Multi-patch vulnerability fixes can leave open source exposed
Vulnerability management runs on a shorthand. A CVE shows a linked patch, someone applies it, and the ticket moves to closed. That shorthand covers most open source fixes. A …
Estée Lauder discloses data breach tied to Oracle EBS vulnerability
Cosmetics company Estée Lauder disclosed a data breach tied to a vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) used for the company’s human resources operations. Estée …
Two new high severity WordPress vulnerabilities, patch immediately!
The 7.0.2 WordPress security release addresses one critical and one high severity security issue. The vulnerabilities reported to the WordPress security team include: …
SonicWall SMA appliances targeted in zero-day attacks (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)
SonicWall has fixed two actively exploited vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410) affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances, and is urging …
July 2026 Patch Tuesday forecast: Is CVE tracking still practical?
I was off by a month in my forecast of record-setting CVE releases from Microsoft. In June, we saw the deluge of over 200 reported CVEs that I expected in May. There were 116 …
Vulnerability reports are arriving faster than GitHub can review them
Across the open source world, people are reporting software flaws in record numbers, and the systems built to verify those reports are straining under the weight. The GitHub …
AI vulnerability discovery is pushing 2026 CVEs toward 66,000
Vulnerability disclosures are piling up faster in 2026 than anyone expected at the start of the year. The running count for the first few months sits well above the original …
Google fixes actively exploited Android vulnerability (CVE-2025-48595)
Google has announced the June 2026 Android security updates, which fix a bucketload of vulnerabilities, including a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-48595) in the Android …
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management gets a smarter exposure score
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management’s updated exposure score model adds vulnerability risk signals and asset context to help teams understand where risk is …
How NIST fumbled management of the National Vulnerability Database
A US federal watchdog has outlined how the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) failed to effectively manage the growing backlog of unprocessed cybersecurity …
Boards want cyber risk in dollars, not CVE counts
In this Help Net Security video, Ziv Levi, SVP of Technology at CYE, explains why translating cyber risk into dollars is one of the most pressing tasks for security leaders. …
Microsoft provides mitigation for “YellowKey” BitLocker bypass flaw (CVE-2026-45585)
Microsoft is working on a fix for CVE-2026-45585 (aka “Yellowkey”), a vulnerability that can be used by attackers to bypass protections offered by BitLocker, the …