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CVE-2026-49364: Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Pre-Authentication Cluster Credential Exposure to Discovered Peers

Apache Artemis CVE-2026-49364 exposes cluster credentials to network-adjacent peers discovered before authentication completes.

Apache disclosed a pre-authentication credential exposure issue in Apache Artemis and Apache ActiveMQ Artemis, tracked as CVE-2026-49364. Affected components span artemis-core-client and artemis-server from version 1.0.0 (ActiveMQ Artemis) and 2.50.0 (Artemis) through 2.44.0 and 2.56.0 respectively. An unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker can leverage credentials exposed to discovered cluster peers. Apache rates the issue as important.

USN-8571-2: Apache HTTP Server regression

Ubuntu issues USN-8571-2 fixing an Apache HTTP Server regression that prevented startup when HTTP/2 proxying was enabled.

Ubuntu released USN-8571-2 to fix a regression introduced by USN-8571-1 in Apache HTTP Server. The earlier fix was incomplete due to a missing library symbol, causing Apache to fail to start when HTTP/2 proxying was enabled. The original advisory addressed CVE-2026-33007, a memory-handling flaw in mod_authn_socache allowing remote denial of service, and an HTTP response splitting vulnerability affecting multiple modules, credited to Pavel Kohout, Arkadi Vainbrand, Haruki Oyama, Merih Mengisteab, and Dawit Jeong.

Ubuntu Security Noticesupdated · 5h agofirst · 6d agoAdvisory 13 sourcesCVE-2026-33007

CVE-2026-80351: Apache Camel K: Camel K Tenant repositories reach Maven execution inside operator pod

Apache Camel K CVE-2026-80351 lets tenant-controlled Maven repository content execute code inside the operator pod; fixed in 2.9.3/2.10.2.

Apache disclosed a critical eval injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-80351) in Apache Camel K, where improperly neutralized directives in dynamically evaluated Maven configuration let tenant-controlled repository content reach Maven execution inside the operator pod. This can allow tenant-controlled content to influence code execution in the operator context. Affected versions are 2.0.0 before 2.9.3 and 2.10.1 before 2.10.2; fixes are available in 2.9.3 and 2.10.2.

PoisonedRefresh: A Fileless Linux Rootkit That Injects PHP Web Shells Into F5 BIG-IP APM Server Memory

Sophos details PoisonedRefresh, a fileless Linux rootkit that injects a memory-resident PHP web shell into F5 BIG-IP APM after exploitation of CVE-2025-53521.

On September 8, 2026, SophosLabs published an analysis of Linux/Agnt-IC (dubbed PoisonedRefresh by ESET) found in compromised F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager environments. Initial access leverages CVE-2025-53521, an unauthenticated RCE in BIG-IP APM when an access policy is configured on a virtual server; F5 confirmed exploitation and links the activity to cluster c05d5254, while Shadowserver observed 795 exposed vulnerable endpoints. A first stage hidden in a modified umount binary modifies /usr/sbin/httpd and SELinux configuration and embeds itself in BIG-IP upgrade images for persistence. The second-stage ELF intercepts __libc_start_main, hooks apr_dso_load, and injects a PHP web shell into libphp memory via mmap manipulation, leaving no disk artifacts, and exposes a /bin/bash shell via a local UNIX domain socket instead of a TCP port.

Security Affairs · 7d agoMalware in the wildCVE-2025-53521

CVE-2026-68570: Apache Doris: Authorization bypass leading to unauthorized data access

Apache Doris authorization bypass CVE-2026-68570 lets authenticated users read unauthorized data, disclosing information across versions 2.0.0 through 4.1.3.

CVE-2026-68570 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Apache Doris rated important, allowing an authenticated user to bypass privilege checks and read data they are not authorized to access. Affected versions span Apache Doris 2.0.0 through 2.1.*, 3.0.0 through 3.0.*, 4.0.0 before 4.0.8, and 4.1.0 before 4.1.4. The issue results in unauthorized disclosure of information.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-68570

CVE-2026-56207: Apache Impala: SAML authentication bypass via forged bearer token

Apache Impala CVE-2026-56207 allows forged SAML bearer tokens on the hs2-http interface, letting attackers impersonate other users; fixed in 4.5.2.

