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[0day-rubbish] QuantaStor 6.8.3.018 Command injection in the alert-mail command via the smtpPassword field (8.8)

QuantaStor 6.8.3.018 has a CVSS 8.8 command injection in its alert-mail command, exploitable via the smtpPassword field.

0day Rubbish Research Team disclosed a command injection (CWE-78) in QuantaStor 6.8.3.018's alert-mail command, reachable through the smtpPassword field. The flaw scores CVSS 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). No CVE identifier or evidence of active exploitation is mentioned in the disclosure.

Full Disclosure·Sep 8, 17:31 UTC · 8d agoVulnerability 2 sources

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Flextype v1.0.0-alpha.3 Stored Expression Injection Enables PHP Remote Code Execution

Flextype CMS v1.0.0-alpha.3 stored expression injection exposes the mutable registry object, enabling stored PHP remote code execution.

Flextype CMS v1.0.0-alpha.3 evaluates attacker-controlled entry fields as expressions during entry retrieval when global expression processing is enabled. The expression environment exposes the application's mutable registry() object, which attackers can manipulate. Combined with the PHP entry directive, this enables stored PHP remote code execution from crafted entry content. The flaw was disclosed on the Full Disclosure mailing list on September 3, 2026.

Full Disclosure·Sep 4, 00:13 UTC · 12d agoVulnerability 8 sources

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O-CMS 1.0.0 Authenticated OS Command Injection via ai_cli_script

O-CMS 1.0.0 has an authenticated OS command injection in the ai_cli_script parameter, letting privileged attackers execute arbitrary commands.

O-CMS version 1.0.0 contains an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability in its AI CLI configuration functionality. An authenticated attacker with sufficient privileges can supply shell metacharacters and extra commands through the ai_cli_script parameter of /admin/settings/save. The attacker-controlled CLI value is then executed when the configured AI provider is tested via /admin/settings/test-ai.

Full Disclosure·Sep 4, 00:13 UTC · 12d agoVulnerability1

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[0day-rubbish] core-admin 1.0.164 (build 16468) Systemic shell command injection via ineffective quote escaping (8.8)

0day Rubbish discloses a CVSS 8.8 shell command injection in core-admin 1.0.164 via ineffective quote escaping, enabling authenticated remote code execution.

0day Rubbish Research Team publicly disclosed a systemic shell command injection (CWE-78) in core-admin 1.0.164 (build 16468). The flaw stems from ineffective quote escaping and scores 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The disclosure does not mention a CVE identifier or observed exploitation in the wild.

Full Disclosure·Sep 8, 17:31 UTC · 8d agoVulnerability1

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ZDI-26-581: Cisco Identity Services Engine invokeScript Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI details CVE-2026-20147, an authenticated command injection in Cisco Identity Services Engine allowing remote code execution, rated CVSS 7.2.

ZDI-26-581 describes a command injection flaw in Cisco Identity Services Engine reachable through the invokeScript function. Remote attackers who authenticate can execute arbitrary code on affected installations. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-20147 and carries a CVSS rating of 7.2. No exploitation activity is reported in the advisory.

ZDI Published Advisories·Aug 13, 05:00 UTC · Aug 13, 2026VulnerabilityCVE-2026-20147

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AI-Generated Exploit Scripts Target Siemens S7 PLCs in U.S. Critical Infrastructure

NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE and EPA warn that actors use AI-generated Python scripts to exploit internet-exposed Siemens S7 PLCs at U.S. critical infrastructure.

A joint advisory from NSA, CISA, FBI, DOE and EPA describes an active threat in which AI-generated exploit scripts disguised as legitimate monitoring tools target Siemens S7 Series PLCs (S7-200 through S7-1500, including F-series safety controllers). The actors use Censys and ZoomEye scanning to find internet-exposed, outdated PLCs and a custom Python script using snap7 libraries over the S7comm protocol for initial access, credential access and denial of service; no attribution was given. Targeted sectors include Critical Manufacturing, Energy, Water and Wastewater, Chemical, Food and Agriculture, and Commercial Facilities, with potential for process disruption and cascading impacts. A related Dream report details a near-autonomous AI-agent campaign (July 1-4, 2026, 12 waves) against Taiwan government entities, using Hermes and OpenClaw agents with eight parallel sub-agents to crack 85 accounts via password spraying and exfiltrate over 2,564 personnel records, SSO client secrets and database credentials.

