21 Oct, 2026

Google fixes actively exploited Android zero-day on Pixel devices

Google has released the September 2026 security patches to address 110 vulnerabilities affecting its Pixel devices, including one zero-day flaw actively exploited in targeted attacks. “There are indications that CVE-2026-58704 may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” the company warned on Wednesday. “All supported Google devices will receive an update to the 2026-09-05 patch level. We […]

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Cisco patches Secure Email Gateway zero-day exploited in attacks

Cisco warned customers to patch a critical Secure Email Gateway zero-day security flaw that threat actors have been exploiting in attacks. “In September 2026, the Cisco PSIRT became aware of active exploitation of this vulnerability,” the company warned in a Monday security advisory. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-76461) was found in the email parsing […]

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Cisco FMC flaws exploited by ransomware gang, state-sponsored hackers

Cisco Talos says two recently patched Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) vulnerabilities have been exploited by three separate threat clusters linked to ransomware and state-sponsored attacks. The attacks exploited CVE-2026-20079, a maximum-severity authentication bypass flaw, and CVE-2026-20316, a static credential vulnerability that allows attackers to log in using a low-privileged account. According to a new […]

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New ‘BlueMoon’ kit exploited Windows and Chrome zero-day flaws

Multiple cyber-espionage groups deployed an exploit kit dubbed “BlueMoon” that leveraged zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Google Chrome. BlueMoon combines two security issues in Chromium-based browsers that allow remote code execution and sandbox escape with a kernel local privilege escalation in Windows. The kit appears to be a shared modular tool that supports exploit additions […]

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New Microsoft Defender ‘ShieldCrash’ zero-day grants SYSTEM access

An anonymous security researcher known as Nightmare Eclipse has released a new Microsoft Defender zero-day exploit named “ShieldCrash” right after Microsoft rolled out its September 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. ShieldCrash is described as a bypass for the ShieldBreak Defender privilege escalation flaw patched on Thursday, which itself bypassed RoguePlanet, another Defender flaw disclosed in June and patched by Microsoft […]

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Google warns of new Chrome zero-day bug exploited in attacks

Google has patched 230 vulnerabilities on Tuesday, including another actively exploited Chrome zero-day bug, the seventh such vulnerability patched since the start of the year. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-87491 exists in the wild,” the company said in a Tuesday security advisory. The company began rolling out patched versions to Windows (153.0.8010.36), Mac […]

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Microsoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 966 flaws, 2 zero-days

Today is Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday, with security updates released for a record-breaking 966 flaws, including two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. This Patch Tuesday addresses 105 “Critical” vulnerabilities, 81 of which are remote code execution, 20 are elevation of privileges, 2 are information disclosure, and 1 security feature bypass. The approximate number of bugs in […]

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N-able patches max severity N-central flaw amid ongoing attacks

N-able has released an emergency hotfix for a maximum-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw affecting its N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. IT departments and managed service providers (MSPs) use the N-central platform to monitor, manage, and maintain client networks and devices from a centralized web-based console. Tracked as CVE-2026-86218, this RCE vulnerability allows threat […]

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SonicWall warns of actively exploited SMA1000 zero-day flaws

SonicWall warned customers that threat actors are chaining two new SMA1000 zero-day vulnerabilities in remote code execution attacks. The first is a maximum-severity command injection flaw (CVE-2026-83548) found in the SMA1000 Appliance WorkPlace interface that stems from a server-side request forgery (SSRF) weakness. This actively exploited zero-day chain also targets a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-83549) […]

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PaperCut warns of NG, MF flaw exploited in zero-day attacks

PaperCut is warning that hackers are actively exploiting a vulnerability in all versions of its PaperCut NG and PaperCut MF print management software in zero-day attacks. The company says it is aware of confirmed attacks on customers and is urging organizations with Internet-exposed PaperCut Application Servers to immediately restrict access to the web interfaces to trusted […]

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