Apache Impala versions 4.0.0 through 4.5.1 fail to verify the bearer token signature in the final step of SAML2 authentication for the hs2-http interface. An attacker can alter the username and act as another user. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.5.2, and Apache rated the issue critical. It was reported by Andrew Rukin of Arenadata.

CVE-2026-82561: Apache NiFi: Missing Authorization for Components Referenced in Flow Update Methods

Apache NiFi 1.5.0-2.11.0 flow update REST methods lack authorization checks for referenced components, permitting unauthorized Process Group flow replacement (CVE-2026-82561).

Apache NiFi 1.5.0 through 2.11.0 expose REST API methods that replace the entire contents of a Process Group with a client-supplied flow definition, including versioned flow update and rebase operations. Framework authorization for these methods was limited to read and write privileges on the target Process Group, without checking components referenced in the flow (CVE-2026-82561). No severity rating was provided in the disclosure; the affected version range is broad.

CVE-2026-54048: Apache Impala: Avro Schema URL Server-Side Request Forgery

Apache Impala CVE-2026-54048 lets crafted Avro schema URLs trigger SSRF to internal endpoints, with responses potentially leaking via error messages.

A server-side request forgery in Apache Impala 2.0.0 through 4.5.1 on all platforms can be triggered via an Avro schema URL using an http or file:/// URI on a table. An attacker can cause Impala to send GET requests to internal endpoints it can access, and responses may be exposed through parsing error messages. Users are advised to upgrade to a fixed release.

oss-security · 7d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-540481

Artifactory Under Attack: In-the-Wild Exploitation of CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018 & CVE-2026-82329

Wiz Research confirms in-the-wild exploitation of three JFrog Artifactory vulnerabilities, chained to gain administrative control, deploy Groovy plugins, and install Rust backdoors.

Wiz Research identified active exploitation of CVE-2026-42016, CVE-2026-42018, and CVE-2026-82329 in JFrog Artifactory between August 15 and September 8, 2026. Attackers chain the anonymous-token exposure (CVE-2026-42018) with the token scope-validation flaw (CVE-2026-42016) to obtain admin-scoped tokens, while CVE-2026-82329 allows unauthenticated administrative access in default configurations. Observed post-exploitation includes persistent administrator accounts created in under five minutes, malicious Groovy plugin deployment, ad-hoc command execution, Rust-based C2 backdoors dropped to writable paths, and webshell uploads. Wiz measured that 59-62% of organizations running Artifactory remained vulnerable to the chained CVEs weeks after disclosure, and the vulnerabilities were already included in CISA KEV.

Wiz Blogupdated · 2d agofirst · 6d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 7 sourcesCVE-2026-42016CVE-2026-42018CVE-2026-823292· 1 read

Apache Superset SQL Injection Flaw Gets Public PoC Exploit

A public Python proof-of-concept exploit was released for CVE-2026-23980, an authenticated error-based SQL injection flaw in Apache Superset before 6.0.0.

A public proof-of-concept exploit repository now targets CVE-2026-23980, an error-based SQL injection affecting Apache Superset versions from 0.0.0 up to but not including 6.0.0. An authenticated user with read access can inject SQL through the sqlExpression or where parameters, potentially reaching business, customer, and security data depending on database configuration and privileges. Apache disclosed the flaw in February and urges upgrading to Superset 6.0.0; compensating controls include least-privilege database accounts, network restrictions, and log monitoring.

CVE-2026-34486: Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor Fail-Open Bypass

Technical analysis shows CVE-2026-34486 is a one-line fail-open regression in Tomcat Tribes enabling unauthenticated RCE via Java deserialization.

CVE-2026-34486 is a fail-open regression in Tomcat's Tribes EncryptInterceptor, introduced while fixing the CVE-2026-29146 padding-oracle flaw; Apache rated it Important and NVD scores it 7.5 High. Decryption failures are now forwarded to an unfiltered ObjectInputStream, and public PoC repositories demonstrate unauthenticated RCE on default port 4000 when clustering, the EncryptInterceptor, a reachable receiver and deserialization gadgets are all present. Affected releases 9.0.116, 10.1.53 and 11.0.20 are fixed in 9.0.117, 10.1.54 and 11.0.21; Tomcat 8.5 is unaffected.

