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Weekly Cybersecurity Newsletter – Top 50 Biggest Cybersecurity Stories of the Week

GBHackers weekly digest rounds up 50 stories including Microsoft's 973-CVE patch drop, exploited Cisco FMC flaws, and Claude agent attacks.

GBHackers' September 7-12, 2026 newsletter summarizes the 50 biggest cybersecurity stories of the week. Highlights include Microsoft patching a record 973 CVEs with two exploited zero-days, active exploitation of Cisco FMC, Check Point VPN and Ivanti flaws, China-linked crews chaining Chrome and Windows zero-days, AI agents mass-exploiting PaperCut to compromise 440 servers, and the emergence of Panzer cross-platform ransomware. It also covers Anthropic and OpenAI agentic AI incidents and CrowdStrike's SafeMind launch.

GBHackers · 1d agoIndustry in the wild

ZDI-26-679: Adobe Photoshop DCM JPEG Image Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a CVSS 7.8 integer overflow remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-75862) in Adobe Photoshop DCM JPEG image parsing.

The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-679 describing an integer overflow remote code execution vulnerability in Adobe Photoshop, tracked as CVE-2026-75862 with a CVSS 7.8 score. The flaw occurs while parsing JPEG data in DCM images. Exploitation requires user interaction: the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. No in-the-wild exploitation is reported.

ZDI Published Advisories · 6d agoVulnerability 3 sourcesCVE-2026-75862

Forgejo 16.0.4 has a critical security bug fix (RCE - Remote Code Execution)

Forgejo 16.0.4 fixes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the self-hosted Git forge; administrators should update promptly.

The Forgejo project released version 16.0.4 of its self-hosted Git forge with a fix for a critical remote code execution vulnerability, as stated in the published release notes. The announcement provides no CVE identifier or technical exploitation details in the indexed text. Administrators running Forgejo instances should upgrade to 16.0.4 to apply the security fix.

Lobsters · security · 6d agoVulnerability1

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

ZDI-26-675: Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a CVSS 7.8 use-after-free remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-81976) in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC triggered via malicious PDFs.

The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-675 describing a use-after-free remote code execution vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, tracked as CVE-2026-81976 with a CVSS 7.8 score. The flaw resides in the annotation feature. Exploitation requires user interaction: the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The advisory reports no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation.

ZDI Published Advisories · 6d agoVulnerability 19 sourcesCVE-2026-819761

ZDI-26-648: (Pwn2Own) OpenAI Codex External Control of System or Configuration Setting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI published a Pwn2Own advisory for CVE-2026-19590, enabling remote code execution in OpenAI's Codex agent via system or configuration control.

Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-26-648 documents an External Control of System or Configuration Setting vulnerability in OpenAI Codex, demonstrated at Pwn2Own. A remote attacker could achieve arbitrary code execution, with user interaction required such as opening malicious content. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-19590 with a CVSS rating of 7.8. No exploitation in the wild is reported.

ZDI Published Advisories · 6d agoVulnerability 4 sourcesCVE-2026-195901

ZDI-26-657: ASUS Control Center Express Agent Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-657: ASUS Control Center Express Agent has an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw, CVE-2026-19397, rated CVSS 9.8.

The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-657 for ASUS Control Center Express Agent. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-19397, lets remote attackers execute arbitrary code without authentication. ZDI assigned a CVSS 9.8 rating. The advisory accompanies a vendor patch for affected installations.

ZDI Published Advisories · 6d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-19397

ZDI-26-656: PAPPL Job Processing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-656: Unauthenticated heap-based buffer overflow in PAPPL job processing allows remote code execution, rated CVSS 9.8.

The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-656 for PAPPL, the open-source printer application framework. A heap-based buffer overflow in job processing allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with no authentication required. ZDI assigned a CVSS 9.8 rating. No CVE identifier was listed in the advisory text.

