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AL26-019 - Vulnerabilities impacting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway - CVE-2026-19490 and CVE-2026-19489

Canadian Cyber Centre alerts on Citrix NetScaler ADC/Gateway flaws CVE-2026-19490 (authentication bypass) and CVE-2026-19489 (buffer overflow), urging emergency patching.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issued alert AL26-019 covering two Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities disclosed in a vendor advisory on August 19, 2026. CVE-2026-19490 (CWE-288) allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication on appliances configured as a Gateway for SSL VPN, ICA Proxy, CVPN, RDP Proxy, or as an AAA virtual server. CVE-2026-19489 (CWE-120) is a classic buffer overflow that may cause memory overflow, unpredictable behavior, or denial-of-service conditions. Affected appliances are vulnerable when configured as a SAML IdP; fixed versions include 14.1-73.32, 13.1-63.21, and 13.1-37.277 for FIPS.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security·Sep 4, 19:00 UTC · 12d agoAdvisory 3 sourcesCVE-2026-19490CVE-2026-19489

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Cisco patches Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks

Cisco patches actively exploited Secure Email Gateway zero-day CVE-2026-76461 enabling unauthenticated root command execution; CISA adds it to KEV.

Cisco disclosed that a critical zero-day (CVE-2026-76461) in the email parsing logic of AsyncOS for Secure Email Gateway is being actively exploited, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements that lead to root-level command execution on virtual and physical appliances. CISA added the flaw to its KEV catalog and ordered federal agencies to patch within three days, by September 17. Cisco also patched four other critical SEG/SEWM vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-76440, CVE-2026-76441, CVE-2026-20353, CVE-2026-76443) with no evidence of exploitation, and shared IOCs including suspicious SQL statements in mail_logs.

BleepingComputer·Sep 15, 07:31 UTC · 2d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-76461CVE-2026-76440CVE-2026-76441+3 CVEs

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CVE-2026-34908, CVE-2026-34909, CVE-2026-34910: Ubiquiti UniFi OS ...

Ubiquiti UniFi OS flaws CVE-2026-34908, CVE-2026-34909, and CVE-2026-34910 were added to CISA's KEV, chaining auth bypass into command injection.

Ubiquiti UniFi OS vulnerabilities CVE-2026-34908, CVE-2026-34909, and CVE-2026-34910 were added to CISA's KEV catalog. CVE-2026-34908 (CVSS 10.0, CWE-284) is an unauthenticated improper access control flaw allowing unauthorized system changes, described as the initial entry point. It enables attackers to then leverage chained path traversal and command injection flaws for deeper compromise.

Web discovery (articles for new exploits & KEV entries)·Sep 1, 18:23 UTC · 15d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-34908CVE-2026-34909CVE-2026-34910

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Cisco patches actively exploited email gateway zero-day (CVE-2026-76461)

Actively exploited zero-day SQL injection (CVE-2026-76461) in Cisco Secure Email Gateway allows unauthenticated root command execution; CISA ordered federal remediation by September 17.

Cisco confirmed attackers are exploiting zero-day CVE-2026-76461, an unauthenticated SQL injection in the email parsing logic of AsyncOS on Secure Email Gateway appliances (versions 16.5, 16.0, 15.5 and earlier) and Secure Email Cloud. Successful exploitation yields arbitrary SQL execution and root-level command execution on the underlying OS without user interaction. Cisco became aware of active exploitation in September 2025, has directly contacted affected cloud customers, and released fixed releases 15.5.5-014, 16.0.4-302, and 16.5.0-780. CISA added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and required federal civilian agencies to patch by September 17 and hunt for compromise.

Help Net Security·updated Sep 16, 13:57 UTC · 1d ago·first Sep 15, 11:09 UTC · 2d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 17 sourcesCVE-2026-76461CVE-2025-20393

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Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 964 CVEs (CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85880)

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 964 CVEs, including two zero-days actively exploited in the wild.

Microsoft patched a record 964 CVEs in its September 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 101 rated critical and 824 rated important, making it the largest Patch Tuesday to date. The release includes fixes for two zero-days that were exploited in the wild, with CVE-2026-81963 and CVE-2026-85880 highlighted in the release. Affected products span Windows core components, Office, Exchange, .NET, Visual Studio, Active Directory services (including AD CS and AD FS) and numerous Azure services. Tenable notes the release surpasses July's as the biggest ever.

