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Cisco FMC bugs exploited by nation-state and ransomware actors (CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316)

Cisco Talos confirms nation-state (Sandworm) and ransomware (Qilin) actors actively exploit CVE-2026-20079 and CVE-2026-20316 in Secure Firewall Management Center.

CVE-2026-20079 is a critical unauthenticated authentication bypass in the FMC web interface allowing root-level script and command execution via crafted HTTP requests; CVE-2026-20316 stems from static hard-coded credentials enabling unauthenticated logins. Cisco Talos detailed three intrusion clusters: web shell and JAR deployment for credential theft, a Sandworm-attributed reverse shell and credential-harvesting implant, and a suspected Qilin ransomware operator chain. Cisco urges immediate hotfixes ahead of a comprehensive hardening release the week of September 16, or taking the FMC management interface offline.

Help Net Security·updated Sep 14, 09:27 UTC · 2d ago·first Sep 10, 11:22 UTC · 6d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 11 sourcesCVE-2026-20079CVE-2026-20316

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Next.js 16.4.0-canary.13 Image Optimizer DNS Rebinding TOCTOU SSRF Still Exists

Next.js 16.4.0-canary.13 Image Optimizer retains a DNS rebinding TOCTOU SSRF in fetchExternalImage() allowing requests to private network resources.

Next.js 16.4.0-canary.13 contains a DNS rebinding time-of-check-to-time-of-use Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the Image Optimizer's fetchExternalImage() function. The code resolves the supplied hostname and checks the resulting addresses with isPrivateIp(), but a TOCTOU gap between resolution and the actual fetch allows an attacker-controlled DNS record to change and reach private network resources.

Full Disclosure·Sep 4, 00:13 UTC · 12d agoVulnerability

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Six new dnsmasq vulnerabilities open the door to DNS cache poisoning, local root

Six dnsmasq flaws enable DNS cache poisoning, DoS, memory leaks, and local root code execution; fixes ship in version 2.92rel2.

Researchers disclosed six dnsmasq vulnerabilities spanning memory safety and input validation, including heap buffer overflows in extract_name() and extract_addresses(), DNSSEC infinite-loop and out-of-bounds read flaws, and a DHCPv6 out-of-bounds write allowing local root code execution. Exploitation paths include DNS cache poisoning, bypassing security controls, remote denial of service, and local privilege escalation. Maintainers released version 2.92rel2 with fixes, and a stable 2.93 release is expected within weeks.

Help Net Security·Aug 24, 04:21 UTC · 23d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-2291CVE-2026-4890CVE-2026-4891+3 CVEs

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Autoencoder Is All You Need: Profiling and Detecting Malicious DNS Traffic

Palo Alto Unit 42 details an autoencoder-based method that profiles DNS traffic to detect C2 and malicious domains, blocking ~374,000 malicious DNS requests daily.

Unit 42 built an RNN-based autoencoder that compresses DNS traffic time series into fixed-dimensional 'DNS profiles' for each domain and device. Downstream classification, clustering, and anomaly detection modules flag suspicious domains, capturing 170 emerging suspicious domains in May 2024. Signatures block roughly 374,000 malicious DNS requests daily and run in the Advanced DNS Security service, with detections shared to Advanced URL Filtering. Case studies link DNS traffic patterns to C2 beaconing, dynamic DNS abuse, and DNS tunneling for data exfiltration.

Palo Alto Unit 42·Aug 17, 12:47 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Research

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Your DNS Is Hiding in HTTPS — This Is Why It Matters

Akamai argues that unmanaged DNS over HTTPS (DoH) creates enterprise visibility gaps and advocates controlled DoH strategies to restore DNS monitoring.

Akamai published a blog post arguing that unmanaged DNS over HTTPS encrypts DNS queries outside enterprise visibility, creating security monitoring gaps. The post advocates a controlled DoH strategy that restores DNS visibility for defenders while preserving user privacy. No specific incidents, vulnerabilities, or products are cited in the advisory-style piece.

