12 Sep, 2026

Windows LegacyHive zero-day flaw gets free, unofficial patches

Free unofficial patches are available for a recently disclosed Windows zero-day flaw that allows attackers to escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems. The vulnerability (dubbed LegacyHive and without a CVE ID for easy tracking) was found by a security researcher using the “Nightmare Eclipse” handle in the Windows User Profile Service. Nightmare Eclipse disclosed it the day […]

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SonicWall SMA1000 flaws exploited as zero-days to push custom malware

Two recently disclosed SonicWall SMA1000 vulnerabilities were exploited in zero-day attacks for weeks, allowing threat actors to install custom malware on vulnerable VPN appliances. Last week, SonicWall warned that threat actors were actively exploiting two previously undisclosed vulnerabilities in an exploit chain that affected SMA1000 Secure Mobile Access appliances. The flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-15409, a critical server-side […]

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New Windows LegacyHive zero-day gives hackers admin privileges

A security researcher using the “Nightmare Eclipse” handle has released a Windows zero-day exploit dubbed LegacyHive that allows attackers to escalate privileges on up-to-date Windows systems. Nightmare Eclipse published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit hours after Microsoft released its July 2026 Patch Tuesday updates, saying that it abuses a security vulnerability in the Windows User Profile […]

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Progress confirms ShareFile zero-day flaw behind Storage Zone shutdown

Progress Software has confirmed that a high-severity zero-day vulnerability is behind the emergency shutdown of ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers last week and has released security updates to patch the flaw. Last week, Progress urged customers using ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers to immediately shut down their Windows servers after receiving a warning of a “credible external security threat.” At the […]

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Microsoft patches RoguePlanet Defender zero-day vulnerability

Microsoft has released a security patch to address a Defender zero-day vulnerability known as “RoguePlanet,” disclosed after the June 2026 Patch Tuesday. The flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-50656) was disclosed by a security researcher using the “Nightmare Eclipse” handle as part of an ongoing dispute with Microsoft over the company’s bug bounty and vulnerability disclosure practices. They […]

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Hidden backdoor in Tenda router firmware grants admin access

A hidden authentication backdoor has been found in multiple Tenda router firmware versions, potentially allowing an attacker to gain administrative access to the device’s web management panel. According to a security bulletin from the CERT Coordination Center, the issue remains unfixed because the Chinese maker of the networking equipment couldn’t be reached. CERT/CC says the […]

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Nissan discloses employee data breach linked to Oracle zero-day attacks

Nissan is warning that it suffered a data breach affecting current and former employees after threat actors exploited an Oracle PeopleSoft vulnerability in data theft attacks previously linked to the ShinyHunters extortion group. In breach notifications filed with the California Attorney General’s Office, Oracle says these data theft attacks impacted hundreds of companies and that […]

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Microsoft working on Defender patch for RoguePlanet zero-day

Microsoft confirmed that it’s working on a security patch for a Defender zero-day vulnerability named “RoguePlanet,” disclosed one week ago. The security researcher who published a RoguePlanet exploit during the June 2026 Patch Tuesday (known as Nightmare Eclipse) said it affects fully patched Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices and allows attackers to spawn command prompts with […]

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Cisco fixes SD-WAN vManage flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

Cisco has released security updates to address a vulnerability in the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, tracked as CVE-2026-20262, that was exploited in attacks to escalate to root privileges. Formerly known as SD-WAN vManage, this network management software allows admins to manage up to 6,000 SD-WAN devices from a single dashboard. The now-patched zero-day security flaw affects all deployment […]

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Oracle mitigates PeopleSoft zero-day exploited in data theft attacks

Oracle is warning about a critical PeopleSoft Suite zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-35273 that allows unauthenticated remote code execution, with the flaw actively exploited in ShinyHunter data theft attacks. The flaw is within Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools and has a CVSS base score of 9.8. “This Security Alert addresses vulnerability CVE-2026-35273 in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools. Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Applications […]

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