Tenable Blog·Sep 8, 18:07 UTC · 8d agoVulnerability in the wildCVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-858801

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CVE-2026-73749: HPE ArubaOS-CX RCE

HPE patched CVE-2026-73749, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in ArubaOS-CX network switch software; affected devices need prompt updates.

HPE released patches for CVE-2026-73749, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in HPE Aruba Networking AOS-CX switch operating system. Published details are limited, but the flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on affected AOS-CX devices. Administrators running ArubaOS-CX should prioritize applying HPE's update.

SOCRadar·Sep 4, 14:36 UTC · 12d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-73749

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CVE-2026-0770: Langflow exec_globals RCE Vulnerability

CVE-2026-0770 is a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Langflow's exec_globals, endangering exposed deployments.

CVE-2026-0770 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Langflow, a popular open-source framework for building language model applications. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations without authentication, making internet-exposed deployments particularly dangerous. The flaw resides in the exec_globals component; the available disclosure does not state active exploitation or provide patch details.

Web discovery (articles for new exploits & KEV entries)·Aug 24, 09:57 UTC · 24d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-0770

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GitLab CVE-2026-19478 Comes Under Active Exploitation Within Days of Disclosure

Unauthenticated attackers are actively exploiting GitLab CVE-2026-19478 (CVSS 9.4) to modify or delete public projects days after disclosure.

GitLab CVE-2026-19478, a CVSS 9.4 code injection flaw exploitable via a GraphQL directive without authentication, allows attackers to modify or delete publicly accessible projects, rewrite repository data, forge merge records, and ban maintainers. Affected versions include GitLab CE/EE 18.2 before 18.11.11, 19.0 before 19.0.8, 19.1 before 19.1.6, and 19.2 before 19.2.4. watchTowr reproduced the flaw within minutes of disclosure and observed in-the-wild exploitation against its honeypot network. Fixes shipped in 19.2.4, 19.1.6, 19.0.8, and 18.11.11; interim mitigations include restricting unauthenticated access to /api/graphql or removing public repository access.

The Hacker News·Aug 21, 07:04 UTC · 27d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-194781

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CVE-2026-86218 | N-able N-central Pre-Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

N-able N-central pre-auth RCE CVE-2026-86218 (CVSS 10.0) is actively exploited; CISA added it to KEV and a hotfix is available.

CVE-2026-86218 is a critical pre-authentication remote code execution flaw (CWE-96 static code injection) in N-able N-central servers, scored 10.0 CVSS 4.0 by N-able and 9.8 CVSS 3.1 by NIST. N-able fixed it in N-central 2026.3 Hotfix 4 (build 2026.3.1.14) on September 5, 2026, and has already patched hosted NCOD environments. CISA added the CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on September 8, 2026, citing evidence of active exploitation, though researchers have not attributed every reported N-central compromise to this flaw. Horizon3 released a NodeZero Rapid Response test to validate exposure and recommends log review for prior compromise.

Horizon3.ai·Sep 16, 16:06 UTC · 21h agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-862185· 1 read

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September 2026 Patch Tuesday roundup: Plugs for two zero day holes among almost 1,000 fixes in Windows

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday ships 964 fixes including two exploited Windows zero-days (CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-81963) and a wormable DNS RCE.

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday includes 964 Microsoft vulnerabilities requiring customer action, a record attributed to AI-assisted bug discovery, plus 174 third-party/open-source and 23 Chromium/Edge CVEs. Two zero-days are exploited in the wild: CVE-2026-85880, a Windows ALPC heap overflow enabling AppContainer sandbox escape and privilege escalation, and CVE-2026-81963, a Windows Update Stack escalation to SYSTEM. CVE-2026-69730, an unauthenticated Windows DNS RCE, is not yet exploited but Microsoft expects exploitation, and roughly 20 bugs could be wormable. Separately, SAP issued a critical CVSS 10.0 fix for the EPP component used in S/4HANA and NetWeaver.

CSO Online·Sep 9, 03:27 UTC · 8d agoVulnerability in the wildCVE-2026-85880CVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-69730+2 CVEs1

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ISC has disclosed fourteen vulnerabilities in BIND 9 (CVE-2026-19033, CVE-2026-19662, CVE-2026-19666, CVE-2026-19667, CVE-2026-19668, CVE-2026-19941, CVE-2026-75029, CVE-2026-76163, CVE-2026-77119, CVE-2026-77692, CVE-2026-78301, CVE-2026-80274, CVE-2026-81563, CVE-2026-81736)

ISC discloses fourteen vulnerabilities in BIND 9 DNS software, including a use-after-free, with fixes now available.

