Authentication Bypass
Critical AMI MegaRAC bug can let attackers hijack, brick servers
A new critical severity vulnerability found in American Megatrends International’s MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software can let attackers hijack and potentially brick vulnerable servers. MegaRAC BMC provides “lights-out” and “out-of-band” remote system management capabilities that help admins troubleshoot servers as if they were physically in front of the devices. The firmware is used by […]
New SuperBlack ransomware exploits Fortinet auth bypass flaws
A new ransomware operator named ‘Mora_001’ is exploiting two Fortinet vulnerabilities to gain unauthorized access to firewall appliances and deploy a custom ransomware strain dubbed SuperBlack. The two vulnerabilities, both authentication bypasses, are CVE-2024-55591 and CVE-2025-24472, which Fortinet disclosed in January and February, respectively. When Fortinet first disclosed CVE-2024-55591 on January 14, they confirmed it had […]
GitLab patches critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities
GitLab released security updates for Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), fixing nine vulnerabilities, among which two critical severity ruby-saml library authentication bypass flaws. All flaws were addressed in GitLab CE/EE versions 17.7.7, 17.8.5, and 17.9.2, while all versions before those are vulnerable. GitLab.com is already patched, and GitLab Dedicated customers will be updated […]
Palo Alto Networks tags new firewall bug as exploited in attacks
Palo Alto Networks warns that a file read vulnerability (CVE-2025-0111) is now being chained in attacks with two other flaws (CVE-2025-0108 with CVE-2024-9474) to breach PAN-OS firewalls in active attacks. The vendor first disclosed the authentication bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-0108 on February 12, 2025, releasing patches to fix the vulnerability. That same day, Assetnote […]
Juniper patches critical auth bypass in Session Smart routers
Juniper Networks has patched a critical vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass authentication and take over Session Smart Router (SSR) devices. The security flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-21589) was found during internal product security testing, and it also affects Session Smart Conductor and WAN Assurance Managed Routers. “An Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel […]
Hackers exploit authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS
Hackers are launching attacks against Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls by exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability (CVE-2025-0108) that allows bypassing authentication. The security issue received a high-severity score and impacts the PAN-OS management web interface and allows an unauthenticated attacker on the network to bypass authentication and invoke certain PHP scripts, potentially compromising integrity and confidentiality. In […]
SonicWall firewall bug targeted in attacks after PoC exploit release
Attackers are now targeting an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting SonicWall firewalls shortly after the release of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code. This security flaw (CVE-2024-53704), tagged by CISA as critical severity and found in the SSLVPN authentication mechanism, impacts SonicOS versions 7.1.x (up to 7.1.1-7058), 7.1.2-7019, and 8.0.0-8035, used by multiple models of Gen 6 and […]
Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January
Furthermore, even though today’s updated advisory indicates that both flaws were exploited in attacks and even includes a workaround for the new CSF proxy requests exploitation pathway, Fortinet says that only CVE-2024-55591 was exploited. Fortinet told GeekFeed that if a customer previously upgraded based on the guidance in FG-IR-24-535 / CVE-2024-55591, then they are already protected against the […]
SonicWall firewall exploit lets hackers hijack VPN sessions, patch now
Security researchers at Bishop Fox have published complete exploitation details for the CVE-2024-53704 vulnerability that allows bypassing the authentication mechanism in certain versions of the SonicOS SSLVPN application. The vendor warned about the high exploitation possibility of the flaw in a bulletin on January 7, urging administrators to upgrade their SonicOS firewalls’ firmware to address […]
Netgear warns users to patch critical WiFi router vulnerabilities
Netgear has fixed two critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple WiFi router models and urged customers to update their devices to the latest firmware as soon as possible. The security flaws impact multiple WiFi 6 access points (WAX206, WAX214v2, and WAX220) and Nighthawk Pro Gaming router models (XR1000, XR1000v2, XR500). Although the American computer networking company did not disclose more details […]