vulnerability
WordPress Core “wp2shell” RCE flaws get public exploits, patch now
Public exploits have been released for the critical “wp2shell” remote code execution vulnerabilities affecting WordPress Core, making it imperative that administrators patch their sites immediately. The wp2shell attack consists of two flaws, tracked as CVE-2026-63030 and CVE-2026-60137, that can be chained together to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution against WordPress installs running versions 6.9.x and […]
HollowByte DDoS flaw bloats OpenSSL server memory with 11-byte payload
A vulnerability dubbed HollowByte allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on OpenSSL servers with a malicious payload of just 11 bytes. The OpenSSL team has silently fixed the vulnerability (no identifier assigned) and backported the patch to older releases. Because the OpenSSL software is the foundational backbone for secure internet communication, organizations […]
Claude Chrome extension flaw lets malicious extensions trigger AI actions
A flaw in Anthropic’s Claude for Chrome browser extension could allow a malicious extension to trigger predefined AI actions by simulating user clicks, potentially allowing it to abuse Claude’s access to connected services such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Salesforce. The issue was discovered by Ax Sharma of Manifold Security, who says it […]
Zoom warns of critical account takeover vulnerability
Zoom is warning of a critical vulnerability in its desktop client and software development kit for Windows that could be exploited by an unauthenticated party to hijack accounts. Discovered internally, the security issue is tracked as CVE-2026-53412 and received a severity score of 9.8 out of 10. In an advisory this week, the messaging platform says […]
SonicWall warns of SMA1000 flaws exploited in zero-day attacks, patch now
SonicWall warns that threat actors have been exploiting two SMA1000 vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-15409 and CVE-2026-15410, in zero-day attacks and urges customers to install the newly released security updates. CVE-2026-15409 is a critical (CVSS 10.0) server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the SMA1000 Appliance Work Place interface that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to force an appliance […]
Microsoft July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes massive 570 flaws, 3 zero-days
Today is Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday, and with it comes security updates for a record-breaking 570 flaws, including two zero-day vulnerabilities exfploited in attacks and one publicly disclosed. Patch Tuesday addresses 59 “Critical” vulnerabilities, 48 of which are remote code execution, 9 are elevation of privilege, 1 is a security bypass, and 1 is a […]
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 […]
SAP warns of critical flaws in NetWeaver and Commerce Cloud
SAP has addressed 16 vulnerabilities across multiple products as part of its July 2026 security updates, including three critical flaws in NetWeaver, Commerce Cloud, and AppRouter. The first critical issue patched this month is a memory corruption security issue (tracked as CVE-2026-44747) stemming from an out-of-bounds write weakness in the NetWeaver Application Server ABAP (AS ABAP), […]
CISA warns of actively exploited RCE flaws in Joomla extensions
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the iCagenda and Balbooa Forms extensions for Joomla to achieve remote code execution through arbitrary file uploads. The agency has categorized the flaws as a maximum priority, ordering federal agencies to apply available security updates and/or mitigations within three days, […]
Hackers exploit critical auth bypass in Gitea Docker image
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the official Docker image for the Gitea self-hosted Git service that allows attackers to impersonate any user, including administrators. The security flaw is an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20896, that affects deployments using the default configuration, where reverse proxy authentication headers such as X-WEBAUTH-USER are enabled. Michael […]