On September 16, 2026, Internet Systems Consortium disclosed fourteen vulnerabilities affecting BIND 9, listing CVE-2026-19033, CVE-2026-19662, CVE-2026-19666 (use-after-free), CVE-2026-19667, CVE-2026-19668, CVE-2026-19941, CVE-2026-75029, CVE-2026-76163, CVE-2026-77119, CVE-2026-77692, CVE-2026-78301, CVE-2026-80274, CVE-2026-81563, and CVE-2026-81736. Details and fixes are published in the ISC knowledge base. No active exploitation is reported in the announcement.

oss-security·Sep 16, 15:07 UTC · 22h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-19033CVE-2026-19662CVE-2026-19666+11 CVEs

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Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 398 CVEs (CVE-2026-68820)

Tenable reports Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 398 CVEs including three zero-days, one exploited in the wild (CVE-2026-68820).

Microsoft patched 398 CVEs in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 42 rated critical, 355 important, and one moderate, and three zero-days among them. One zero-day is confirmed as exploited in the wild. The release covers components including .NET, .NET Framework, Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS), Azure services, and Windows. Tenable's count omits two CVEs assigned by MITRE, CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-2026-6727.

Tenable Blog·Aug 11, 18:04 UTC · Aug 11, 2026Vulnerability in the wildCVE-2026-68820CVE-2026-6726CVE-2026-67271

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OpenVPN security advisory (AV26-889)

Canada's Cyber Centre advisory AV26-889 flags CVE-2026-84732 in OpenVPN 2.6.22 and earlier and 2.7.6 and earlier, urging administrators to apply updates.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security issued advisory AV26-889 noting that OpenVPN versions up to and including 2.6.22 and 2.7.6 are affected by CVE-2026-84732. The flaw involves unbounded TLS timeouts and acknowledgements for non-outstanding packets in the reliability layer. Administrators are encouraged to review the linked OpenVPN guidance and apply updates as they become available. No exploitation is reported.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security·Sep 8, 15:19 UTC · 8d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-84732

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Check Point Patches Critical VPN Vulnerabilities

Check Point patches two critical unauthenticated RCE flaws (CVE-2026-85102, CVE-2026-85103) in VPN gateways and firewalls; no exploitation observed.

Check Point released patches for CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103, two critical vulnerabilities (CVSS 9.8) enabling unauthenticated remote code execution in products using VPN functionality. CVE-2026-85102 involves improper validation of certificate data during VPN negotiation, while CVE-2026-85103 is a heap overflow in the VPN certificate ASN.1 decoding flow. Updates cover versions R82.10, R82, and R81.20; manually defining VPN rules is offered as a mitigation, though it does not apply to locally managed Spark Firewall instances. Check Point discovered both flaws internally and reports no evidence of exploitation in the wild.

SecurityWeek·updated 05:23 UTC · 8h ago·first Sep 11, 11:10 UTC · 6d agoVulnerability 7 sourcesCVE-2026-85102CVE-2026-85103CVE-2026-16232+1 CVEs1

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CVE-2026-20212: Cisco Nexus 9000 RCE Flaw

Cisco disclosed CVE-2026-20212, a critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in the Silicon One integration of Nexus 9000 switches.

Cisco has disclosed CVE-2026-20212, a critical vulnerability in the Silicon One integration used by certain Nexus 9000 switches. The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve remote code execution. The source excerpt does not state active exploitation or provide patch details.

SOCRadar·Sep 4, 13:57 UTC · 13d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-20212

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Cisco warns of max severity ISE zero-day exploited in attacks

Cisco patched CVE-2026-76460, a maximum-severity authentication bypass in Identity Services Engine actively exploited in attacks; CISA added it to KEV with a three-day federal deadline.

CVE-2026-76460 is a maximum-severity authentication bypass in an API endpoint of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE-PIC, exploitable regardless of configuration, allowing attackers to access the web-based management interface. Cisco PSIRT confirmed active exploitation; no workarounds exist, and fixed releases are available for ISE 3.1 through 3.5, with re-imaging of suspect nodes recommended. CISA added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and ordered federal agencies to patch within three days. Cisco also patched CVE-2026-76423 and five other critical ISE flaws (CVE-2026-20176, CVE-2026-20211, CVE-2026-20307, CVE-2026-20284) that are not yet flagged as exploited.