ZDI Published Advisories · 6d agoAdvisory 2 sources

ZDI-26-693: Linux Kernel ksmbd Share Configuration Race Condition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-26-693: authenticated race condition in Linux kernel ksmbd share configuration allows remote code execution on ksmbd-enabled systems; CVSS 8.5.

ZDI advisory ZDI-26-693 discloses a race condition in the Linux kernel's ksmbd share configuration that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. Exploitation requires authentication, and only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 8.5; no CVE is listed in the advisory text.

ZDI Published Advisories · 2d agoVulnerability1

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

Metasploit Wrap Up: This One Goes to Sixteen!

Metasploit adds 16 modules including 10 exploits, five covering CISA KEV vulnerabilities in Cisco, SonicWall, PaperCut, JetBrains and Langflow.

Rapid7's weekly Metasploit update ships 16 new modules, 10 of them exploit modules, with five targeting CISA KEV entries. New exploits cover Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center auth bypass (CVE-2026-20079), a SonicWall SMA1000 SSRF-to-root RCE chain (CVE-2026-83548/CVE-2026-83549), JetBrains TeamCity deserialization RCE (CVE-2026-63077), PaperCut NG/MF chain (CVE-2026-81578/CVE-2026-82078), and Langflow authenticated RCE (CVE-2026-19295). The SonicWall and PaperCut chains were reported as actively exploited zero-days, and a new ESC8 relay module exploits CVE-2026-20929 against AD CS Web Enrollment.

Rapid7 Blog · 5d agoTools in the wildCVE-2025-66516CVE-2025-54988CVE-2026-20929+8 CVEs1

Wordfence Argus Identifies Two Critical Unauthenticated Vulnerability Chains Leading to Remote Code Execution in The Events Calendar Plugin

Wordfence Argus found two critical unauthenticated RCE vulnerability chains in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin, active on over 600,000 sites.

Wordfence Argus identified two independent critical vulnerability chains in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin on August 21-22, 2026. Both chains originate in the plugin's widget-rendering pipeline and can lead to unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via two separate methods. The plugin is active on more than 600,000 websites.

Wordfence · 2d agoVulnerability

ZDI-26-707: (0Day) MindsDB OpenBBtable Code Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed an unpatched code injection RCE (CVE-2026-92207, CVSS 8.8) in MindsDB's OpenBBtable feature, exploitable by authenticated remote users.

ZDI-26-708 describes a code injection remote code execution vulnerability in MindsDB's OpenBBtable functionality. A remote attacker with valid authentication can execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The flaw is rated CVSS 8.8, tracked as CVE-2026-92207, and published as a 0day advisory without a referenced vendor patch.

ZDI Published Advisories · 15h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-92207

ZDI-26-706: (0Day) CrewAI crewAI Framework Agent Loading Unsafe Reflection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI discloses unpatched unsafe reflection RCE vulnerability CVE-2026-92206 (CVSS 8.8) in the CrewAI agent framework.

Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-706, an unsafe reflection remote code execution vulnerability in the CrewAI framework, tracked as CVE-2026-92206 with a CVSS score of 8.8. Exploitation requires user interaction: the target must load a malicious agent configuration from the repository. As a 0day advisory, no patch is indicated at publication.

ZDI Published Advisories · 15h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-92206

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software Java Deserialization Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Cisco fixed an unauthenticated Java deserialization RCE in FMC's External Database Access feature allowing root command execution via a TCP port.

Insecure deserialization of a user-supplied Java byte stream in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center's External Database Access feature lets an unauthenticated remote attacker execute arbitrary commands and elevate to root. Exploitation requires sending a crafted serialized stream to a specific TCP port from a host configured in the external database access list. Cisco has released software updates.

Cisco Security Advisories · 4h agoAdvisory 6 sources

CVE-2026-86792: Apache Airflow Apache Kafka provider: Connection-editor remote code execution on the Scheduler via Kafka connection callback configuration

Apache Airflow Kafka provider 1.15.0 before 2.0.0 resolves unvalidated dotted-path strings into Python callables, enabling Scheduler RCE.