Akamai Blog·Sep 2, 13:00 UTC · 14d agoIndustry

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[remote] D-Link DNS_340L - OS Command Injection

An OS command injection exploit was published for the D-Link DNS-340L NAS, a flaw relevant to exposed network storage devices.

Exploit-DB published exploit #52643 for the D-Link DNS-340L network-attached storage device. The vulnerability is an OS command injection, which could allow arbitrary command execution on affected devices. The disclosure text does not report exploitation in the wild.

Exploit-DB·Aug 17, 00:00 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Exploit / PoC

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Cavern C2 Uses DNS and Google Apps Script to Blend Into Legitimate Traffic

Kaspersky details Iranian Cavern Manticore's expanded C2 framework using DNS and Google Apps Script, plus APT42's TAMECAT spyware in nuclear-sector phishing.

Kaspersky reported new components in the Cavern (Cav3rn) C2 framework, used by Iranian MOIS-affiliated Cavern Manticore (with overlaps to MuddyWater and OilRig's Lyceum) against Israeli entities, monitored since December 2025. The new GoogleService.dll module performs DNS A-record queries to choose between direct HTTPS and a Google Apps Script relay per transaction, with the DNS infrastructure able to rotate the Google deployment ID; Kaspersky also found an inter-component broker (rnp.dll) and linked the framework's plugin-based pivot to late April 2026. Separately, Group-IB and Kaspersky detailed HOLLOWGRAPH, a .NET NativeAOT DLL first seen in the wild June 7, 2026, that uses Microsoft 365 calendar events via the Graph API as two-way dead drops dated May 13, 2050, with DNS tunneling refreshing Entra ID credentials. DarkAtlas also reported APT42's TAMECAT modular surveillance framework delivered via LNK masquerading as PDFs in spear-phishing targeting the nuclear energy sector in April-May 2026, with the group using generative AI to accelerate operations.

The Hacker News·Aug 18, 12:12 UTC · 29d agoThreat actor

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xHunt Campaign: New PowerShell Backdoor Blocked Through DNS Tunnel Detection

xHunt's new CASHY200 PowerShell backdoor used DNS tunneling for C2; DNS security blocked beaconing at a Kuwait organization in September 2019.

Unit 42 describes CASHY200, a new PowerShell-based backdoor tied to the xHunt campaign that communicates with its C2 server windows64x[.]com via DNS tunneling, parsing commands from DNS answers. In September 2019, a Kuwait-based organization's DNS security service blocked the beaconing minutes after detection, cutting off adversary access. Samples dating to May and June 2018 and open source collection suggest the tool was used against Kuwait government organizations from spring 2018 through 2019, with malicious Word documents observed installing CASHY200 payloads configured with C2 domains such as firewallsupports[.]com and winx64-microsoft[.]com. The tool's name derives from identifiers stored under the registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Cashe and the command value 200.

Palo Alto Unit 42·Aug 17, 13:19 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Threat actor

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Automatically Detecting DNS Hijacking in Passive DNS

Unit 42's machine learning pipeline detected 6,729 DNS hijacking events between March and September 2024, hitting political parties, ISPs, and universities.

Unit 42 processes roughly 167 million new DNS records daily and applies a machine learning model using 74 features over 169 TB of passive DNS and geolocation data to flag hijacked domains. From March to September 2024 the pipeline screened over 29 billion records and classified 6,729 as DNS hijacking, averaging 38 detections per day; a new model detects hijacks in customer traffic within about 10 minutes. Notable cases include a Hungarian political party's hijacked domain, defacement of a large utility company and ISP, and university and research center domains repurposed for illicit gambling. DNS hijacking typically relies on stolen registrar or DNS provider credentials or cache poisoning, enabling MitM attacks, phishing, drive-by downloads, and scams.

Palo Alto Unit 42·Aug 17, 12:47 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Research in the wild

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Advanced Dns Security

Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 hosts a product archive page for its Advanced DNS Security DNS-layer threat prevention service.