BleepingComputer·07:20 UTC · 6h agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-76460CVE-2026-76423CVE-2026-20176+4 CVEs1· 1 read

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You’re Back In The Room (Citrix NetScaler Pre-Auth RCE CVE-2026-8452(?))

watchTowr Labs details a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8452, in Citrix NetScaler appliances.

watchTowr Labs published technical analysis of a pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler, tentatively assigned CVE-2026-8452. The CVE identifier is marked as provisional in the write-up. No confirmation of in-the-wild exploitation is provided in the available text.

watchTowr Labs·Aug 14, 07:08 UTC · Aug 14, 2026Exploit / PoCCVE-2026-8452

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Broadcom Patches Critical VMware Workstation and Fusion VM

Broadcom patched critical VMware Workstation and Fusion VM-escape flaws CVE-2026-59346 (CVSS 9.3) and CVE-2026-59347 (CVSS 8.1); update to 26H1u1.

Advisory VMSA-2026-0007 fixes CVE-2026-59346 (CVSS 9.3), an integer overflow in the VMXNET3 virtual network adapter, and CVE-2026-59347 (CVSS 8.1), a stack-based buffer overflow in HGFS. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges inside a VM could execute code on the host in both cases. The flaws affect Workstation and Fusion 25H2 and 26H1 and are fixed in version 26H1u1 with no workarounds available. The bugs were reported independently by researchers working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative and by Tencent Xuanwu Lab.

Security Affairs·Sep 5, 05:00 UTC · 12d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-59346CVE-2026-593471

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Back-to-back N-able bugs send admins on a patching spree

CVE-2026-86218, a CVSS 10.0 pre-auth RCE in N-able N-central, is being exploited in the wild; Hotfix 4 mitigates it immediately.

N-able disclosed CVE-2026-86218 on September 6, a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw with CVSS 10.0 in its N-central RMM platform, and both N-able and Huntress report it is being exploited in the wild. It follows Huntress's disclosure of an exploit chain combining CVE-2026-86206 and CVE-2026-86207 that bypasses access controls to create unauthorized administrative accounts, investigated after a September 4 compromise of a fully patched customer environment. N-able has applied mitigations to all hosted N-central instances; on-premises customers must upgrade to Hotfix 4 (build 2026.3.1.14) immediately.

CSO Online·Sep 7, 11:53 UTC · 10d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-86218CVE-2026-86206CVE-2026-86207+2 CVEs

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SAP Patches Critical Extended Passport Processing Vulnerability

SAP patches CVSS 10.0 flaw CVE-2026-44756 (OVERPASS) enabling unauthenticated RCE in S/4HANA and NetWeaver, plus three other criticals; no in-the-wild exploitation reported.

CVE-2026-44756 is a CVSS 10.0 memory corruption flaw in Extended Passport (EPP) deserialization, triggered when a user session opens across web, SAP GUI, and RFC vectors. Exploitation yields command execution as the SAP OS account, database credential and password hash recovery, session reading, and data or binary modification; affected products include S/4HANA, ERP/ECC, NetWeaver, Web Dispatcher, and BW/4HANA. Three other criticals were patched: CVE-2026-58240 (S4GET, missing authentication affecting all S/4HANA 2025 and earlier releases), CVE-2026-76969 (CAP credential disclosure), and CVE-2026-66768 (NetWeaver access control). Onapsis and SAP report no indicators of in-the-wild exploitation.

SecurityWeek·Sep 8, 14:55 UTC · 8d agoVulnerability 2 sourcesCVE-2026-44756CVE-2026-58240CVE-2026-76969+1 CVEs

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N-able security advisory (AV26-885)

N-able says CVE-2026-86218 in N-central is exploited in the wild; MSPs must apply hotfix 2026.3.1.14 (2026.3 HF4).

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security advisory AV26-885 covers CVE-2026-86218 in N-able N-central, which the vendor confirms is being exploited in the wild. Versions prior to 2026.3.1.14 are affected, and the fix ships as N-central 2026.3 Hotfix 4. The Cyber Centre urges users and administrators to apply the update promptly.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security·Sep 8, 14:06 UTC · 8d agoAdvisory in the wildCVE-2026-86218

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Microsoft security advisory – September 2026 monthly rollup (AV26-896) – Update 1

Canada's Cyber Centre relays Microsoft's September 2026 rollup; CISA added exploited zero-days CVE-2026-85880 and CVE-2026-81963 to KEV.