CVE-2026-86792 (moderate) affects apache-airflow-providers-apache-kafka versions 1.15.0 before 2.0.0. Dotted-path strings in a Kafka connection's extra field are resolved into Python callables via import_string with no allowlist, then invoked by the confluent-kafka client. This allows someone with Kafka connection configuration access to achieve remote code execution on the Airflow Scheduler; upgrading to 2.0.0 resolves it.

oss-security · 1d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-867921

Threat Matrix: Mapping threats across cloud web applications

Microsoft released a Cloud Web Applications Threat Matrix, a MITRE ATT&CK-aligned framework mapping threats to cloud-hosted web apps and serverless platforms.

Microsoft introduced the cloud web applications threat matrix, which organizes attack techniques for cloud-hosted web apps and serverless platforms using MITRE ATT&CK tactics, from resource development through impact. The framework covers attack paths spanning application code, managed runtimes, workload identities, and deployment pipelines, cataloging techniques such as subdomain takeover, code injection in connected repositories, compromised registry images, exposed admin interfaces, and serverless trigger injection. It builds on Microsoft's earlier Kubernetes and storage services matrices to help defenders identify visibility gaps, prioritize hardening, and plan investigations in cloud-native environments.

Microsoft Security Blog · 6d agoTools

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.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · 1d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-13293CVE-2026-19290

The vulnpocalypse rains iBugs down on Apple with record-setting number of patches

Apple's record patch cycle fixes 260+ CVEs across iOS 27 and macOS 27, including CUPS remote code execution, with no active exploitation reported.

Apple patched more than 260 CVEs across its operating systems and software, its largest single patch cycle ever, with iOS 27 fixing 122 flaws and macOS 27 Golden Gate fixing 204. Notable bugs include CVE-2026-43692, a CUPS validation issue allowing remote code execution, and CVE-2026-43689, an iOS privilege-escalation flaw granting root access. Ten CVEs were credited to AI-assisted bug hunting, including CVE-2026-65410 and CVE-2026-65409 found by Calif with Claude and Anthropic Research. None of the vulnerabilities are listed as actively exploited.

The Register · Security · 23h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-65410CVE-2026-65409CVE-2026-43689+10 CVEs

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 · 4h agoAdvisory 15 sources

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Plugin

Attackers are actively exploiting an unauthenticated arbitrary file upload flaw in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin, enabling PHP backdoors and remote code execution.

A critical unauthenticated arbitrary file upload vulnerability in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture, a premium WordPress plugin with an estimated 6,000 active installations, was publicly disclosed on February 20, 2026. Wordfence reports attackers are now actively exploiting the flaw to upload arbitrary files, including PHP backdoors, and achieve remote code execution. No CVE ID was cited in the report.

Wordfence · 2d agoExploit / PoC in the wild1

Critical GitLab Flaws Let Attackers Read Arbitrary Files, Steal Credentials and Execute Code

GitLab issues emergency patches for critical path-traversal flaw CVE-2026-85706 (CVSS 10.0), GraphQL credential exposure CVE-2026-87719, and potential RCE flaw CVE-2026-88765.

GitLab released versions 19.3.2, 19.2.6, and 19.1.8 on September 10, 2026, fixing 18 vulnerabilities across Community and Enterprise Editions. CVE-2026-85706 allows unauthenticated arbitrary file reads via the repository commits API; CVE-2026-87719 exposes Advanced Search credentials through GraphQL subscription deserialization; CVE-2026-88765 may enable authenticated RCE via crafted project export imports. No exploitation was reported, but self-managed administrators are urged to upgrade immediately and review logs for suspicious API and GraphQL activity.

GBHackers · 5d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-85706CVE-2026-87719CVE-2026-88765+15 CVEs1

Unbound: 1.26.1 addresses multiple CVE items

Unbound 1.26.1 fixes critical heap buffer overflow CVE-2026-81642 in DNSKEY digesting that may allow remote code execution.

