26-922 relays IBM fixes for Langflow OSS (versions through 1.11.5 across release lines), IBM MQ (10.0.0.0 and 9.x LTS/CD through 9.4.5.1), and Sterling File Gateway (through 6.2.2.1). CVE-2026-13293 is a remote code execution flaw in IBM MQ Java messaging caused by an incomplete security scanner blocklist enabling network-based code execution. CVE-2026-19290 is an improper access control vulnerability in IBM Sterling File Gateway. Administrators are urged to review and apply the necessary updates.

USN-8764-1: SRT vulnerabilities

Ubuntu fixes two SRT flaws allowing encrypted connection downgrade with content injection and remote crash.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8764-1 patches two vulnerabilities in the SRT streaming protocol. CVE-2026-55868 stems from unauthenticated encryption control messages, letting a remote attacker downgrade an encrypted connection to inject content or interrupt media streams. CVE-2026-55869 involves improper validation of control packets during connection setup and key refresh, enabling a remote denial of service.

USN-8763-1: kitty vulnerabilities

Ubuntu patches three kitty terminal flaws including remote command execution via crafted escape sequences.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8763-1 fixes multiple vulnerabilities in the kitty terminal emulator. CVE-2026-42850 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands via improperly escaped error messages triggered by crafted terminal escape sequences. CVE-2026-42851 enables arbitrary code execution with the user's privileges through mishandled remote edit requests in terminal output. CVE-2026-54055 lets a local attacker overwrite arbitrary files via destination paths in kitty's file transmission protocol.