Advisory AV26-896 from the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security summarizes Microsoft's September 2026 monthly security rollup, listing affected products across Windows, Office, .NET, Azure, Exchange and SQL Server. It notes Microsoft confirmed CVE-2026-81963 and CVE-2026-85880 have been exploited. On September 8, 2026, CISA added both CVEs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and administrators are urged to apply the updates.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security·Sep 8, 19:03 UTC · 8d agoAdvisory in the wildCVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-858802

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SAP Commerce Cloud CVE-2026-58231 Targeted in Exploitation Attempts Days After Patch

A maximum-severity (CVSS 10.0) unauthenticated RCE flaw in SAP Commerce Cloud, CVE-2026-58231, is under active exploitation days after patching.

CVE-2026-58231, rated 10.0 on CVSS, stems from insufficient authorization checks and input validation in SAP Commerce Cloud, enabling unauthenticated arbitrary code execution. Defused Cyber's honeypots detected exploitation attempts three days after the patch, and KEVIntel independently confirmed two attempts on August 14 from a US IP address. Onapsis urges customers to patch and rebuild, with an IP Filter Set offered as a temporary workaround. No actor attribution yet, though prior SAP NetWeaver flaw CVE-2025-31324 was exploited by China-nexus and criminal groups.

The Hacker News·Aug 17, 17:57 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Exploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-58231CVE-2025-31324

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CVE-2026-19490: Critical Vulnerability Affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway

CVE-2026-19490 is a critical unauthenticated authentication bypass in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway, remotely exploitable without user interaction.

An advisory published August 19, 2026 describes CVE-2026-19490, a critical authentication bypass affecting Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. The flaw carries a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.3 and is remotely exploitable by unauthenticated attackers over the network without user interaction or elevated privileges. NetScaler ADC and Gateway are widely deployed enterprise products positioned at or near the network perimeter, providing load balancing, SSL/TLS offloading, and secure remote access. The text does not state whether exploitation has been observed in the wild.

Rapid7 Blog·Aug 19, 16:46 UTC · 28d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-194901

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CVE-2026-34908: Ubiquiti Networks UniFi OS Server access control ...

CVE-2026-34908, a CVSS 10.0 access-control bypass in Ubiquiti UniFi OS, was added to CISA's KEV catalog amid reported active exploitation.

CISA added CVE-2026-34908 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 23, 2026, with remediation due June 26 under BOD 26-04 guidance. The CVSS 10.0 improper access control flaw (CWE-284) in Ubiquiti UniFi OS allows unauthorized system changes without authentication. Multiple news reports referenced by the page describe the max-severity UniFi flaws being exploited in attacks, and an official patch is available.

Web discovery (articles for new exploits & KEV entries)·Sep 8, 06:48 UTC · 9d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-34908

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Microsoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday Fixes 973 Vulnerabilities and 2 Exploited Zero-Days

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 973 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days already exploited in the wild.

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 973 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, and Azure components, including two zero-days already exploited in the wild. CVE-2026-81963, an elevation of privilege flaw in the Windows Update Stack, is flagged as an exploited zero-day. The release includes numerous remote code execution and information disclosure fixes for Microsoft Excel and Word, plus patches for the Windows kernel, ALPC, Print Spooler, ReFS, Entra ID, and Azure CLI.

GBHackers·Sep 9, 05:02 UTC · 8d agoAdvisory in the wildCVE-2026-85880CVE-2026-85877CVE-2026-85875+27 CVEs1

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Critical Check Point VPN Vulnerabilities Enable Remote Code Execution Attacks

Check Point patched two critical VPN flaws, CVE-2026-85102 and CVE-2026-85103 (CVSS 9.8), allowing unauthenticated RCE on Security Gateways.

Check Point disclosed and patched two critical VPN vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-85102 (improper certificate trust validation, CWE-295) and CVE-2026-85103 (heap-based buffer overflow in ASN.1 certificate parsing, CWE-122), both rated CVSS 9.8 and exploitable for unauthenticated remote code execution under specific conditions. The flaws affect Security Gateway, Security Management Server, and Spark Firewall deployments on R81.20, R82, and R82.10 branches plus end-of-support versions such as R80.40 and R81, while R82.20 is not affected. Check Point reports no evidence of active exploitation or public PoC; Live Patch rollout began September 9, 2026, and administrators without it must install Jumbo Hotfix Accumulator builds (R82.10 Take 44+, R82 Take 126+, R81.20 Take 166+). For Site-to-Site VPN, restricting UDP ports 500 and 4500 to known peers serves as an interim workaround, but no mitigation exists for Remote Access VPN or Spark Firewalls.