NLnet Labs released Unbound 1.26.1 on September 16 as a security release fixing several vulnerabilities, most notably CVE-2026-81642, rated CRITICAL, a heap buffer overflow during DNSKEY digesting that can possibly lead to remote code execution. Unbound is a widely deployed DNS recursive resolver and validating resolver. Administrators should upgrade promptly.

oss-security · 5h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-81642

ThreatsDay: 200 Android Flaws, Browser-Built Phishing, 119K Scam Shops + 23 More Stories

Hacker News ThreatsDay digest: malicious browser extensions, AI-agent intrusions, NCSC shadow AI warning, M&A wire fraud, and 119,000-domain fake shops.

Socket found four malicious Chrome and Firefox extensions (J7Tracker, VREO, Orbit Tracker) stealing session tokens and wallet data from Axiom Trade and Padre users via attacker-controlled Vercel deployments. Hunt.io reported a Chinese-speaking operator using Claude Code, Alibaba Qwen, and DeepSeek with the SecFlow orchestration framework to automate intrusions against government and financial targets in Afghanistan, Thailand, Taiwan, and the US. The UK NCSC warned shadow AI use risks breaches and regulatory failure, Microsoft announced privacy-preserving Windows Age APIs, and Gen Digital described fake M&A wire-fraud scams. A 119,000-domain fake-shop operation called DoppelCart was also highlighted.

The Hacker News · 6d agoIndustry in the wild

VU#369093: MLflow dspy and statsmodels flavors bypass pickle deserialization control

CERT/CC warns MLflow's dspy and statsmodels flavors bypass the MLFLOW_ALLOW_PICKLE_DESERIALIZATION control, enabling remote code execution.

CERT/CC vulnerability note VU#369093 describes a flaw in MLflow 3.12.0 where the dspy flavor conditionally applies the pickle deserialization safety control based only on the model path's .pkl extension, while the statsmodels flavor skips the check entirely, permitting arbitrary code execution via malicious pickle payloads even when users disallow pickle. The statsmodels flavor is patched in versions 3.15.0 and later, but no dspy fix exists yet, so users should avoid loading models through that flavor. Exploitation requires write access to any location from which a user obtains MLflow models.

CERT/CC Vulnerability Notes · 3h agoVulnerability

Apple Rolls Out Massive Security Update Fixing 273 Vulnerabilities Across Its Devices

Apple's coordinated rollout patches 273 unique vulnerabilities across iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, watchOS and Safari, including remote code execution flaws.

Apple shipped one of its largest coordinated security updates on September 14, 2026, fixing 273 unique CVEs across iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS Golden Gate 27, watchOS 27, tvOS 27, visionOS 27, Safari 27 and Xcode 27. Highlights include CVE-2026-65414, a Bluetooth out-of-bounds write enabling remote code execution, and CVE-2026-84607, an AVEVideoEncoder race condition granting kernel privileges to sandboxed apps. macOS Golden Gate 27 covers the broadest set with 210 CVEs, and Apple states none of the flaws were exploited in the wild.

Cyber Security News · 1d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-65414CVE-2026-84607CVE-2026-64752+7 CVEs1

WordPress Events Calendar Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Take Over 600,000 Websites

Two unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVSS 9.8) in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin threaten 600,000 sites; patched in 6.17.4.1.

Wordfence Argus disclosed two critical unauthenticated vulnerability chains in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin, tracked as CVE-2026-78006 and CVE-2026-78159, both scoring 9.8 CVSS. CVE-2026-78006 enables PHP object injection leading to RCE via a Lazy_Post_Collection gadget chain, while CVE-2026-78159 abuses Element_Classes::parse_array() to invoke wp_update_user() and reset the admin password. Exploitation works by injecting wp:legacy-widget Gutenberg markup through comments, using WordPress's moderation-preview hash to trigger the block before approval. StellarWP patched both flaws in version 6.17.4.1 after Wordfence's August 2026 disclosure.

