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Cisco BroadWorks Out-of-Band Blind XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability

Cisco patched an XXE flaw in BroadWorks' OCI XML parser letting unauthenticated remote attackers read sensitive files from the filesystem.

Cisco BroadWorks permits external entity resolution by default in its Open Client Interface XML parser, enabling out-of-band blind XXE injection. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted XML to the OCI-P provisioning service and read sensitive configuration files with BroadWorks user privileges. Cisco has released software updates and no workarounds are available.

Cisco Security Advisories · 28d agoAdvisory

NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect

CISA warns NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect <=4.7.1 has SQL injection and XXE flaws enabling credential theft, file writes, and DoS.

CISA released advisory ICSMA-26-253-01 covering three vulnerabilities in NextGen Healthcare Mirth Connect versions 4.7.1 and earlier: SQL injection CVE-2026-82583 (CVSS 8.3), XXE CVE-2026-78224 (CVSS 8.2), and XXE CVE-2026-82578 (CVSS 7.5). Exploitation could expose stored credentials for connected systems, enable arbitrary file writes, and cause denial-of-service conditions. No public exploitation has been reported; the product is deployed worldwide in the Healthcare and Public Health sector.

CISA Advisoriesupdated · 5d agofirst · 6d agoAdvisory 2 sourcesCVE-2026-82583CVE-2026-78224CVE-2026-82578

Microsoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 966 flaws, 2 zero-days

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 966 flaws, including two Windows zero-days actively exploited to gain SYSTEM privileges.

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses a record 966 vulnerabilities, including 105 rated Critical, 81 of them remote code execution bugs. Two zero-days were actively exploited: a Windows Update Stack link-following flaw and a Windows ALPC heap-based buffer overflow, both allowing local elevation to SYSTEM privileges. The ALPC flaw was reported by Volexity and Proofpoint researchers, while the Update Stack flaw was credited to Romain Deperne and the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Centre. Microsoft shared no details on how the flaws were exploited in attacks.

BleepingComputer · 7d agoAdvisory in the wildCVE-2026-69805CVE-2026-58649CVE-2026-69806+27 CVEs1

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.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 1d agoAdvisoryCVE-2019-3465CVE-2024-525961

Cisco Identity Services Engine Vulnerabilities

Cisco patched ISE and ISE-PIC flaws enabling REST API authentication bypass, remote code execution, SQL injection, and XXE attacks.

Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication to the REST API, achieve remote code execution, perform SQL injection, and conduct XML External Entity injection attacks. Cisco has released software updates; no workarounds address these vulnerabilities.

Cisco Security Advisories · 2h agoAdvisory 15 sources

Microsoft Confirms KB5002914 Update Breaks Copy and Paste on Excel

Microsoft confirms KB5002914 Excel security update silently breaks copy-paste in Excel 2016-2024, forcing admins to choose between usability and security fixes.

Microsoft added a known issue to KB5002914, the September 8, 2026 Excel security update, where paste, autofill, and formula dragging fail silently with no error in Excel 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024. The update addresses remote code execution and information disclosure flaws including CVE-2026-81399, CVE-2026-81390, and CVE-2026-81954. No hotfix date has been published as of September 15, 2026; the only widely confirmed recovery is uninstalling or rolling back KB5002914, which drops the month's Excel security fixes.

Cyber Security News · 1d agoAdvisory 3 sourcesCVE-2026-81399CVE-2026-81390CVE-2026-819541

USN-8744-1: Python vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued USN-8744-1 fixing CVE-2026-3644, a Python http.cookies content-injection flaw, plus a pyexpat recursion DoS across six Ubuntu LTS releases.

Ubuntu published security notice USN-8744-1 addressing two Python vulnerabilities affecting Ubuntu 14.04 LTS through 24.04 LTS. CVE-2026-3644 concerns incorrect handling of control characters in the http.cookies module, which could allow an attacker to inject arbitrary content. The second issue involves unbounded recursion in the Expat XML parser reached via the pyexpat module, which could crash Python and cause a denial of service. Updated packages are available; no exploitation in the wild is reported.

Ubuntu Security Noticesupdated · 6h agofirst · 6d agoAdvisory 12 sourcesCVE-2026-36441

Palo Alto Networks security advisory (AV26-905)

Canada's Cyber Centre relayed Palo Alto Networks advisories covering PAN-OS, Cloud NGFW, Prisma Access, and Prisma Browser vulnerabilities, including PAN-OS CVE-2026-0310 buffer overflow.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issued advisory AV26-905, noting that as of September 10, 2026, multiple Palo Alto Networks products are affected by vulnerabilities. Affected products include Cloud NGFW on AWS and Azure, multiple PAN-OS versions, Prisma Access, and Prisma Browser prior to 151.26.5.170. The advisory references CVE-2026-0310, a PAN-OS buffer overflow via XML processing (PAN-SA-2026-0012), and the September 2026 Chromium monthly vulnerability update. Administrators are encouraged to review the vendor links and apply available updates.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · 6d agoAdvisory 3 sourcesCVE-2026-0310

CISA Red Team Fully Compromised Two Critical Infrastructure Orgs

CISA red teams achieved full domain and cloud compromise at two critical infrastructure orgs; one SOC never detected the intrusion.

CISA advisory AA26-237A documents two simultaneous red team assessments. Organization A (Government Services sector) missed the intrusion entirely, as default credentials on a web app, ADCS ESC1 abuse, and thousands of false-positive alerts let the red team reach sensitive business systems and read SOC email. Organization B (Water/Wastewater sector) detected, isolated, and reimaged hosts quickly, but both orgs lacked Conditional Access for workload identities, and B still exposed DCSync, Golden Ticket, and OT network attack paths.

Security Affairs · 20d agoAdvisory1

Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of August 19, 2026, Security Advisories

Cisco PSIRT's advance notice previews August 19, 2026 advisories including Critical CVSS 10.0 hardening releases for Crosswork and Secure Workload.

Cisco PSIRT issued an advance notification for security advisories published August 19, 2026. The batch includes Critical-rated (CVSS 10.0) hardening releases for Cisco Crosswork and Cisco Secure Workload, a High-severity blind XML External Entity injection in BroadWorks (CVE-2026-20320, CVSS 7.5), a Medium SQL injection in Unified Intelligence Center (CVE-2026-20327, CVSS 6.5), and a RoomOS stack overflow. Full details and fixes follow in the individual advisories.

Cisco Security Advisories · 28d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-20030CVE-2026-20357CVE-2026-20358+8 CVEs