Cyber Security News·Sep 10, 12:31 UTC · 7d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-85102CVE-2026-85103CVE-2026-50751

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Microsoft patches 400+ vulnerabilities, one zero-day under attack (CVE-2026-68820)

Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 400+ vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows zero-day (CVE-2026-68820) used by North Korean attackers.

Microsoft's August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes over 400 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-68820, a use-after-free in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver exploited in the wild by North Korean actors deploying a kernel-mode rootkit in Operation Dream Job. Critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaws in Microsoft QUIC (CVE-2026-62815) and Windows DNS (CVE-2026-62878) were also patched, alongside a SharePoint RCE chain combining CVE-2026-63520 with CVE-2026-55040. Researcher Nightmare-Eclipse released ShieldBreak, a PoC bypassing the July RoguePlanet Microsoft Defender patch (CVE-2026-50656), confirmed working by Will Dormann on Windows 11.

Help Net Security·Aug 12, 00:00 UTC · Aug 12, 2026Exploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-68820CVE-2026-62832CVE-2026-72971+6 CVEs1

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Patch Tuesday - September 2026

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 999 CVEs, a record, with two zero-day privilege escalation flaws already exploited in the wild.

Microsoft published 974 own-product vulnerabilities plus 25 non-Microsoft CVEs, totaling 999 — the most CVEs Microsoft has ever released in a single day. Two flaws are exploited in the wild: CVE-2026-85880, an out-of-bounds write in Windows ALPC granting SYSTEM privileges, and CVE-2026-81963, an improper link resolution flaw in the Windows Update Stack also leading to SYSTEM. Chrome's V8 zero-day CVE-2026-85046 was patched in Edge on September 2, but Microsoft had not published a corresponding advisory, leaving uncertainty about other Chromium fixes in Edge. October 14 lifecycle changes end servicing for Windows 11 24H2 Home/Pro, Office 2021, and Exchange Server 2016/2019.

Rapid7 Blog·Sep 8, 21:44 UTC · 8d agoVulnerability in the wildCVE-2026-85880CVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-85046+10 CVEs

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September 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: All we need is more time

September 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast expects record CVE volume after August's 398 fixes, with SharePoint flaws CVE-2026-55040 and CVE-2026-63520 actively exploited.

This Patch Tuesday forecast column notes August 2026 Patch Tuesday was the second largest ever with 398 resolved CVEs, yet only one was confirmed actively exploited. SharePoint flaws CVE-2026-55040 and CVE-2026-63520 are being chained for authentication bypass and remote code execution in active attacks against unpatched servers. Microsoft Defender's ShieldBreak elevation of privilege flaw (CVE-2026-69414) is publicly disclosed with PoC code and a fix is expected, while Chrome CVE-2026-85046 was reported exploited in the wild. Several products, including Windows 11 24H2 Home/Pro and Exchange Server 2016/2019 ESU, reach end of support in October 2026.

Help Net Security·Sep 9, 09:05 UTC · 8d agoAdvisory in the wildCVE-2026-55040CVE-2026-63520CVE-2026-62911+5 CVEs2

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Microsoft Shatters Patch Tuesday Record With 974 CVE Fixes in September 2026

Microsoft's September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes a record 974 CVEs, including two actively exploited Windows zero-days, CVE-2026-85880 and CVE-2026-81963.

Microsoft fixed a record 974 CVEs in its September 2026 Patch Tuesday, surpassing the previous record of 570 in July 2026, with Windows affected by 723 flaws and Office by 111, including 119 critical vulnerabilities. Two zero-days are actively exploited: CVE-2026-85880, a 7.8 heap-based buffer overflow in Windows ALPC allowing AppContainer privilege escalation, and CVE-2026-81963, an improper link resolution flaw in the Windows Update Stack enabling local privilege escalation. Microsoft attributed the update surge partly to agentic AI tools used to discover zero-day vulnerabilities, and researchers highlighted critical RCE flaws in Windows DNS, DHCP and Deployment Services as priorities.

Infosecurity Magazine·Sep 9, 09:40 UTC · 8d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-85880CVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-62878+4 CVEs2

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