CVE-2026-82617: Apache OpenNLP: ReDoS / stack exhaustion in RegexNameFinderFactory built-in EMAIL and URL patterns

Apache OpenNLP CVE-2026-82617: built-in EMAIL and URL regex name-finder patterns enable regular expression denial-of-service and stack exhaustion in affected releases.

CVE-2026-82617 affects Apache OpenNLP opennlp-core 3.0.0-M1 before 3.0.0-M6 and opennlp-tools 2.0.0 before 2.5.12. The DEFAULT_REGEX_NAME_FINDER.EMAIL and DEFAULT_REGEX_NAME_FINDER.URL patterns in RegexNameFinderFactory contain ambiguous nested quantifiers. Applications using these built-in finders on attacker-controlled input can be forced into regular expression denial of service or stack exhaustion. Fixes shipped in opennlp-tools 2.5.12 and 3.0.0-M6.

CVE-2026-78254: Apache Ant: Path traversal in ftp and scp tasks allows arbitrary file write

Apache Ant 1.2 before 1.10.18 ftp and scp tasks allow path traversal, letting malicious servers overwrite arbitrary files (CVE-2026-78254).

CVE-2026-78254 affects Apache Ant (org.apache.ant:ant) versions 1.2 before 1.10.18 and is rated moderate. The ftp and scp tasks download files from a remote server, and a malicious server can supply relative paths that write outside the dedicated target directory, overwriting attacker-chosen files with the permissions of the user running Ant. The issue is fixed in Apache Ant 1.10.18.

oss-security · 10d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-782541

CVE-2026-75015: Apache Syncope: Nested secrets leak cleartext into audit records readable

Apache Syncope leaks nested secrets in cleartext into audit records readable by unauthorized users; affects 3.0.x, 4.0.x, and 4.1.x versions.

CVE-2026-75015 is an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability in Apache Syncope where audit events expose nested secrets in cleartext to users able to read those records. Affected component is syncope-core-provisioning-java 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. Apache rates the issue moderate severity, and users should upgrade to fixed releases.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-75015

CVE-2026-78336: Apache Syncope: OIDCC4UI provider list discloses client secrets to any authenticated user

Apache Syncope's OIDCC4UI extension leaks OIDC client secrets in the provider list to any authenticated user, versions through 4.1.2 affected.

CVE-2026-78336 is a moderate-severity insertion-of-sensitive-information-into-sent-data flaw in Apache Syncope's syncope-ext-oidcc4ui-logic module. The OIDCC4UI provider list discloses client secrets to any authenticated user. Affected versions are 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-783361

F5 BIG-IP APM Malware Injects a PHP Web Shell Into Memory, Evading Disk Scans

Sophos found F5 BIG-IP APM malware that injects a PHP web shell into Apache's memory, evading disk scans, linked to exploited CVE-2025-53521.

Sophos's September 7 analysis describes malware tied to F5's c05d5254 activity that hooks apr_dso_load, modifies the libphp PHP module in memory, and injects a PHP web shell when Apache loads apm_css.php3, full_wt.php3 or webtop_popup_css.php3, leaving on-disk files clean. A separate installer infects /usr/sbin/httpd and umount, runs before Apache starts, disables SELinux (per ESET's related PoisonedRefresh analysis), and opens a local socket at /run/bigtlog.pipe for shell access. The activity is linked to CVE-2025-53521 in BIG-IP APM, rated 9.8 CVSS 3.1, patched in October 2025, added to CISA KEV on March 27, 2026.

The Hacker News · 7d agoMalware in the wildCVE-2025-53521

CVE-2026-78330: Apache Syncope: Privilege escalation for admin user via JWT authentication

Apache Syncope allows privilege escalation for an admin user via misconfigured internal JWT JWKS authentication settings, versions through 4.1.2.

