SAP Patches CVSS 10.0 Kernel Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
SAP patched CVE-2026-44756 (CVSS 10.0), an unauthenticated kernel memory corruption allowing OS command execution, plus three other critical flaws.
SAP's September security updates include CVE-2026-44756 (OVERPASS, CVSS 10.0), a missing boundary validation during deserialization of Extended Passport (EPP) data in the SAP kernel, enabling unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary OS commands with SAP administrative privileges. Also patched: CVE-2026-58240 (S4GET, CVSS 9.8), a missing authentication check in SAP NetWeaver Message Server yielding RCE as <sid>adm; CVE-2026-76969 (9.4), credential disclosure in SAP Cloud Application Programming Model multi-tenant apps; and CVE-2026-66768 (9.0), improper access control in SAP NetWeaver SAP GUI for Java. Onapsis, which discovered the flaws, says none have been exploited to date and recommends prioritizing internet-facing SAP systems.
Mustang Panda Adds Signed Windows Rootkit to CoolClient Backdoor for Stealth
Kaspersky reports Mustang Panda's updated CoolClient backdoor now deploys a signed kernel-mode Windows rootkit, hitting government victims in Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Russia.
Kaspersky identified a new CoolClient variant attributed to HoneyMyte (Mustang Panda) that installs a digitally signed Windows kernel driver, msagent.sys, to hide and protect malicious processes, files, registry keys, and C2 network information. CoolClient is consistently deployed as a secondary backdoor after PlugX, with confirmed victims including government entities in Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Russia. In a Myanmar campaign, PlugX was used to deploy CoolClient via a renamed Sangfor executable for DLL side-loading, a scheduled task for persistence, and RPC-based process creation with PPID spoofing. The driver, signed with a 2013 certificate issued to Nanjing Ranyi Technology, implements 33 IOCTL handlers, process hiding via unlinking, a filesystem minifilter, and registry callbacks.
Flock cameras are riddled with security vulnerabilities and hardcoded creds
Leaked Flock ALPR camera firmware reveals EOL Android 8.1, a 2017 Linux kernel, and hardcoded API keys granting access to production credentials.
DDoSecrets published filesystem images from an in-use Flock ALPR camera, obtained by the hacker collective stegan0gram and investigated by 404 Media and Wired. Micah Lee's analysis shows the camera runs Android 8.1 with a security patch level of 2018-06-05 and Linux kernel 3.18.71, missing roughly eight years of Android fixes. The firmware exposes a hardcoded API key for Flock's hpnotiq backend that can retrieve Auth0 client credentials for any camera by MAC address, with credentials stored in plaintext. Likely unpatched flaws include CVE-2021-1905 (Qualcomm Adreno use-after-free) and CVE-2018-9568 (WrongZone kernel socket type confusion); Flock says it received no reports via its disclosure policy.
SAP Security Updates September 2026 – Critical Flaws Patched in SAP NetWeaver, Cloud and Extended Passport
SAP's September 2026 Patch Day fixes 19 notes including CVE-2026-44756 (CVSS 10.0), unauthenticated memory corruption in SAP Extended Passport Processing kernels.
SAP shipped 19 new security notes plus one update across NetWeaver, S/4HANA, Integration Suite, Commerce Cloud, and Cloud Application Programming Model. Top issues include CVE-2026-44756 (CVSS 10.0 memory corruption in SAP Extended Passport Processing across many KERNEL and Web Dispatcher versions), CVE-2026-58240 (CVSS 9.8 missing authentication in NetWeaver Message Server), CVE-2026-76969 (CVSS 9.4 credential disclosure in CAP library sap/cds-mtxs), and CVE-2026-66768 (CVSS 9.0 access control flaw in SAP GUI for Java). No exploitation is reported; organizations running affected kernels are urged to patch urgently.
Your Shredded Visa Card May Still Work at the Checkout
UMass Amherst researchers demonstrated expired Visa contactless cards can complete real purchases via relay attacks exploiting Visa Kernel 3's unsigned expiry date handling.
University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers presented at USENIX Security 2026 that expired Visa contactless cards can be revived for real purchases through an NFC man-in-the-middle attack on Visa's Kernel 3. The attack alters the expiry date the terminal sees (tag 5F24) while leaving the Track 2 Equivalent Data (tag 57) sent to the issuing bank unchanged, and the card's cryptographic signature does not cover the expiry date. Two Android phones emulating card and terminal relayed transactions within Visa's 500-millisecond limit. Mastercard, American Express, and Discover kernels blocked the attack, while Visa Kernel 3 did not; researchers also modified the Consumer Device Cardholder Verification Method flag at five US banks, and attackers can also exploit Terminal Verification Results zero-filling. Visa was notified in May 2025 and December 2025; no CVE has been assigned.