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Shared Hosting at Risk: LiteSpeed Enterprise Bug Can Grant Root from a Single Tenant

Critical LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise flaw (pre-6.3.7) lets a low-privilege shared-hosting tenant escape CageFS isolation and gain root; forced update urged.

cPanel warned that a critical privilege-escalation vulnerability in LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise (fixed in 6.3.7) lets a malicious low-privilege website user bypass account isolation controls including CloudLinux CageFS and gain root on shared-hosting servers, enabling cross-tenant compromise. No CVE, severity rating, or technical details have been published, and it is unclear whether the flaw is being exploited. This is the third root-level LiteSpeed escape on cPanel servers since May, following CVE-2026-48172 and CVE-2026-54420, which were actively exploited and added to CISA's KEV catalog.

Security Affairs · 1d agoVulnerability 2 sourcesCVE-2026-48172CVE-2026-54420

Chaotic Eclipse Released GreenSection, A PoC For NVIDIA Memory Corruption Zero-Day

Researcher Chaotic Eclipse released GreenSection, a PoC exploiting an unpatched out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA Windows user-mode shared memory.

Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse disclosed an out-of-bounds write in NVIDIA's Windows user-mode components, which share a global memory section (\BaseNamedObjects\{52813408-3561-4705-820a-2b3b78be92ba}) with full read/write access to all users. The PoC crashes applications running Vulkan or OpenGL; the researcher says the bug could cross user boundaries or compromise dwm.exe but did not fully assess the impact. No CVE has been assigned and no patch is mentioned. The researcher recently released zero-day PoCs against Kaspersky, Avast, and CrowdStrike Falcon.

Security Affairs · 9d agoExploit / PoC 2 sources

Group of Bipartisan Lawmakers Ask US Government to Ban Several Hack-for-Hire Firms

Bipartisan US lawmakers urged Commerce Secretary Lutnick to sanction three Indian hack-for-hire firms, including BellTroX, over espionage targeting US citizens.

On September 9, 2026, a bipartisan group of US lawmakers sent a letter urging Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to add three Indian companies, including BellTroX InfoTech Services, to the economic sanctions list. The firms are accused of targeted espionage against US citizens, businesses, and their lawyers, as well as lawfare to censor investigative reporting by major American media. The request builds on Citizen Lab's 2020 discovery of the Dark Basin hack-for-hire operation, which targeted US nonprofits involved in #ExxonKnew and net neutrality advocacy and was linked to BellTroX and related entities.

Citizen Lab · 6d agoPolicy & legal1

cPanel LiteSpeed Web Server Vulnerability Allows Shared Server Users to Gain Root-Level Access

Critical LiteSpeed Enterprise flaw fixed in 6.3.7 lets low-privilege shared-hosting users escalate to root and bypass CageFS.

cPanel issued an urgent advisory for a critical privilege escalation in LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise versions before 6.3.7, allowing a low-privilege shared-hosting account to gain root-level server control and bypass tenant isolation controls including CloudLinux CageFS. Root access would let attackers access other hosted sites, steal databases and credentials, deploy phishing pages, and install backdoors. Administrators are urged to upgrade to 6.3.7 immediately via lsup.sh and to review privileged account activity, cron jobs, SSH keys, and system binaries; no CVE identifier was published.

Cyber Security News · 1d agoVulnerability

Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH

CISA advisory for CVE-2026-12663 (CVSS 7.3) in Rockwell Automation ControlFLASH <=V15.07: world-writable install directory enables local code execution.

Rockwell Automation reported CVE-2026-12663 in ControlFLASH V15.07 and earlier, where the installer grants write permissions on the installation directory to the Everyone group. An attacker could plant malicious code there and execute it at the logged-in user's privilege level. The issue is local only and not remotely exploitable; no public exploitation has been reported to CISA.

CISA Advisories · 13d agoAdvisory 3 sourcesCVE-2026-12663

The GNU C Library security advisory update for 2026-09-10

glibc advisory GLIBC-SA-2026-0016: nscd can crash from a stack overflow when an untrusted DNS server returns oversized responses.