CVE-2026-78330 is a moderate-severity incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Apache Syncope's syncope-core-spring module. When the configured JWKS settings for internal JWT authentication are misconfigured, an admin user can escalate privileges. Affected versions are 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-78330

CVE-2026-73579: Apache Syncope: Non-recursive Any search could skip Realms restrictions

Apache Syncope non-recursive Any search can skip Realms restrictions, exposing objects outside an administrator's authorized realm (CVE-2026-73579).

CVE-2026-73579 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Apache Syncope where non-recursive Any search requests are transformed in a way that skips Realms restrictions, returning objects outside the administrator's authorized realm. Affected component is syncope-core-persistence-common 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. Apache rates the issue moderate severity.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-73579

CVE-2026-86460: Apache Syncope: Cypher Injection via FIQL Search on Neo4j Persistence

Apache Syncope's Neo4j persistence layer permits Cypher injection via certain FIQL search expressions, affecting versions through 3.0.16, 4.0.7, and 4.1.2.

CVE-2026-86460 is a moderate-severity Cypher injection in Apache Syncope's syncope-core-persistence-neo4j module, triggered when processing some FIQL search strings. Affected versions are 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. No exploitation is reported; upgrade to fixed releases is advised.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-864601

CVE-2026-72524: Apache Doris: Authorization bypass allowing a low-privilege user to read/write/drop arbitrary tables

Apache Doris authorization bypass CVE-2026-72524 lets authenticated low-privilege users read, write, or drop arbitrary tables in affected 3.1.x through 4.1.3 versions.

CVE-2026-72524 is an incorrect authorization vulnerability in Apache Doris rated important, allowing an authenticated low-privilege user to bypass privilege checks and read, write, or drop arbitrary tables. Affected versions include Apache Doris 3.1.0 through 3.1.*, 4.0.0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0 through 4.1.3. The flaw permits access to or modification of data the user is not authorized to touch.

oss-security · 2d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-725241

CVE-2026-82310: Apache Airflow FAB provider: FAB auth manager: deactivated users retain and renew Core API JWT access

Apache Airflow FAB provider 2.0.0-3.8.x lets deactivated users keep unexpired Core API JWTs and mint replacements indefinitely.

CVE-2026-82310 affects apache-airflow-providers-fab versions 2.0.0 before 3.9.0. Deactivating a user account does not stop tokens issued before deactivation. While password authentication correctly rejects the disabled account, the Core API continues to accept an existing unexpired token naming it and lets that token mint a replacement. Severity is rated moderate.

oss-security · 1d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-82310

CVE-2026-87976: Apache NiFi Registry: Improper Limitation of Pathname in Persisted Extension Bundles

Apache NiFi Registry 0.4.0-2.11.0 allows path manipulation when storing extension bundle content from uploaded NAR manifests (CVE-2026-87976, High).

Apache NiFi Registry versions 0.4.0 through 2.11.0 are affected by improper limitation of a pathname (CVE-2026-87976), rated High severity by the maintainers. When storing extension bundle content, the default file persistence provider used group, artifact, and version coordinates from uploaded NAR manifests as filesystem path components without sufficient validation. The disclosure was posted by Apache NiFi maintainer David Handermann on the oss-security mailing list.

Apache Syncope Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Execute Malicious Code and Bypass Controls

Apache Syncope fixed three flaws enabling SQL injection, Groovy sandbox escape, and JWT token theft to impersonate higher-privileged users.

Apache Syncope, an open-source identity management and access governance platform, disclosed CVE-2026-82232, a stacked-query SQL injection in the Task search sort parameter; CVE-2026-77147, a Groovy sandbox escape via malicious Command classes; and CVE-2026-73178, retrieval of signed JWT access tokens via REST enabling impersonation of more privileged users. All three flaws require administrator-level entitlements to exploit and affect Syncope 3.0, 4.0, and 4.1 releases. Fixes shipped in versions 4.0.8 and 4.1.3, with researchers Alon Galili and n0mi1k credited.