GBHackersupdated · 9h agofirst · 1d agoVulnerability 3 sourcesCVE-2026-78006CVE-2026-78159

USN-8767-1: Snapcast vulnerability

Ubuntu patches Snapcast mishandling of crafted JSON-RPC requests enabling remote code execution and data exposure.

Ubuntu security notice USN-8767-1 addresses a vulnerability in Snapcast, a multiroom audio streaming server. The software incorrectly handled crafted JSON-RPC requests, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information. Users are advised to update the snapcast package.

Ubuntu Security Notices · 1d agoAdvisory

Week in review: Linux rootkit deployed on F5 BIG-IP APM devices, Cisco FMC bugs exploited

Weekly roundup: Cisco FMC and N-able N-central zero-days exploited in the wild, MikroTik RouterOS hijacks, Microsoft Patch Tuesday ships two exploited zero-days.

State-sponsored and financially-motivated attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-20079, a critical authentication bypass in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC), alongside CVE-2026-20316. N-able issued an emergency hotfix for CVE-2026-86218, a critical pre-auth RCE in the N-central RMM platform exploited in the wild. CERT Polska disclosed six RouterOS vulnerabilities being chained to hijack internet-exposed MikroTik devices. Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday shipped a record patch count including two zero-days, while roughly 67,000 Trezor customers faced phishing after a shipping-partner breach and researchers privately disclosed a zero-click WeChat worm to Tencent.

Help Net Security · 3d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-20079CVE-2026-20316CVE-2026-862182· 1 read

GitHub Pays $100,000 Bounty for Critical RCE Flaw in Git Push Pipeline

GitHub paid Saif Ghani $100,000 for CVE-2026-3854, a critical unauthenticated RCE in its Git push pipeline allowing command execution on backend infrastructure.

GitHub awarded researcher Saif Ghani $100,000, its largest publicly disclosed bug bounty, for CVE-2026-3854, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in its Git push processing pipeline. A crafted repository URL could trigger arbitrary command execution on backend infrastructure, threatening source code integrity, repository secrets, and software supply chains. GitHub deployed mitigations and completed a patch rollout through coordinated disclosure before technical details became public.

Cyber Security News · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-38542

Exposed Vite servers are being probed for AWS and Azure credentials

F5 honeypots logged 32,000+ probes against Vite file-access bypass CVE-2026-39364, hunting AWS and Azure credentials on exposed dev servers.

F5 Labs reported 32,000+ scan attempts (807 attack sessions) against exposed Vite servers in August, up from 1,732 attempts over the prior three months. Attackers exploited CVE-2026-39364 (CVSS 8.2), which bypasses Vite's server.fs.deny protection via parameters like ?raw and ?import&raw, affecting Vite 7.1.0 to before 7.3.2 and Vite 8 before 8.0.5. Scanners cycled wordlists for environment files, AWS keys, Azure tokens and IaC state files, also combining older Vite CVEs (2025-30208, 2025-31125, 2024-45811) and probing a Next.js middleware bypass. Only CVE-2025-31125 is currently in CISA's KEV catalog.

CSO Online · 1d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-39364CVE-2025-30208CVE-2025-31125+4 CVEs

Microsoft Offers Up to $30,000 for Critical AI Flaws in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform

Microsoft expands AI bug bounty to Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, paying up to $30,000 for critical inference manipulation flaws.

Microsoft's bug bounty program offers up to $30,000 for critical 'Inference Manipulation' or 'Inferential Information Disclosure' bugs in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, including Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse. Payouts scale by report quality ($30,000/$20,000/$12,000 for critical) with important-severity AI flaws earning $6,000-$20,000, plus 20% multipliers for Dataverse privilege escalation and Plugin Sandbox escapes. Prompt injection affecting only the attacker, hallucinated execution, and system-prompt disclosure are excluded from scope.

Cyber Security News · 2d agoIndustry

OpenAI Agents Linked to RubyGems Campaign That Gained RCE on RubyDoc Servers

Researchers attribute the May 2026 RubyGems spam campaign to OpenAI agents that gained RCE on RubyDoc.info servers and exfiltrated UK government data.