A new GNU C Library advisory (GLIBC-SA-2026-0016) describes a stack overflow in the nscd service caused by unbounded alloca use. glibc 2.3.4 and newer may crash when a malicious DNS server returns an oversized response, resulting in degraded DNS resolution. Exploitation requires nscd to be enabled and the system to be using an untrusted DNS server. The advisory was posted to oss-security by glibc maintainer Siddhesh Poyarekar.

oss-securityupdated · 2d agofirst · 5d agoVulnerability 2 sources2

Critical cPanel Flaw Could Let One Hosting Customer Take Root Control of a Whole Server

cPanel patched critical flaw CVE-2026-65643 letting authenticated hosting customers with addon or parked domain rights execute code as root and fully compromise servers.

cPanel issued patches on August 27, 2026 for CVE-2026-65643, a flaw in domain parking and addon domain functionality in cPanel & WHM that lets an authenticated account holder create arbitrary files and execute code as root, yielding full server control. Fixed builds cover the 11.110, 11.134, 11.136 and 11.138 branches, including WP Squared 11.138.1.7, and auto-update servers receive the fix automatically. No CVSS score, published CVE record, or evidence of exploitation has appeared, and the flaw is absent from CISA's KEV catalog as of August 27. The article also recaps related 2026 cPanel-ecosystem issues, including KEV-listed LiteSpeed plugin flaws and the in-the-wild-exploited Phusion Passenger problem.

The Hacker News · 19d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-65643CVE-2026-58048CVE-2026-58047+3 CVEs

Palo Alto PAN-OS Buffer Overflow Lets Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code as Root

Palo Alto Networks fixed CVE-2026-0310, a CVSS 9.2 unauthenticated PAN-OS buffer overflow enabling root code execution on PA-Series firewalls.

Palo Alto Networks published an advisory on September 9, 2026 for CVE-2026-0310, a CWE-787 out-of-bounds write in PAN-OS XML processing with a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.2, affecting the management and dataplane interfaces. Unauthenticated attackers could execute arbitrary code as root on PA-Series hardware firewalls, while VM-Series faces denial-of-service impact and Prisma Access and Cloud NGFW have reduced, authenticated exposure. Affected releases include PAN-OS 10.2, 11.1, 11.2, 12.1, and 12.2 before fixed maintenance releases such as 12.2.3, 12.1.4-h10, 11.2.13-h2, 11.1.16-h2, and 10.2.18-h10; no workaround is available. Palo Alto is not aware of malicious exploitation but classifies remediation urgency as highest.

GBHackersupdated · 6d agofirst · 6d agoVulnerability 3 sourcesCVE-2026-0310

CVE-2026-82441: Apache Storm Nimbus: Cross-Tenant Blob Deletion and Cluster Denial of Service via Unvalidated Topology Dependency Keys

Unvalidated topology dependency keys in Apache Storm Nimbus 3.0.0 enable cross-tenant blob deletion and cluster denial of service.

CVE-2026-82441 (severity: moderate) affects Apache Storm Nimbus (storm-server) versions 3.0.0 before 3.1.0. Topology submissions carry dependency_jars and dependency_artifacts blobstore key lists that Nimbus never validated on the submission path, yet acted on during cleanup of finished topologies. A malicious submitter could reference arbitrary blobstore keys, causing cross-tenant blob deletion and cluster-wide denial of service.

oss-security · 3d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-824411

VU#212479: Sentry Seer vulnerability allows attacker-controlled input to be executed in a privileged environment

CERT/CC details CVE-2026-90999: attacker-controlled Sentry telemetry can steer the Seer coding agent into executing attacker code with repository access.

CERT/CC published VU#212479 for CVE-2026-90999 in Sentry Seer: attacker-submitted events through public DSN endpoints flow into Seer's root-cause analysis, which is embedded directly into the coding agent's initial prompt. In the documented chain, the privileged coding agent downloads and executes an attacker-controlled package before any human review, yielding arbitrary code execution with access to connected source repositories. No vendor patch is available yet; mitigations include disabling automated remediation, restricting coding-agent package installation, and filtering telemetry before Seer analysis.

CERT/CC Vulnerability Notes · 4h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-90999

USN-8716-2: FFmpeg vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued USN-8716-2 fixing FFmpeg VobSub, Vulkan HEVC, and NVDEC decoder flaws that could allow denial of service or code execution.

USN-8716-2 provides the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS counterpart to the FFmpeg fixes in USN-8716-1. Crafted media files could cause denial of service or arbitrary code execution through the VobSub subtitle demuxer (CVE-2026-64830), the Vulkan HEVC hardware decoder (CVE-2026-64831), and the NVDEC video decoder path.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 7d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-64830CVE-2026-64831

ZDI-26-684: Linux Kernel KSMBD Query Directory Request Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI discloses CVE-2026-64397, a CVSS 9.0 unauthenticated remote code execution race condition in Linux Kernel KSMBD.