IFM Releases K2 Horizon: Six Apache 2.0 Models From 0.9B to 375B

MBZUAI's IFM released K2 Horizon, six Apache 2.0 models (0.9B-375B) with open training data, code, and checkpoints, claiming the largest fully open-source launch.

The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM), launched by MBZUAI, released K2 Horizon: six Apache 2.0 models (0.9B, 3.7B, 7B, 32B, 36B-A4B, 375B-A23B) shipping with the ~20-trillion-token pretraining corpus, intermediate checkpoints, training code, and logs, which IFM calls the largest fully open-source launch in AI history. The 375B-A23B scores 70.2 on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and 87.3 on GPQA Diamond; the 7B model posts 70.6 on SWE-bench Verified. New techniques include MoVA, which extends MoE routing into attention (36B total, ~4B active), and Uno, a LoRA adapter giving roughly 3x lossless decoding speedup. IFM's own reward-hacking audit re-scored 375B-A23B from 70.2% to 66.9% after flagging 24 of 712 Terminal-Bench trials.

MarkTechPost · 9d agoModel release1

USN-8734-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Ubuntu issued USN-8734-1 fixing three PHP denial-of-service flaws in SOAP, metaphone() and phar handling, including CVE-2026-7262 and CVE-2026-7568.

Ubuntu security notice USN-8734-1 addresses multiple PHP vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-7262 is a NULL pointer dereference in Apache map decoding in SOAP servers with a typemap configured; CVE-2026-7568 is a signed integer overflow in metaphone() causing an out-of-bounds read; and CVE-2026-7260 involves unbounded recursion from circular symbolic links in phar archives. All issues could allow remote attackers to cause denial-of-service conditions.

CVE-2026-82435: Apache Storm Worker: Unauthenticated Remote Memory Exhaustion in the Worker Messaging Decoder

Unauthenticated remote memory exhaustion in Apache Storm Worker 3.0.x Netty decoder fixed in 3.1.0, allowing pre-auth denial of service.

CVE-2026-82435 (rated important) affects Apache Storm Worker (org.apache.storm:storm-client) versions 3.0.0 before 3.1.0. The worker's Netty message decoder sits ahead of SASL authentication handlers and processes frames before any authentication occurs. It allocates buffers sized from an attacker-controlled length field, so a single frame from an unauthenticated peer reaching the worker can exhaust memory. Users must upgrade to 3.1.0.

oss-security · 3d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-824353

CVE-2026-82427: Apache Storm Nimbus: Path Traversal as the Supervisor User via Unsanitised Blobstore Map Local Name

Unsanitised topology.blobstore.map local names in Apache Storm enable path traversal writes on supervisors as the supervisor user.

CVE-2026-82427 affects Apache Storm Nimbus (org.apache.storm:storm-server) versions 3.0.0 before 3.1.0, rated important. Topology submitters can choose a local name for each blob in topology.blobstore.map, which AsyncLocalizer and Container.createBlobstoreLinks used to build paths under the topology's working directory without normalisation. Crafted names allow path traversal, letting a submitter create or overwrite files outside the intended directory on supervisors, with symlink handling also affected. Fixed in version 3.1.0.

oss-security · 3d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-82427

CVE-2026-76646: Apache MyFaces: Denial of Service via Unbounded Request Parsing

Apache MyFaces fixes critical CVE-2026-76646, a remote denial-of-service flaw triggered by crafted request parameters across versions 2.2.0-4.1.3.

Apache MyFaces disclosed CVE-2026-76646, a critical denial-of-service vulnerability in which remote attackers can cause excessive resource consumption by supplying specially crafted request parameters. Affected versions span 2.2.0-2.2.15, 2.3.0-2.3.11, 3.0.0-3.0.3, 4.0.0-4.0.3, 4.1.0-4.1.3 and 2.3-next-*. The disclosure notes older versions may also be impacted.

CVE-2026-82437: Apache Storm Logviewer: Log Access Controls Not Enforced by Logviewer

Apache Storm Logviewer ignores logs.users and logs.groups ACLs for daemon logs, letting unauthorized users read sensitive logs.

