Authentication Bypass
Critical Fortinet FortiSandbox flaws now exploited in attacks
Attackers are now exploiting several critical vulnerabilities in Fortinet’s FortiSandbox cyber threat detection platform, according to threat intelligence company Defused. Fortinet released security updates for these three critical-severity security flaws (tracked as CVE-2026-39813, CVE-2026-39808, and CVE-2026-25089) on April 14. These flaws allow unauthenticated threat actors to escalate privileges and execute unauthorized code remotely through low-complexity command injection attacks […]
SimpleHelp bug lets hackers create rogue remote support accounts
A vulnerability in the SimpleHelp remote management software allows unauthenticated attackers to create privileged technician accounts on servers using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-48558 and received a critical severity rating. It impacts SimpleHelp versions 5.5.15 and older, as well as 6.0 pre-release versions. Researchers at offensive security company Horizon3.ai explain that […]
phpBB forum fixes auth bypass bug lurking for a decade
A 10-year-old authentication bypass vulnerability discovered in the phpBB forum software allows an attacker to log in as any user, including administrators. The flaw does not have an identifier and is trivial to exploit with a single HTTP request. It impacts phpBB versions 4.0.0-a2 or 3.3.16 and below. Researchers at application security company Aikido found […]
SAP fixes critical flaws in NetWeaver and Commerce Cloud
SAP has released fixes for 15 vulnerabilities as part of its June 2026 Security Patch package, including four critical-severity flaws affecting SAP NetWeaver and SAP Commerce Cloud. NetWeaver is SAP’s core application platform and middleware stack that provides the foundation for many SAP business applications, including ERP systems, handling functions such as application serving, integration, […]
Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN auth bypass flaw now exploited in attacks
Palo Alto Networks is warning that hackers are now exploiting a PAN-OS GlobalProtect authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-0257, in attacks attempting to breach corporate networks. The company fixed the CVE-2026-0257 flaw earlier this month, warning that it could be used to establish unauthorized VPN connections on the device. “GlobalProtect portal and gateway of Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS® […]
Hackers exploit FortiClient EMS flaw to push infostealer malware
Hackers are exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-35616) in FortiClient Enterprise Management Server (EMS) to deliver an undocumented credential stealer called EKZ. The attacker disguised the malware as an update for Fortinet endpoints and executed it through VPN scripting workflows managed by FortiClient. The exploited critical vulnerability is an improper access control flaw that allows […]
Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching
Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. During the intrusions, the hacker took between 30 and 60 minutes to log in, do network reconnaissance, test credential reuse on internal systems, and log out. SonicWall warned in a security advisory for […]
Hackers exploit auth bypass flaw in Burst Statistics WordPress plugin
Hackers are leveraging a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin Burst Statistics to obtain admin-level access to websites. Burst Statistics is a privacy-focused analytics plugin active on 200,000 WordPress sites and marketed as a lightweight alternative to Google Analytics. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8181, was introduced on April 23 with the release of […]
Cisco warns of new critical SD-WAN flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Cisco is warning that a critical Catalyst SD-WAN Controller authentication bypass flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20182, was actively exploited in zero-day attacks that allowed attackers to gain administrative privileges on compromised devices. CVE-2026-20182 has a maximum severity of 10.0 and impacts Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager in on-prem and SD-WAN Cloud deployments. In an […]
Google: Hackers used AI to develop zero-day exploit for web admin tool
Researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) say that a zero-day exploit targeting a popular open-source web administration tool was likely generated using AI. The exploit could be leveraged to bypass the two-factor authentication (2FA) protection in a popular open-source, web-based system administration tool that remains unnamed. Although the attack was foiled before the mass exploitation […]