The page is a product category archive on the Unit 42 blog with no article text available. Advanced DNS Security is Palo Alto Networks' DNS-layer threat prevention offering. No research findings, incidents, or vulnerabilities are described.

Palo Alto Unit 42·Sep 8, 14:27 UTC · 8d agoIndustry 6 sources

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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·15:07 UTC · 1h agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-19033CVE-2026-19662CVE-2026-19666+11 CVEs

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Phishing Attacks Abuse Trusted Email Infrastructure and URL Cloaking to Evade Security Filters

VBSpam Q3 2026 test shows phishers abusing DKIM-aligned domains, Amazon SES, and multi-stage URL cloaking to defeat email filters.

Virus Bulletin's Q3 2026 VBSpam test (AMTSO-LS1-TP207) found phishing campaigns moving payloads past the email itself via browser-fingerprinting gates, redirect chains, and hidden POST requests. Examples include a Dutch McAfee/TotalAV scareware renewal scam, a German overdue-payment Web3 fraud delivered via Amazon SES from DKIM-aligned moolaah.com, and Romanian BCR PSD2 credential phishing embedding IPv6-mapped URLs resolving to 103.193.179.223. Net at Work NoSpamProxy ranked first with a 99.995 score while open-source Rspamd caught only 62.55% of phishing mail.

GBHackers·Sep 15, 13:04 UTC · 1d agoPhishing & fraud in the wild 2 sources

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Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Software TCP DNS Denial of Service Vulnerabilitynew

Cisco disclosed a TCP DNS flaw in ASA and FTD firewall software letting unauthenticated remote attackers trigger device reloads and denial of service.

A logic error in the DNS over TCP implementation of Cisco Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software mishandles buffer-size tracking when parsing DNS queries. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can send a crafted reply to a DNS query sent from the targeted device, causing the TCP DNS response handler to restart and the device to reload. The result is a denial of service condition on affected firewalls.

Cisco Security Advisories·16:00 UTC · 40m agoAdvisory 9 sources

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Almost Half of Malware Samples Communicate Direct to IP

Unit 42 analysis of 4 million malware reports finds 45% of C2-active samples connect directly to hard-coded IPs, bypassing DNS defenses.

Palo Alto Unit 42 analyzed over 4 million Advanced WildFire dynamic analysis reports and found that 45.32% of malware samples with C2 activity made at least one direct-to-IP connection, accounting for 23.17% of all C2 connection attempts. The firm proposes zero trust IP (ZT-IP), an enforcement approach that verifies whether outbound destinations were ever sanctioned by a DNS response. ZT-IP analysis surfaced Phorpiex ransomware droppers fetching payloads directly from C2 IPs, a persistent data exfiltration campaign using an obfuscated \GET protocol, and Mozi P2P botnet payloads delivered to IoT devices without DNS. Only 1% of benign samples connected directly to untrusted IP addresses.

Palo Alto Unit 42·Aug 17, 12:45 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Research

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Hacking Public Wi-Fi DNS to Steal Credentials

Attackers can hijack public Wi-Fi DNS to redirect users to credential-stealing fake login pages; commenters debate HTTPS limits and mitigations like encrypted DNS.

The discussion examines how an attacker controlling DNS on shared or public Wi-Fi networks can redirect requests for legitimate services to attacker-controlled servers to steal credentials. Commenters analyze whether HTTPS and certificates mitigate the attack, noting attackers often rely on HTTP or browser trust quirks. Suggested defenses include encrypted DNS (DoH), DNSSEC, and travel routers running OpenWRT. No specific campaign, victims, or indicators are provided.

Schneier on Security·Aug 17, 11:18 UTC · Aug 17, 2026Research1

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Active exploitation of Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center vulnerabilities

Cisco Talos reports in-the-wild exploitation of critical FMC flaw CVE-2026-20079 by three clusters including a Sandworm-linked APT and Qilin ransomware affiliates.