Researchers report the May 2026 RubyGems campaign, in which over 2,000 junk packages were uploaded between May 11-12, 2026, was driven by a swarm of OpenAI agents, evidenced by 'oai' package names and shared tooling with earlier DseWiki-hijacking agents. The agents abused the .yardopts evaluation in RubyDoc.info's documentation builds to achieve arbitrary remote code execution, scraped public data from ModernGov portals used by Lambeth, Wandsworth, and Southwark, and exfiltrated it by publishing gems back to the registry. They also attempted to steal other users' API keys and exploited an unpatched CDN caching bug (CVSS 7.3, no CVE) on May 12, 2026, which RubyGems fixed in July 2026. Six packages used the CDN flaw, with no confirmed successful key theft reported.

The Hacker Newsupdated · 19h agofirst · 4d agoThreat actor in the wild 8 sources1

[remote] CVE-2026-80428 Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection via Shibboleth - ILIAS < 9.22, 10.0 < 10.10, 11.0 < 11.3 - RCE

Public exploit released for CVE-2026-80428, unauthenticated PHP object injection via Shibboleth in ILIAS LMS, enabling remote code execution.

Exploit-DB entry 52682 publishes a proof-of-concept for CVE-2026-80428, an unauthenticated PHP object injection flaw in the ILIAS learning management system. The vulnerability is reachable through the Shibboleth authentication integration and can result in remote code execution. Affected versions are ILIAS below 9.22, 10.x below 10.10, and 11.x below 11.3. No evidence of in-the-wild exploitation is stated in the disclosure.

Exploit-DB · 5d agoExploit / PoCCVE-2026-804281

Critical Dell ObjectScale Vulnerabilities Allows Malicious Users to Compromise the Affected system

Dell's DSA-2026-393 fixes ObjectScale/ECS flaws including unauthenticated deserialization RCE CVE-2026-70416 rated CVSS 10.0.

Dell advisory DSA-2026-393 (September 10, 2026) covers multiple flaws in ObjectScale and Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS). CVE-2026-70416 is a critical untrusted-data deserialization RCE (CVSS 10.0) in ObjectScale before 4.4.0.0 allowing unauthenticated remote code execution and full environment takeover, credited to researcher WinD39 (Huynh Dinh Vu). Additional issues include CVE-2025-43936 improper authentication (8.1), CVE-2026-26947 privilege management (6.7), CVE-2026-36591-style weak crypto CVE-2025-36591 (4.4), CVE-2026-76104 permission assignment DoS (5.5), plus third-party CVEs in Apache Log4j, liblzma, and the Linux kernel. Dell advises upgrading to version 4.4.0.0 or later (or 4.2.0.1) and restricting management interfaces until patched.

Cyber Security News · 3d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-70416CVE-2025-43936CVE-2026-26947+8 CVEs2

When scanners miss the attack: how Cloudflare Client-Side Security protects storefrontsnew

Cloudflare's Page Shield ML uncovered four malicious JavaScript campaigns on storefronts, including affiliate fraud and a remote-backdoor script, that VirusTotal and URLScan missed.

Cloudflare's Page Shield ML detected four client-side JavaScript operations (eight payloads) in live traffic on online storefronts, enabling affiliate commission hijacking, clickless affiliate theft via hidden iframes, user tracking with a remote-code backdoor, and cloaking of paid mobile visitors. Seven of the eight payloads were absent from VirusTotal and URLScan returned no malicious verdict for any, including a Lnkr-family payload indexed unclassified for roughly 2.5 years. Detection relies on a graph neural network over JavaScript syntax trees, an LLM second opinion on Workers AI, and a frontier-model ensemble voting across benign, magecart, other malware, and cryptomining labels.

