Cisco IOS XR Software Security Hardening Release: September 2026
Cisco released IOS XR security hardening fixes for multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities, grouped by CWE class, with no known active exploitation.
Cisco's IOS XR engineering team conducted a comprehensive internal security review and released hardening updates addressing multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The issues were found during internal testing and are not known to be actively exploited. Cisco grouped the vulnerabilities by CWE class and assigned a single CVE ID to each grouping to streamline patching and disclosure.
Cisco Crosswork Security Hardening Release: August 2026
Cisco released an August 2026 Crosswork security hardening update addressing multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities, grouped by CWE class with one CVE per grouping.
Cisco's Crosswork engineering team completed a comprehensive internal security review and shipped a hardening release fixing multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities. The issues were found during internal testing, are grouped by CWE class, and each grouping received a single CVE ID. Cisco states these vulnerabilities are not known to be actively exploited.
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Security Hardening Release: September 2026
Cisco released Nexus Dashboard hardening updates for multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities, grouped by CWE and not known to be exploited.
Cisco's Nexus Dashboard engineering team conducted an internal security review that found multiple vulnerabilities, addressed via software hardening releases. The issues were discovered during internal testing and are not known to be actively exploited. Cisco grouped the issues by CWE class and assigned a single CVE ID per issue before releasing fixes.
rosbridge_library Protocol.incoming() quadratic CPU cost in JSON fallback
rosbridge_library's Protocol.incoming() has quadratic CPU cost in its JSON fallback, enabling denial of service via crafted messages.
Evgenios Gkritsis disclosed an algorithmic-complexity defect in rosbridge_suite's rosbridge_library Protocol.incoming() JSON fallback path, classified as CWE-407/CWE-1050. The flaw exists in the current ros2 branch and was not removed by PR #1199, having been present since the fallback was introduced. Crafted input can drive quadratic CPU cost and cause denial of service.
[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.
CareCam Pro IP Cameras
CISA advisory details hard-coded bootloader credential CVE-2026-85083 in ANJIA AJL33PC0801 CareCam Pro cameras, allowing physical-access firmware compromise.
CISA ICS advisory ICSA-26-251-01 describes CVE-2026-85083, a hard-coded credential (CWE-798) used for bootloader authentication in the ANJIA AJL33PC0801 CareCam Pro IP camera. An attacker with physical access could gain privileged bootloader access and modify firmware and configuration, potentially fully compromising the device. The flaw scores 6.8 on CVSS 3.1 (7.0 on CVSS 4.0), is not remotely exploitable, and no public exploitation has been reported. Affected firmware is linux_linux_202008261138_svn13796 with U-Boot 2010.06; the vendor is headquartered in China with worldwide deployments.
OPCFoundation OPC UA LocalDiscoveryServer (LDS)
CISA warns CVE-2026-77477 (CVSS 4.6) lets local attackers hijack a privileged console during OPC UA LDS installation below version 1.04.420.
CISA published ICSA-26-246-01 for CVE-2026-77477, CWE-250 execution with unnecessary privileges in OPC Foundation UA-LDS-Installers below 1.04.420. An attacker able to launch the installer with elevated privileges and access the keyboard and display can intercept a high-privilege console window during installation and run arbitrary commands. CVSS 3.1 score is 4.6, the issue is not remotely exploitable, and no public exploitation has been reported. Lukas Schumaker of Rockwell Automation reported the flaw to OPC Foundation.
Cisco Secure Workload Software Security Hardening Release: August 2026
Cisco shipped August 2026 hardening releases for Secure Workload fixing multiple internally discovered vulnerabilities that are not actively exploited.
Cisco's Secure Workload engineering team completed an internal security review that found multiple vulnerabilities during internal testing. The issues are grouped by CWE class with a single CVE assigned per grouping, and none are known to be actively exploited. Cisco has released hardening updates for customers to patch.
Broken Access control on Websocket streams
Fortinet FortiSOAR access control flaw (CVSS 4.9) lets zero-permission authenticated attackers subscribe to and inject broadcast messages into websocket streams.
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-164 discloses an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284, CVSSv3 4.9) in FortiSOAR. An authenticated attacker with zero permissions can subscribe to websocket streams and topics and inject broadcast messages via crafted websocket requests. The advisory was revised on 2026-09-08.
Null Pointer Dereference in Log Report
Fortinet patched a low-severity null pointer dereference (CVSS 2.5) in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiPAM that lets authenticated attackers crash the httpsd daemon.
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-173 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability (CWE-476) in FortiOS, FortiProxy, and FortiPAM, scored CVSSv3 2.5. An authenticated attacker can crash the httpsd daemon via crafted HTTP requests, causing a denial of service. The advisory was revised on 2026-09-08.
Arbitrary process termination from exposed minifilter communication port
Fortinet FortiClient Windows fortimon3 driver flaw (CVSS 4.7) lets authenticated attackers terminate arbitrary processes via exposed minifilter communication port.
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-165 discloses an unverified ownership vulnerability (CWE-283, CVSSv3 4.7) in the FortiClient Windows fortimon3 minifilter driver. An authenticated attacker can terminate arbitrary processes through an exposed minifilter communication port. The advisory was revised on 2026-09-08.
Open Redirect on FortiSIEM
Fortinet disclosed an open redirect flaw (CVSS 2.8) in FortiSIEM allowing authenticated attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites via crafted HTTP requests.
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-169 covers an open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) in FortiSIEM, rated CVSSv3 2.8. An authenticated attacker can cause a redirection to any website via specially crafted HTTP requests. The advisory was revised on 2026-09-08.
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Fortinet discloses a low-severity SSRF in the FortiSIEM GUI allowing authenticated attackers to send requests from targeted devices.
Fortinet PSIRT advisory FG-IR-26-159, revised 2026-08-12, describes a server-side request forgery (CWE-918) in the FortiSIEM GUI, scored CVSSv3 3.4. An authenticated attacker can send HTTP requests originating from the targeted device via specially crafted requests, potentially enabling internal network probing. No CVE identifier or exploitation status is included in the advisory text.
Content-Encoding WAF Evasion
FortiWeb WAF policies can be bypassed by unauthenticated attackers using crafted Content-Encoding requests (CVSS 4.8).
Fortinet disclosed an incomplete list of disallowed inputs (CWE-184) in FortiWeb's WAF, tracked as FG-IR-26-157. An unauthenticated attacker can bypass WAF policies using specifically crafted requests with crafted Content-Encoding values. The issue carries a CVSSv3 score of 4.8 and was revised on 2026-08-12. The advisory does not report active exploitation.
Stack buffer overflow in WAD
FortiOS explicit proxy WAD daemon stack buffer overflow (CVSS 5.1) allows code execution only with Kerberos and SOCKS configured.
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-161 describes a stack-based buffer overflow (CWE-121) in the WAD daemon of FortiOS explicit proxy, scored CVSSv3 5.1. Exploitation requires an attacker able to bypass stack protection and ASLR, and the explicit proxy must be configured with Kerberos authentication and SOCKS enabled. If successful, it yields arbitrary code or command execution in the WAD daemon context via crafted sockets. No exploitation is reported in the advisory.
UI DoS attack
FortiOS web interface is vulnerable to unauthenticated slow HTTP denial-of-service attacks via crafted requests (CVSS 5.0).
Fortinet advisory FG-IR-26-162 details an unbounded resource allocation flaw (CWE-770) in FortiOS, scored CVSSv3 5.0. An unauthenticated attacker can launch a slow HTTP denial-of-service attack against the FortiOS web interface using crafted HTTP requests. The advisory was revised on 2026-08-12 and does not state that exploitation has been observed.