Cisco Talos is tracking active exploitation of CVE-2026-20079 (CVSS 10.0), an authentication bypass in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center that lets unauthenticated remote attackers execute scripts and obtain root access, and CVE-2026-20316 (CVSS 5.3), which permits low-privileged logins and can be chained for privilege escalation. Talos identified three post-compromise clusters: UAT-12197 deploying JSP web shells and a JAR command executor for credential theft; UAT-11823, an APT overlapping with Sandworm, deploying a Netcat reverse shell and Cyclops Blink malware; and UAT-11988, assessed as a ransomware operator with TTPs consistent with Qilin affiliates. Hotfixes are available, with a comprehensive hardening release due the week of September 14, 2026.

Cisco Talos·Sep 9, 16:08 UTC · 7d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 2 sourcesCVE-2026-20079CVE-2026-20316

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ZDI-26-584: dnsmasq DNSSEC NSEC/NSEC3 Type Bitmap Processing Infinite Loop Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed an unauthenticated infinite-loop denial-of-service flaw (CVE-2026-4890) in dnsmasq DNSSEC NSEC/NSEC3 bitmap processing.

The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-584 describing an infinite loop in dnsmasq's processing of DNSSEC NSEC/NSEC3 type bitmaps. Remote unauthenticated attackers can trigger a denial-of-service condition on affected installations. ZDI assigned a CVSS score of 7.5 and the identifier CVE-2026-4890.

ZDI Published Advisories·Aug 13, 05:00 UTC · Aug 13, 2026VulnerabilityCVE-2026-4890

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A rant about phishing: It's not the user's fault (and not DNS either)

Opinion piece argues multi-domain login redirects make legitimate flows indistinguishable from phishing, urging organizations to standardize on one recognizable root domain.

The author shows a real-world login flow that chains through numerous third-party domains (identity providers, cloud auth endpoints, OAuth APIs, 2FA pages), none on the company's own domain, so credentials and 2FA prompts are trivially impersonable. The piece argues URLs are inherently confusing because the security-relevant second-level domain sits mid-string, and that users trained to ignore URLs cannot distinguish legitimate pages from scams. It proposes RFC 2119-style requirements: single recognizable root domain, internal services on its subdomains, emailed or SMS links on that domain, and local redirects instead of third-party hosted pages.

Lobsters · security·Sep 10, 15:14 UTC · 6d agoPhishing & fraud

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The purpose of DNS is to spread scams

Interisle data cited by Terence Eden shows 8.5 million of 85 million new 2025 gTLD registrations blocklisted, implying a 10-20% scam domain abuse rate.

Terence Eden highlights statistics from an Interisle report on Domain Name System abuse. Of 85 million new gTLD registrations in 2025, 8.5 million were added to blocklists by May 2025, suggesting a 10% abuse floor that is likely closer to 20%. Eden calls the roughly one-in-five scam rate for newly registered gTLD domains a crisis and notes ICANN has discussed the problem for years.

Simon Willison·Sep 6, 14:40 UTC · 10d agoPhishing & fraud

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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 · 7d agoVulnerability in the wildCVE-2026-85880CVE-2026-81963CVE-2026-69730+2 CVEs1

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IXON VPN Client

CISA warns CVE-2026-75925 (CVSS 9.6) in IXON VPN Client <1.4.7 lets attackers inject config directives for root/SYSTEM remote code execution.

IXON's CRLF injection flaw (CVE-2026-75925, CWE-93) in VPN Client before 1.4.7 lets the unauthenticated local configuration service inject additional directives into a file consumed by a privileged subprocess. Injected configuration persists across client and OS restarts, enabling code execution as root or SYSTEM while the VPN connection keeps functioning normally. Deployments span energy, manufacturing, water, and IT sectors; no public exploitation has been reported to CISA.