The Hacker News·Aug 21, 05:39 UTC · 26d agoExploit / PoC in the wild1

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The Hidden Instructions That Can Hijack AI Agents

Hidden prompt injections embedded in documents and metadata can hijack autonomous AI agents, causing data exfiltration and out-of-policy actions at machine speed.

Bowbridge warns that hidden indirect prompt injections, embedded in documents, metadata, emails, images, and code repositories, can cause autonomous AI agents to treat attacker-controlled content as trusted guidance. Because agents inherit user privileges, act silently, and lack human judgment, injections can lead to data exfiltration or file poisoning that traditional security controls cannot detect. A real-world example involved a supplier quote whose metadata instructed an agent to override guidance and select the most expensive option. Bowbridge recommends scanning documents before agents process them.

SecurityWeek·Sep 8, 17:00 UTC · 8d agoAI safety & security

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Critical GiveWP Flaw Lets Attackers Run Commands on WordPress Servers

Critical unauthenticated PHP object injection (CVE-2026-82222) in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin chains to remote code execution; version 4.16.7.2 fixes it.

Patchstack disclosed CVE-2026-82222 (CVSS 10.0), an unauthenticated PHP object injection in GiveWP versions through 4.16.7.1 that chains through TCPDF and Give\TestData gadget classes to arbitrary OS command execution as the web server user. On versions 4.16.5.1 and below, a default installation with one published donation form is enough to exploit, with no user interaction required. Version 4.16.7.2 blocks unsafe serialized data, hardens the gadget chain and cleans already-stored database records; a separate registration bypass issue remains unresolved.

Security Affairs·Aug 31, 07:54 UTC · 16d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-82222

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Researcher shows how Claude Code can be tricked simply by asking it to summarize a website

Researcher wunderwuzzi showed Claude Code can be hijacked via prompt injection simply by asking it to summarize a website.

Security researcher Johann Rehberger (wunderwuzzi) demonstrated that Claude Code can be manipulated through prompt injection by simply asking it to summarize a website. Instructions embedded in fetched web content are executed by the agent, hijacking its behavior. The Register frames the finding as another demonstration of prompt injection risks in agentic coding tools that ingest untrusted web content.

The Register · Security·Aug 28, 20:50 UTC · 19d agoAI safety & security1

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When the prompt becomes the payload: A practical pen-testing guide for GenAI, LLM and RAG applications

CSO Online publishes a practical penetration-testing guide for GenAI, LLM, and RAG applications, covering prompt injection, retrieval poisoning, and tenant isolation testing.

The guide frames LLM applications as attack graphs spanning prompts, retrieval layers, vector stores, tools, identities, and downstream APIs, arguing that conventional web testing misses instruction-vs-data channel risks. It builds on OWASP prompt injection guidance (direct vs. indirect injection) and NIST's 2025 adversarial machine-learning taxonomy, noting that RAG and fine-tuning do not remove injection risk. Recommended practices include documenting trust transitions across components, using canaries and synthetic records to avoid test side effects, running multi-turn and obfuscated injection campaigns, and verifying chains from poisoned documents to observable state changes. It also details testing RAG pipelines via controlled document poisoning across metadata, OCR layers, and code comments, plus cross-tenant isolation checks on retrieved document IDs.

CSO Online·Sep 9, 10:00 UTC · 7d agoAI safety & security1

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[webapps] CorgetGpsDget 2_3.2 - OS Command Injection

Exploit-DB publishes OS command injection exploit for the obscure CorgetGpsDget 2_3.2 web application.

A public exploit demonstrates OS command injection in CorgetGpsDget version 2_3.2. The flaw could allow attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the hosting server. The product appears to have limited deployment, reducing real-world exposure.

Exploit-DB·Aug 10, 00:00 UTC · Aug 10, 2026Exploit / PoC

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Hiding Prompt Injection in Legal Filing

A judge banned a plaintiff from electronic court filings after hidden prompt-injection text was discovered planted in legal documents.

Bruce Schneier's blog discusses an incident in which hidden prompt-injection instructions were planted inside a legal filing, apparently targeting AI systems that might process court documents. Judge Walter Spader Jr. responded by banning the plaintiff from electronic filings, requiring all future submissions as printed hard copies. Commenters debate whether the tactic could affect future AI-based processing of court records and whether plain-text formats will regain favor.

Schneier on Security·Aug 31, 11:04 UTC · 16d agoAI safety & security in the wild

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[webapps] Payload CMS 3.72.0 - Blind SQL Injection

A proof-of-concept exploit for a blind SQL injection vulnerability in Payload CMS 3.72.0 has been published on Exploit-DB.