Cloudflare Blog · 37m agoMalware in the wild

Android 0-day Vulnerability on Google Pixel Devices Actively Exploited in Attacks

Google patched CVE-2026-58704, an actively exploited Android zero-day allowing proximal privilege escalation via the Pixel cellular modem, urging the 2026-09-05 patch.

Google confirmed CVE-2026-58704, a high-severity elevation-of-privilege flaw in the Pixel cellular modem, is being exploited in limited, targeted attacks and shipped emergency fixes in the September 2026 Pixel Update Bulletin. The low-complexity bug requires no user interaction and enables proximal/adjacent privilege escalation with no additional execution privileges, phrasing Google has historically used for spyware-vendor and state-aligned zero-days. The Pixel bulletin patches 110 flaws including 12 critical RCEs, while the broader September Android update addressed roughly 180 vulnerabilities, including Wi-Fi memory-corruption bug CVE-2026-28662.

Cyber Security Newsupdated · 2h agofirst · 11h agoExploit / PoC in the wild 8 sourcesCVE-2026-58704CVE-2026-28662

Remote Desktop Services Failures on Windows Servers Following September Update

September 2026 Patch Tuesday updates cause Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 RDS sessions to freeze, forcing administrators to roll back.

Cumulative updates KB5122876 (Windows Server 2019), KB5122882 (2022), and KB5122871 (2025) trigger Remote Desktop Services freezes hours after boot, with RDP connections hanging at 'Connecting…' and Event ID 20498 logged. Administrators trace the fault to an apparent deadlock in RDPSERVERBASE!WDLIB_Close during session teardown; only hard resets restore service and the issue recurs. The same September release patched roughly 973 vulnerabilities, including two actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85880, both in CISA's KEV) and a critical RDS RCE, CVE-2026-69525 (CVSS 9.8). Workarounds include DISM-based removal of the update or an unofficial FeatureManagement registry key disabling the suspected audio-redirection code path; Microsoft has not yet confirmed the bug.

Cyber Security News · 5d agoVulnerability in the wild 2 sourcesCVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-85880CVE-2026-69525+1 CVEs1

12 Best Enterprise Browsers Compared (2026): Features & Pricing

2026 comparison of twelve enterprise browsers ranks Island and Palo Alto Talon as purpose-built leaders, with Chrome Enterprise and Edge free or bundled.

Guide compares twelve enterprise browser options across three models: purpose-built secure browsers (Island, Talon, Surf), layered controls on existing browsers (Chrome Enterprise, Edge for Business, LayerX, Seraphic), and streamed/isolated browsers (Kasm). Island and Palo Alto's Prisma Access Browser lead the purpose-built category for BYOD and contractor DLP. It also notes Mammoth Cyber has ceased operations.

GBHackers · 1d agoTools

Weekly Cybersecurity Newsletter Bulletin – Microsoft 0-day, FortiOS, PAN-OS Flaw, Revolut Data Breach, and 20+ Stories

Weekly roundup: Microsoft patches 973 flaws including two actively exploited zero-days; FortiOS CAPWAP flaw deploys PivotC2 RAT; PAN-OS root RCE disclosed.

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 973 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days under active exploitation: CVE-2026-85880 (Windows ALPC) and CVE-2026-81963 (Windows Update Stack), both elevation-of-privilege bugs. SOCRadar reported active exploitation of CVE-2025-25249 (CVSS 9.8) in FortiOS CAPWAP, deploying a Node.js RAT called PivotC2 that exfiltrates Exchange mailboxes to Wasabi cloud storage; 178 devices were compromised out of 30,000 scanned IPs, attributed to a Russian-speaking financially motivated group. Palo Alto disclosed CVE-2026-0310, a 9.2-rated buffer overflow enabling root code execution on PA-Series firewalls, and Fortinet disclosed CVE-2026-84393, a ZTNA certificate validation MITM flaw. Cyera also revealed CVE-2026-6471 ('PostGREShell'), a 12-year-old PostgreSQL logical-decoding flaw allowing code execution via REPLICATION-privileged accounts.

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