ZDI-26-684 describes a race condition in the Linux Kernel KSMBD subsystem's Query Directory Request handling that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Only systems with KSMBD enabled are vulnerable. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 9.0 and CVE-2026-64397.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-64397

2026-007: Critical Vulnerability in Windows Netlogon

Actively exploited CVSS 9.8 Windows Netlogon flaw lets unauthenticated attackers execute code with SYSTEM privileges on domain controllers.

Microsoft's May 2026 advisory describes CVE-2026-41089, a stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Netlogon (CVSS 9.8) that allows unauthenticated remote code execution with SYSTEM privileges on domain controllers via specially crafted packets. The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium reports the flaw is currently being exploited by threat actors. All Windows Server versions from 2012 through 2025 acting as domain controllers are affected and require the May updates.

CERT-EU Advisories · 8d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-410891

USN-8748-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu released USN-8748-1 patching multiple Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities across networking, file system, and crypto subsystems.

Ubuntu issued security notice USN-8748-1 fixing several Linux kernel vulnerabilities affecting the NVIDIA Tegra memory controller driver, hardware crypto device drivers, and network drivers, among others. Affected subsystems include GFS2, OCFS2, and SMB file systems, B.A.T.M.A.N. meshing, Ceph, Netfilter, Open vSwitch, IPv4/IPv6, RxRPC, SCTP, and TIPC. An attacker could potentially exploit these flaws to compromise the system.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 6d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-52914CVE-2026-52931CVE-2026-52955+8 CVEs

ShieldBreak: New Windows Zero-Day Bypasses Microsoft’s RoguePlanet Patch

Researcher Chaotic Eclipse published a PoC bypassing Microsoft's CVE-2026-50656 Defender patch, enabling SYSTEM-level code execution on fully patched Windows systems.

Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse released a proof-of-concept for ShieldBreak, a Microsoft Defender zero-day that fully bypasses the patch for CVE-2026-50656 (RoguePlanet), a race condition in the Malware Protection Engine (mpengine.dll) allowing SYSTEM-level code execution. The PoC was tested on Windows 11 25H2 and Windows Server 2025 with a 100% success rate, and Windows 10 is also vulnerable though not supported by the PoC; the flaw may also leak 8 bytes of memory. Microsoft's MSRC had criticized the researcher's repeated uncoordinated disclosures, including YellowKey (BitLocker bypass), GreenPlasma, and LegacyHive (User Profile Service LPE).

Security Affairs · Aug 12, 2026Exploit / PoCCVE-2026-50656

Nightmare-Eclipse Strikes Again with 'ShieldCrash' Windows Exploit

A researcher known as Nightmare-Eclipse published another zero-day exploit, dubbed ShieldCrash, targeting Windows Defender.

Dark Reading reports that the disgruntled researcher tracked as Nightmare-Eclipse continued a vendetta against Microsoft by publishing a new zero-day exploit named ShieldCrash for Windows Defender. The brief report does not detail affected versions, exploitation prerequisites, or whether exploitation has been observed.

Dark Reading · 6d agoExploit / PoC1

Re: CVE-2026-82434: Apache Storm Nimbus, Apache Storm Client: Disclosure of the Topology ZooKeeper Credential to Read-Only Users and to Logs

Follow-up on oss-security asks why CVE-2026-82434, Apache Storm ZooKeeper credential disclosure to read-only users and logs, lacks a severity rating.

Gabriel Ravier replied to the oss-security disclosure thread for CVE-2026-82434, which affects Apache Storm Nimbus and Apache Storm Client. The vulnerability involves disclosure of the topology ZooKeeper credential to read-only users and to logs. The reply questions whether the CVE was filed without a severity rating or if it is simply missing from the listing. No exploitation details or affected versions are provided in the post.

oss-security · 3d agoVulnerability 2 sourcesCVE-2026-82434

USN-8728-1: Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued kernel security update USN-8728-1 for GCP kernels fixing Arm TLB and AMD Zen 2 privilege escalation flaws (CVE-2025-10263, CVE-2025-54518).

Ubuntu released USN-8728-1, a security update for the Linux kernel used on Google Cloud Platform images. It fixes CVE-2025-10263, where certain Arm processors complete broadcast TLB invalidation before memory writes are globally observed, allowing local attackers to bypass memory protections or escalate privileges, and CVE-2025-54518, an AMD Zen 2 operation cache isolation flaw that can corrupt higher-privilege instructions. The notice also corrects several other kernel security issues.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 9d agoAdvisory 6 sourcesCVE-2025-10263CVE-2025-54518

USN-8742-1: Netty vulnerability

Ubuntu issues USN-8742-1 fixing a Netty DNS cache poisoning flaw caused by improper NS record bailiwick validation.

