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The gpg.fail aftermath: On responsible disclosure, GPG, and the state of security in 2026 [32:37]

A conference talk recounts GPG vulnerability disclosures, notes several GnuPG flaws remain unpatched, and demonstrates novel bugs live.

A researcher who disclosed multiple GnuPG vulnerabilities before 39c3 in December 2025 reports that several flaws, including one allowing spoofed PGP signatures, remain unpatched. Memory corruption in the basic PGP message parser was properly fixed, but GnuPG maintainer Werner Koch declared a widely-used feature 'harmful' instead of patching it. The talk presents additional novel GPG vulnerabilities and commentary on responsible disclosure and LLMs in security.

Lobsters · security · 4d agoResearch

ZDI-26-708: (0Day) Microsoft Windows HTTP Proxy Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed an unpatched local privilege escalation flaw (CVSS 5.3) in Microsoft Windows HTTP Proxy, requiring prior low-privileged code execution.

ZDI-26-708 details a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows HTTP Proxy component. A local attacker who can already execute low-privileged code on the target system can escalate privileges. ZDI assigned a CVSS rating of 5.3 and published it as a 0day advisory; no CVE id is listed in the bulletin text.

CenterPoint Energy Confirms Data Breach Exposing Customers’ Personal Information

CenterPoint Energy confirmed an unauthorized third party accessed customer personal data via an external system, disclosed in an SEC Form 8-K filing.

CenterPoint Energy disclosed in a September 14, 2026 Form 8-K that an unauthorized third party obtained personal information of some customers through one of the company's external systems. The company learned of the incident after an online post claimed possession of a customer dataset, then activated incident-response protocols and engaged external forensic specialists. Electric and gas delivery operations were unaffected and the company does not expect a material financial impact, though response, notification, and compliance costs are being incurred. The number of affected customers, data types, and threat actor remain undisclosed as the investigation continues.

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