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ZDI-26-558: (Pwn2Own) Amazon Smart Plug OTA Update Process Improper Certificate Validation Vulnerability
ZDI disclosed a Pwn2Own certificate validation flaw (CVSS 6.8) in Amazon Smart Plug's OTA process, allowing network-adjacent attackers to bypass update verification.
The Zero Day Initiative published ZDI-26-558 for an improper certificate validation flaw in the Amazon Smart Plug OTA update process, demonstrated at Pwn2Own. Network-adjacent attackers need no authentication to bypass certificate validation for over-the-air updates. ZDI rated the issue CVSS 6.8.
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Windows 11 Security Update KB5124008 Breaks Always-On VPN Connections
Microsoft's September 2026 Windows 11 update KB5124008 breaks certificate-based Always On VPN on some enterprise clients, forcing admins to pause rollout.
Microsoft's September 8, 2026 cumulative update KB5124008 for Windows 11 24H2 (build 26100.9445) and 25H2 (build 26200.9445) breaks certificate-based Always On VPN tunnels on some enterprise clients, with connectivity restored after uninstalling the update and rebooting. The issue was first detailed on Microsoft Q&A on September 9 by an administrator using Intune-deployed VPN profiles with RRAS and NPS on Windows Server 2019. The same mandatory Patch Tuesday package fixes two actively exploited zero-days, CVE-2026-81963 in the Windows Update Stack and CVE-2026-85880 in Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call, so many teams are pausing only VPN cohorts rather than blocking the full rollout.
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