CVE-2026-82437 (severity: moderate) affects Apache Storm Logviewer (storm-webapp) versions 3.0.0 before 3.1.0. The Logviewer offers logs.users and logs.groups settings for operators to control who may read log content, but for daemon logs the access decision combined the "this is a daemon log" flag with the authorizer result in a way that discarded the authorizer's answer. As a result, configured access controls were not enforced and unauthorized users could read daemon log content.

oss-security · 3d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-82437

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

CVE-2026-84939: Apache FreeMarker: A malformed locale may be exploitable for path traversal attacks

Apache FreeMarker CVE-2026-84939 permits path traversal via a malformed locale in template loading; fixed in FreeMarker 2.3.35.

A path traversal vulnerability in Apache FreeMarker's template loading mechanism can be triggered when an attacker controls a malformed locale value. FreeMarker 2.2.0 through 2.3.34 are affected for both the org.freemarker:freemarker and freemarker-gae artifacts, while 2.3.35 is unaffected. No exploitation or CVSS details were included in the announcement.

oss-security · 8d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-84939

CVE-2026-73236: Apache Syncope: Cross-Realm authorization bypass in delegated administration

Apache Syncope CVE-2026-73236 bypasses delegated administration checks for sibling Realms sharing a name prefix.

Apache Syncope disclosed CVE-2026-73236, an important-rated incorrect authorization vulnerability. Delegated administration checks are enforced via Realm hierarchy prefix matches, so two sibling Realms whose names begin with the same string cannot be correctly distinguished, allowing delegated admins to act outside their assigned Realm. The flaw affects Syncope 3.0.0-M0 through 3.0.16, 4.0.0-M0 through 4.0.7, and 4.1.0-M0 through 4.1.2. Users should upgrade to fixed versions.

HTTP/2 Bomb CVE-2026-49975

Fortinet advisory details CVE-2026-49975, an Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 flaw enabling denial of service, affecting versions 2.4.17 through 2.4.67.

Fortinet PSIRT advisory FG-IR-26-163, revised 2026-08-19, covers CVE-2026-49975, a memory allocation with excessive size value flaw (HTTP/2 bomb) in Apache HTTP Server's mod_http2, scored CVSSv3 5.8. Malicious HTTP requests can cause a denial of service, and affected versions span Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 through 2.4.67. The advisory text does not state which Fortinet product bundles the affected Apache component or whether exploitation has been observed.

Fortinet PSIRT · Aug 12, 2026AdvisoryCVE-2026-49975

Redtail Payload Analysis [Guest Diary], (Wed, Sep 9th)

SANS guest analyst detonated a RedTail Linux sample from a DShield honeypot, finding process masquerading as php-fpm, monitoring-kill behavior, and a TCP listener.

A DShield honeypot captured multi-architecture RedTail Linux executables (ARM, ARM64, i686, RISC-V, x86-64) deployed via shell scripts. Dynamic analysis of the UPX-packed, statically linked x86-64 sample (SHA-256 63be5f38...d35e) in an isolated Ubuntu 24.04 VM on Proxmox showed it renamed its process via prctl(PR_SET_NAME), killed a filesystem-monitoring process, and opened a TCP listening socket while surviving processes posed as php-fpm or PostgreSQL-like workers. Differential memory images pre- and post-execution were captured from the hypervisor for forensics.

SANS Internet Storm Center · 6d agoMalware in the wild1

Latest open artifacts (#24): Motif-3, GLM-5.3, Hy4-preview and open model licenses

Interconnects surveys new open models—Motif-3, GLM-5.3, Hy4-preview—while analyzing a licensing split: Western labs opening up, Chinese frontier labs getting restrictive.

The roundup covers Motif-3 (MIT license, strong scores for its size), GLM-5.3 (switched from MIT to a custom license with a $10 billion revenue threshold and undefined 'affiliates' clause requiring Z.AI security review), and Tencent's Hy4-preview (competent but prone to overthinking). It also notes dots3-note-prev from RedNote/Xiaohongshu (won IMO 2026 with a perfect score), Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (125B-A6B with GDN and Qwen Sparse Attention), NVIDIA Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16, and Ling-3.0-flash. The core theme: Google and Meta adopted Apache 2.0 while Chinese frontier labs (Zhipu, Kimi K3, MiniMax M3) adopted restrictive commercial licenses.