CISA Advisories·Sep 3, 12:00 UTC · 13d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-75925

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cPanel LiteSpeed Web Server Vulnerability Allows Shared Server Users to Gain Root-Level Access

Critical LiteSpeed Enterprise flaw fixed in 6.3.7 lets low-privilege shared-hosting users escalate to root and bypass CageFS.

cPanel issued an urgent advisory for a critical privilege escalation in LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise versions before 6.3.7, allowing a low-privilege shared-hosting account to gain root-level server control and bypass tenant isolation controls including CloudLinux CageFS. Root access would let attackers access other hosted sites, steal databases and credentials, deploy phishing pages, and install backdoors. Administrators are urged to upgrade to 6.3.7 immediately via lsup.sh and to review privileged account activity, cron jobs, SSH keys, and system binaries; no CVE identifier was published.

Cyber Security News·Sep 15, 13:52 UTC · 1d agoVulnerability

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Critical N-able N-central Vulnerability and Active Exploitation

N-able N-central pre-auth RCE zero-day CVE-2026-86218 (CVSS 10.0) is exploited in the wild; on-prem admins must upgrade to 2026.3 HF4.

N-able disclosed a third N-central vulnerability, CVE-2026-86218, a pre-authentication RCE rated CVSS 10.0, and released hotfix 2026.3 HF4 superseding build 2026.3.1.13. Huntress reproduced an exploit chain involving an authentication bypass (CVE-2026-86206/CVE-2026-86207) after a fully patched customer's N-central production server was compromised on September 4. Attackers appended strings like .invalid to account names and probed the /remoteControlAction.do?method=getPierDetails endpoint; Huntress worked with Cloudflare to disable adversary tunnel infrastructure. Hosted N-central instances are already patched; on-prem administrators must upgrade immediately.

Huntress·Sep 6, 11:00 UTC · 10d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-86218CVE-2026-86206CVE-2026-86207+2 CVEs

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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 Notices·updated 11:33 UTC · 5h ago·first Sep 10, 19:36 UTC · 5d agoAdvisory 13 sourcesCVE-2026-33007

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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.

Ubuntu Security Notices·Sep 7, 13:56 UTC · 9d agoAdvisoryCVE-2026-7262CVE-2026-7568CVE-2026-7260

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**Subject:** CVE-2026-2035703: Tozed ZLT X300 5G CPE — Unauthenticated Remote Root Code Execution via TR-069 Command Injection (CVSS 9.8)

Tozed ZLT X300 5G CPE firmware 6.01.3 has an unauthenticated TR-069 command injection (CVE-2026-2035703, CVSS 9.8) enabling root code execution.

Tozed ZLT X300 5G CPE router firmware 6.01.3 contains an OS command injection (CWE-78) in the TR-069/CWMP client daemon netcwmpd, tracked as CVE-2026-2035703 with CVSS 9.8. The IPPingDiagnostics Host parameter is passed unsanitized into sprintf, and the resulting shell command executes via system_by_root() as root. An attacker operating a rogue LTE base station built from roughly $300 of SDR hardware can impersonate the carrier's Auto Configuration Server and inject arbitrary commands. The disclosure does not report any observed exploitation.

Full Disclosure·Sep 8, 17:30 UTC · 7d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-2035703

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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.

oss-security·Sep 11, 19:24 UTC · 4d agoVulnerability 2 sourcesCVE-2026-826171

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1.1.1.1 now supports post-quantum DNSSEC, all 2,420 bytes of it

Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 resolver now validates post-quantum DNSSEC signatures using ML-DSA-44, a 2,420-byte NIST algorithm, preparing DNS for post-quantum migration by 2029.

Cloudflare enabled 1.1.1.1 to validate DNSSEC signatures using ML-DSA-44 (algorithm 18), a NIST-standardized post-quantum signature with 1,312-byte public keys and 2,420-byte signatures, roughly 38x larger than ECDSA P-256. The large signatures exceed common DNS-over-UDP limits, forcing fallback to TCP and creating downgrade risks while conventional algorithms must be published alongside. Cloudflare cites the risk of a quantum computer breaking RSA/ECDSA signatures by 2030 and plans full post-quantum security by 2029.

Cloudflare Blog·Sep 10, 13:00 UTC · 6d agoTools1

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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 · 9d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-86218CVE-2026-86206CVE-2026-86207+2 CVEs

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