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Cisco warns of FMC static credential flaw exploited in zero-day attacks
Cisco is warning that a high-severity Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) static credential vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20316, was actively exploited in zero-day attacks to gain unauthorized access to vulnerable devices. The vulnerability is caused by static credentials for a low-privilege account built into Cisco Secure FMC Software. Cisco says an unauthenticated, remote attacker can use […]
SolarWinds warns of critical Web Help Desk RCE, auth bypass flaws
SolarWinds has released security updates to patch critical authentication bypass and remote command execution vulnerabilities in its Web Help Desk IT help desk software. The authentication bypass security flaws (tracked as CVE-2025-40552 and CVE-2025-40554) patched today by SolarWinds were reported by watchTowr’s Piotr Bazydlo and can be exploited by remote unauthenticated threat actors in low-complexity attacks. Bazydlo also […]
Nokia investigates breach after hacker claims to steal source code
Nokia is investigating whether a third-party vendor was breached after a hacker claimed to be selling the company’s stolen source code. “Nokia is aware of reports that an unauthorized actor has alleged to have gained access to certain third-party contractor data and possibly data of Nokia,” the company told GeekFeed. “Nokia takes this allegation seriously […]