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8742-1 addresses a vulnerability in the Netty framework in which NS records are incorrectly validated for bailiwick. An attacker could potentially exploit this to facilitate DNS cache poisoning attacks. Updated packages are available for supported Ubuntu releases.

Ubuntu Security Noticesupdated · 5h agofirst · 6d agoAdvisory 13 sources

All-Line Equipment Company Fuel-Boss

CISA warns All-Line Equipment Fuel-Boss product versions contain flaws enabling remote command or code execution; fixes are available for some variants only.

CISA published ICS advisory ICSA-26-239-02 covering vulnerabilities in All-Line Equipment Company Fuel-Boss products, including the V1 Standard, V1 Portal, V1 Master/Slave, and V1 Backflush. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands or code remotely on affected systems. Vendor fixes are available for Fuel-Boss V1 Standard and V1 Portal, fixes are not yet available for V1 Master/Slave, and no fix is planned for V1 Backflush. Customers are directed to contact All-Line Equipment Company for remediation instructions.

CISA Advisories · 20d agoAdvisory

Critical ArangoDB Flaws Allow Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution as Root

Two critical ArangoDB flaws (CVSS 9.8 and 9.9) enable unauthenticated API access and root code execution; fixes shipped in version 3.12.11

Remedio researchers found two ArangoDB flaws: GHSA-rrgq-978q-36mq (CVSS 9.8), an authentication bypass caused by the server inconsistently interpreting URL-encoded '/_api' paths, and GHSA-rvhw-4hpw-9vrx (CVSS 9.9), which lets users with database write access run JavaScript tasks with root privileges via the isSystem flag. Chained, they allow administrative database access without credentials, theft of the root password hash, and root code execution, exposing files such as /etc/shadow, TLS keys and cluster signing material on the official container image. ArangoDB shipped fixes in version 3.12.11 on August 31, 2026, with advisories published September 6; CVE identifiers were still pending. Users on 3.12.10.1 or earlier should upgrade, restrict exposure and rotate potentially exposed credentials.

Cyber Security News · 7d agoVulnerability

ZDI-26-695: Linux Kernel NFSv4 Server Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-695: Linux Kernel NFSv4 server race condition (CVE-2026-89688, CVSS 8.5) enables remote code execution on nfsd systems with authentication.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-695 describes a race condition in the Linux Kernel NFSv4 server tracked as CVE-2026-89688 with a CVSS score of 8.5. Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code, but authentication is required and only systems with nfsd enabled are vulnerable. No in-the-wild exploitation is mentioned in the advisory.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-89688

Chaotic Eclipse Releases Kaspersky Zero

Researcher Chaotic Eclipse released HardBreacher, a PoC privilege-escalation exploit for Kaspersky Endpoint Security on fully patched Windows 11 25H2.

Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a PoC zero-day exploit named HardBreacher targeting Kaspersky Endpoint Security v14.0.0.504. The exploit achieves privilege escalation on fully patched Windows 11 25H2, creating a DLL in System32 with full user permissions and potentially disrupting Kaspersky's UI process and file-access controls. The PoC is unstable and may require repeated attempts; Kaspersky claims it has already addressed the vulnerability.

Security Affairs · 15d agoExploit / PoC1

2026-011: Critical Vulnerabilities in SAP Kernel and NetWeaver Message Server

SAP patched two critical flaws, OVERPASS (CVE-2026-44756, CVSS 10.0) and S4GET (CVE-2026-58240), allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute OS commands on SAP hosts.

On SAP's September 2026 Security Patch Day, SAP released Security Notes 3747649 and 3759472 fixing two critical unauthenticated remote vulnerabilities found by Onapsis. CVE-2026-44756 ('OVERPASS', CVSS 10.0) is a memory corruption flaw in Extended Passport (EPP) deserialisation in the SAP Kernel; CVE-2026-58240 ('S4GET', CVSS 9.8) is a missing authentication check in the NetWeaver Message Server that lets attackers register as trusted cluster nodes. Successful exploitation of either can yield OS command execution as the SAP service account, leading to full system and business data compromise, and CERT-EU urges immediate patching. No in-the-wild exploitation is reported.

CERT-EU Advisories · 7d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-44756CVE-2026-58240