Interconnects · 8d agoAI research

CVE-2026-34486: Apache Software Foundation Apache Tomcat

CISA added CVE-2026-34486, an actively exploited Apache Tomcat EncryptInterceptor bypass enabling unauthenticated deserialization RCE, to its KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-34486 allows bypass of Apache Tomcat's EncryptInterceptor, a flaw introduced by the fix for padding-oracle issue CVE-2026-29146 in Tribes cluster encryption. CISA added the flaw to the Known Exploited Vulnerability catalog on August 4, 2026, alongside actively exploited Langflow and N-central flaws, with remediation required under BOD 26-04 guidance. Official patches and workarounds are available, and reporting notes unauthenticated remote code execution through Java deserialization on the Tribes receiver port 4000.

Update modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/elasticsearch_tika_xfa_xxe.rb

Rapid7 updated a Metasploit auxiliary scanner module that detects XML external entity injection in Elasticsearch via Apache Tika.

A commit in the Metasploit Framework updated modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/elasticsearch_tika_xfa_xxe.rb, an auxiliary scanner module. The module targets XML external entity (XXE) injection in Elasticsearch through Apache Tika, and was co-authored by jheysel-r7. The terse commit message contains no additional details, CVE references, or exploitation notes.

Metasploit Framework commits · 8d agoTools

TokenRhythm/NeoHorse-1-4B — new model trending #30 on Hugging Face

TokenRhythm releases NeoHorse-1-4B, an Apache-2.0 agentic fine-tune of Qwen3.5-4B claiming +5.93 benchmark macro-average gain.

NeoHorse-1-4B is a roughly 4B-parameter text-only causal language model post-trained by TokenRhythm from Qwen/Qwen3.5-4B for agent harnesses, tool use, coding, and instruction following. It applies routing-guided curriculum SFT and routing-guided on-policy distillation over execution trajectories as an early prototype toward recursive self-improvement (RSI). The release reports a 64.87 macro average across ten benchmarks versus 58.94 for Qwen3.5-4B (+5.93) and is distributed under Apache-2.0, trending #30 on Hugging Face.

Hugging Face trending models · 11d agoModel release1

Exploits in the Wild for Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway Directory Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2019

Unit 42 confirmed in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2019-19781, a critical Citrix ADC/Gateway directory traversal flaw enabling unauthenticated file access and RCE.

CVE-2019-19781, a CVSS 9.8 directory traversal vulnerability, affects all supported versions of Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway. Unit 42 captured multiple exploitation attempts in the wild and identified scanning activity from roughly 700 Shodan-exposed hosts. The flaw stems from improper pathname handling in Apache, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive files like smb.conf or achieve remote code execution via crafted XML. Palo Alto Networks released Threat Prevention signatures 57497 and 57570 on January 7, 2020, while Citrix published advisories CTX267027 and CTX267679 with responder policy mitigations pending a late-January patch.

Palo Alto Unit 42 · Aug 17, 2026Exploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2019-19781

DPRK APTs: Ted backdoor and curlRAT target South Korean media and automotive sectors

Rapid7 uncovered a DPRK-linked Linux toolkit using a HAProxy-embedded ted backdoor, SSH keylogger, and curlRAT against South Korean media and automotive firms.

Rapid7 Labs identified a previously undocumented framework attributed with medium confidence to DPRK actors, targeting South Korean automotive and media organizations likely since early 2025. The toolkit embeds a backdoor compiled into HAProxy 2.8.12 using its filter API, plus trojanized crond, agetty, atd, sshd, and polkitd, an SSH keylogger storing credentials under /var/lib/sshd/, and a curl-based RAT with a watchdog thread. It enables remote command execution, malicious script injection into served webpages (a watering-hole loop), credential harvesting, and long-term surveillance. Hardcoded C2s are associated with APT37 via ThreatFox, and exposed groupware portals and mail servers align with Kimsuky tradecraft; the initial access vector and any CVE remain unconfirmed.

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