Exploit-DB lists a public proof-of-concept exploit for a blind SQL injection flaw in Payload CMS 3.72.0. The listing falls under the webapps category and allows reproduction of the injection. No in-the-wild exploitation or CVE identifier is stated in the listing.

Exploit-DB·Sep 1, 00:00 UTC · 15d agoExploit / PoC1

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Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution on GiveWP

Patchstack details an unauthenticated PHP object injection chain enabling remote code execution in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin.

Patchstack disclosed an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the GiveWP WordPress donation plugin. An attacker with no account can execute arbitrary commands on the server of an affected GiveWP site. The full chain is reachable when a site has one published donation form and one active payment gateway, a configuration the researcher describes as a common default.

Patchstack·Aug 28, 09:39 UTC · 19d agoVulnerability

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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·Sep 9, 07:36 UTC · 7d agoMalware in the wildCVE-2025-53521

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Corrupt Plans, Clean Traces: Evading Chain-of-Thought Monitoring with Plan Injection

Plan injection plants benign-sounding harmful reasoning that steers LLM actors to adversarial actions while evading chain-of-thought monitors.

Researchers show that injecting harmful but benign-sounding plans into an actor model's context causes it to perform adversarial actions while its reasoning passes chain-of-thought monitors, achieving 25-33% monitor evasion rates across benchmarks and scaling to larger models like DeepSeek-R1. Actor models paraphrase injected plans as their own reasoning without attribution. Giving the monitor access to the injected plan dropped detection by up to 50% on the Bio-Math task, with extra thinking tokens spent rationalizing rather than flagging the plan.

arXiv cs.AI / cs.LG / cs.CL·Sep 14, 18:33 UTC · 2d agoAI safety & security

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WebPros security advisory (AV26-908)

Canada's Cyber Centre relays WebPros advisories for SQL injection (CVE-2026-67401) in cPanel and two ConfigServer Firewall flaws.

The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security published advisory AV26-908 covering vulnerabilities in WebPros products, including cPanel & WHM and ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF). Affected cPanel builds include versions prior to 11.110.0.143, 11.134.0.55, 11.136.0.39, 11.138.0.4 and WP2 11.138.1.9, while CSF versions 14.00-16.29 (CVE-2026-65638) and 2.15-16.29 (CVE-2026-65639) are also affected. CVE-2026-67401 describes SQL injection in cPanel's EmailTrack functionality. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the advisories and apply available updates.

Canadian Centre for Cyber Security·updated Sep 11, 11:28 UTC · 5d ago·first Sep 10, 17:38 UTC · 6d agoAdvisory 3 sourcesCVE-2026-65638CVE-2026-65639CVE-2026-67401

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Cron Job Injection in Remote Backup

Fortinet FortiSandbox command injection flaw (CVSS 6.7) in remote backup cron jobs lets privileged attackers execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP requests.

Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-167 discloses a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77, CVSSv3 6.7) in FortiSandbox's remote backup cron job functionality. A privileged attacker can execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted HTTP requests. The advisory was revised on 2026-09-08.

Fortinet PSIRT·Sep 8, 07:00 UTC · 8d agoAdvisory

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cPanel EmailTrack SQL Injection Flaw Lets Attackers Execute Code as Root

cPanel disclosed CVE-2026-67401, an authenticated SQL injection in EmailTrack that lets attackers write files and execute code as root.

cPanel disclosed CVE-2026-67401 on September 8, 2026: a SQL injection in the EmailTrack feature that allows authenticated account holders with mail-related permissions to create arbitrary files and execute code with root privileges. Fixes shipped in v11.110.0.143, v11.134.0.55, v11.136.0.39, v11.138.0.4, and WP2 channel v11.138.1.9, with all supported versions before those releases affected. Root-level execution poses severe risk to shared hosting providers and multi-tenant servers, as it removes isolation between cPanel accounts, websites, mailboxes, and backups. Researchers Ali Mustafa (rz1027) and abed1526 responsibly reported the flaw.

GBHackers·Sep 9, 07:27 UTC · 7d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2026-67401

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Repeat-After-Me: Black-Box Adaptive Visual Prompt Injection

Researchers unveil Repeat-After-Me, a black-box visual prompt injection achieving over 80% success on Qwen3.6-27B and 47% on GPT-5.5.

