Path Traversal
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 […]
Path traversal flaw in AI dev platform Langflow exploited in attacks
Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-5027, a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in the AI development platform Langflow, to write arbitrary files on exposed servers. Langflow is an open-source visual platform for building AI applications, AI agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, and MCP-based workflows using a drag-and-drop interface instead of traditional coding. AI development teams widely use […]
Cisco says critical Webex Services flaw requires customer action
Cisco has released security updates to patch four critical vulnerabilities, including a fixed improper certificate validation flaw in the company’s cloud-based Webex Services platform that requires further customer action. Webex Services is a customer experience platform that unifies communication across hybrid work environments, enabling team members to call, meet, and message each other from any […]
New Amaranth Dragon cyberespionage group exploits WinRAR flaw
A new threat actor called Amaranth Dragon, linked to APT41 state-sponsored Chinese operations, exploited the CVE-2025-8088 vulnerability in WinRAR in espionage attacks on government and law enforcement agencies. The hackers combined legitimate tools with the custom Amaranth Loader to deliver encrypted payloads from command-and-control (C2) servers behind Cloudflare infrastructure, for more accurate targeting and increased stealth. According […]
WinRAR path traversal flaw still exploited by numerous hackers
Multiple threat actors, both state-sponsored and financially motivated, are exploiting the CVE-2025-8088 high-severity vulnerability in WinRAR for initial access and to deliver various malicious payloads. The security issue is a path traversal flaw that leverages Alternate Data Streams (ADS) to write malicious files to arbitrary locations. Attackers have exploited this in the past to plant malware in the Windows […]
Critical jsPDF flaw lets hackers steal secrets via generated PDFs
The jsPDF library for generating PDF documents in JavaScript applications is vulnerable to a critical vulnerability that allows an attacker to steal sensitive data from the local filesystem by including it in generated files. The flaw is a local file inclusion and path traversal that allows passing unsanitized paths to the file loading mechanism (loadFile) […]
Fortinet confirms silent patch for FortiWeb zero-day exploited in attacks
Fortinet has confirmed that it has silently patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in its FortiWeb web application firewall, which is now “massively exploited in the wild.” The flaw was silently patched after reports that unauthenticated attackers were exploiting an unknown FortiWeb path traversal flaw in early October to create new administrative users on Internet-exposed devices. The attacks were first […]
Fortinet FortiWeb flaw with public PoC exploited to create admin users
A Fortinet FortiWeb path traversal vulnerability is being actively exploited to create new administrative users on exposed devices without requiring authentication. The issue is fixed in FortiWeb 8.0.2, and admins are urged to update as soon as possible and check for signs of unauthorized access The exploitation was first spotted by threat intelligence company Defused […]
Massive surge in scans targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals
A spike in suspicious scans targeting Palo Alto Networks login portals indicates clear reconnaissance efforts from suspicious IP addresses, researchers warn. Cybersecurity intelligence company GreyNoise reports a 500% increase in IP addresses focused on Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect and PAN-OS profiles. The activity culminated on October 3 with more than 1,285 unique IPs engaged in the […]
Details emerge on WinRAR zero-day attacks that infected PCs with malware
Researchers have released a report detailing how a recent WinRAR path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited in zero-day attacks by the Russian ‘RomCom’ hacking group to drop different malware payloads. RomCom (aka Storm-0978 and Tropical Scorpius) is a Russian cyberespionage threat group with a history in zero-day exploitation, including in Firefox (CVE-2024-9680, CVE-2024-49039) and Microsoft Office (CVE-2023-36884). ESET […]