A high-severity directory traversal vulnerability has been discovered in the Exim mail transfer agent. This flaw allows local attackers to access files outside the intended mail spool directory and potentially escalate their privileges. It is tracked as EXIM-Security-2026-06-22.1 and assigned…
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Hackers Turn GitHub Actions Into a Global Botnet for Attacking Web Hosting Servers
Hackers are abusing compromised GitHub repositories and GitHub Actions workflows to build a de facto global botnet that scans and exploits web hosting servers, with a primary focus on cPanel and WHM deployments. The campaign first surfaced when malicious development…
Critical FreeRDP Clipboard Flaw Could Let Malicious RDP Servers Execute Code
A critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability in FreeRDP’s Windows client could allow a malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code on a connecting client. This flaw specifically affects the Clipboard Redirection (CLIPRDR) virtual…
Critical FreePBX Flaws Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code and Take Over Administrator Accounts
Critical security vulnerabilities in FreePBX have been disclosed, exposing organizations to risks of unauthenticated remote code execution and the takeover of administrator accounts. These flaws, tracked under GitHub advisories GHSA-37j8-fhxx-9vhp and GHSA-g27h-xf3q-h3rm, affect FreePBX versions 16 and 17, carrying a…
New Windows Stealer Uses AI Profiling to Identify High-Value Corporate Victims
A new Windows-focused infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Dolphin X is being advertised on cybercrime forums with a clear pitch: automate the theft and triage of high-value corporate targets. Unlike commodity stealers that focus mainly on browser passwords,…
Ubuntu Snap-Confine Vulnerability Allows Unprivileged Users to Execute Code as Root
A recently disclosed vulnerability in Ubuntu’s snap ecosystem, identified as CVE-2026-8933, presents a critical local privilege escalation flaw. This vulnerability allows unprivileged users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Qualys discovered the issue in snap-confine, a core component used…
Critical Check Point SmartConsole Flaw Exploited in the Wild to Bypass Authentication
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Check Point SmartConsole has been actively exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to security management systems under specific configurations. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-16232, carries a CVSS score of 9.3…
KARR Bluetooth Vulnerability Lets Nearby Attackers Unlock and Immobilize Over 2 Million Cars
A critical Bluetooth vulnerability in dealer-installed KARR Security Systems is putting over 2 million vehicles at risk of unauthorized access and immobilization. This situation has prompted urgent calls for drivers to update affected devices. Researchers at the University of California,…
Microsoft Adds Prompt Injection Protection to Defender for Office 365
Microsoft has introduced prompt injection protection in Defender for Office 365, representing a significant advancement in securing enterprise email environments against emerging AI-targeted threats. As organizations increasingly adopt AI assistants like Microsoft 365 Copilot to summarize, triage, and respond to…
Chick-fil-A Confirms Data Breach After Credential Stuffing Attack Exposes Customer Personal and Payment Data
Chick-fil-A has confirmed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of Chick-fil-A One loyalty accounts. This breach occurred as threat actors executed credential-stuffing attacks on its website and mobile application. The incident underscores the ongoing risk associated with password reuse,…
Google Unveils CodeMender AI Agent for Automated Vulnerability Detection and Remediation
Google has unveiled CodeMender, a managed AI security agent designed to identify, validate, and remediate software vulnerabilities at machine speed. Announced in preview on July 22, 2023, the tool is available through the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and can also…
Unknown Attackers Remain Inside South Korean Diplomatic System for Nearly 10 Months
Unknown attackers maintained long-term, covert access to South Korea’s diplomatic training infrastructure for nearly ten months, exposing personal data tied to almost the entire diplomatic cadre and highlighting structural weaknesses in the Foreign Ministry’s security governance. South Korea’s Ministry of…
New TrickBot Malware Variant Uses DNS Tunneling for Command-and-Control
A new TrickBot malware variant that significantly evolves its command-and-control (C2) communication by leveraging DNS tunneling, replacing the traditional HTTP-based mechanisms observed in earlier campaigns. The discovery highlights a continued shift among financially motivated threat actors toward stealthier communication channels…
26 Unauthenticated Vulnerability Advisories Expose Firewalls, VPNs, Switches, and Load Balancers
A structural risk in enterprise infrastructure: unauthenticated, remotely exploitable vulnerabilities embedded in the very devices designed to secure networks. In the 30 days ending July 17, 2026, 61 advisories across 14 vendors were disclosed, including six critical issues. However, the…
CISA Urges Organizations to Remove Rockwell PLCs From Direct Internet Exposure
CISA and partner agencies are directing U.S. critical infrastructure operators to immediately remove Rockwell and other programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from direct internet exposure and to hunt for Iranian-affiliated APT activity in OT environments aggressively. In a joint advisory first…
Critical RefluXFS Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Attackers Gain Root Access
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel, identified as CVE-2026-64600 and referred to as RefluXFS. This vulnerability enables an unprivileged local user to gain root access on systems that utilize reflink-enabled XFS filesystems. The flaw resides in the XFS copy-on-write…
Critical Adobe Acrobat Chrome Extension Flaw “HermeticReader” Lets Hackers Hijack WhatsApp Chats of 300M+ Users
Guardio Labs has disclosed a critical vulnerability chain in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension that could allow a malicious website to hijack and exfiltrate rendered WhatsApp Web data from affected users. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-48294 and has impacted…
Anthropic Launches Claude Security Plugin to Scan Codebases for Vulnerabilities Before Commit
Anthropic has launched the Claude Security plugin for Claude Code in beta, enhancing its AI-assisted development platform with security scanning capabilities designed to identify vulnerabilities earlier in the software development lifecycle. The company stated that developers can scan code changes…
Malicious NuGet Typosquat Targets Digitain Betting Platform and Rigs Game Results
JFrog Security Research has disclosed a precision supply-chain attack in which a typosquatted NuGet package, Newtonsoftt.Json.Net, impersonated the ubiquitous Newtonsoft.Json library while secretly rigging game outcomes at online betting operator Digitain. Unlike typical info-stealers that harvest credentials indiscriminately, this trojan…
Critical Meta IDOR Flaw Let Attackers Access Customer Support Cases
Meta has addressed a critical vulnerability involving broken access control that exposed sensitive customer support data across multiple services. This issue highlighted systemic weaknesses in authorization within their shared backend infrastructure. The flaw, categorized as an Insecure Direct Object Reference…