Researchers present Repeat-After-Me, a black-box adaptive visual prompt injection that induces frontier VLMs to reveal PII or make malicious tool calls via injected images. It exceeds 80% attack success rate on Qwen3.6-27B and 47% on GPT-5.5 even when the benign user prompt is unrelated and does not authorize the injected task. In a real-world OpenClaw Discord deployment, a minimally injected image can overwrite TOOLS.md, enabling later remote code execution and secret exfiltration.

arXiv cs.CR·Sep 3, 22:44 UTC · 12d agoAI safety & security

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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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[vim-security] Ex Command Injection in sign_jump() in Vim < v9.2.1090

Vim sign_jump() before v9.2.1090 permits Ex command injection via unescaped buffer names; low-severity patch disclosed by Christian Brabandt.

Christian Brabandt disclosed an Ex command injection vulnerability in Vim's sign_jump() function affecting versions before v9.2.1090, caused by improper neutralization of unescaped buffer names. The issue is rated Low severity and maps to CWE-88 (argument injection) and CWE-94 (code injection). A CVE has been requested but not yet assigned.

oss-security·Sep 12, 17:53 UTC · 4d agoVulnerability

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[webapps] Linksys E1200_2.0.04 - Unauthenticated OS Command Injection

A proof-of-concept for unauthenticated OS command injection in Linksys E1200 router firmware 2.0.04 has been published on Exploit-DB.

Exploit-DB entry 52660 discloses an unauthenticated OS command injection affecting the Linksys E1200 wireless router running firmware version 2.0.04. The flaw is categorized as a web application vulnerability. No CVE identifier or evidence of in-the-wild exploitation is provided in the listing.

Exploit-DB·Aug 31, 00:00 UTC · 16d agoExploit / PoC

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ActGuard: Pre-execution Action Auditing against Indirect Prompt Injection in LLM Agents

ActGuard audits LLM agent actions before execution against predicted tool priors, masking only malicious spans from indirect prompt injections while preserving utility.

ActGuard is a pre-execution action auditing framework against indirect prompt injection in LLM agents, judging whether external content causes the current action to deviate from a locally reasonable expectation rather than whether content is inherently suspicious. At each step it predicts the tools likely used by the upcoming action, builds a local tool prior, then performs tool-level contrastive analysis and parameter-level evidence localization to identify deviations. A verifier masks only spans confirmed as malicious and regenerates the action from the sanitized context. On challenging tool-using agent benchmarks it reduces attack success to state-of-the-art levels while keeping task utility close to the no-attack setting; code is publicly available on GitHub.

arXiv cs.CR·Sep 14, 03:47 UTC · 2d agoAI safety & security

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Cisco ThousandEyes Virtual Appliance Authenticated Web Interface Command Injection Vulnerability

Cisco patched an authenticated command injection in ThousandEyes Virtual Appliance allowing arbitrary OS command execution with root privileges.

Improper validation of user-supplied input in the web-based management interface of Cisco ThousandEyes Virtual Appliance enables command injection. An authenticated remote attacker with valid administrative credentials can save configuration details containing malicious values to execute arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges. Cisco has released software updates that address the vulnerability.

Cisco Security Advisories·16:00 UTC · 6h agoAdvisory

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Cybercriminals Turn to Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks

Proofpoint reports cybercriminals are now adopting indirect prompt injection attacks against AI-powered systems.

Proofpoint's threat intelligence reports that cybercriminals have turned to indirect prompt injection attacks, extending the technique from a research concern into observed criminal tradecraft. The article is available by title only, so specific victims, campaigns, and targets are not detailed here.

Proofpoint Threat Insight·Aug 13, 13:25 UTC · Aug 13, 2026AI safety & security in the wild

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Public PoC Released for Apache Superset SQL Injection Vulnerability

A public Python PoC exploit is available for CVE-2026-23980, an authenticated error-based SQL injection in Apache Superset versions before 6.0.0.

CVE-2026-23980 is a SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) in Apache Superset affecting all releases before 6.0.0, exploitable via the sqlExpression and where parameters by authenticated users with read-level access. A public repository containing a Python exploit.py proof-of-concept has been released, reducing attacker effort against exposed instances. Apache disclosed the issue on February 24, 2026 and fixed it in Superset 6.0.0. Defenders should upgrade and monitor logs for malformed queries, database errors, and unusual activity from low-privilege accounts.

Cyber Security News·updated 09:23 UTC · 12h ago·first 08:04 UTC · 14h agoExploit / PoC 2 sourcesCVE-2026-239801

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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·Sep 9, 08:50 UTC · 7d agoMalware in the wildCVE-2025-53521

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