Multiple threat actors actively exploit cPanel vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940)
The situation around the critical cPanel authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) has deteriorated significantly since our initial coverage. Exploratory probing …
Nine-year-old Linux kernel flaw enables reliable local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431)
Security researchers at Theori have disclosed a high-severity local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability (CVE-2026-31431) in the Linux kernel. The flaw, nicknamed …
New Mirai variants target routers and DVRs in parallel campaigns
Hidden inside newly discovered botnet malware is an unusual message from its creator: “AI.NEEDS.TO.DIE”. Dubbed “tuxnokill” by researchers at Akamai, …
Researcher drops two more Microsoft Defender zero-days, all three now exploited in the wild
The security researcher who earlier this month published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Defender is back with …
Acrobat Reader zero-day exploited in the wild for many months (CVE-2026-34621)
Unknown attackers have exploited a zero-day Adobe Acrobat Reader vulnerability since November 2025 and possibly even earlier, security researcher Haifei Li has discovered. PDF …
BlueHammer: Windows zero-day exploit leaked
A buggy but functional proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for an unpatched Windows local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed BlueHammer has been published on GitHub by …
FreeScout vulnerability enables unauthenticated, zero-click RCE via email (CVE-2026-28289)
A newly discovered vulnerability (CVE-2026-28289) in the open-source help desk platform FreeScout could allow attackers to take over vulnerable servers by sending a specially …
Threat actor leveraged Cisco SD-WAN zero-day since 2023 (CVE-2026-20127)
A “highly sophisticated” cyber threat actor has been exploiting a zero-day authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-20127) in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller …
Google patches Chrome vulnerability with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-2441)
Google released a security update for Chrome to address a high-severity zero‑day vulnerability (CVE-2026-2441) on Friday. “Google is aware that an exploit for …
Hackers probe, exploit newly patched BeyondTrust RCE flaw (CVE-2026-1731)
Attackers are exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731) in internet-facing BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access instances. …
Unpatched SolarWinds WHD instances under active attack
Internet‑exposed and vulnerable SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances are under attack by threat actors looking to gain an initial foothold into target organizations’ …
CISA confirms exploitation of VMware ESXi flaw by ransomware attackers
CVE-2025-22225, a VMware ESXi arbitrary write vulnerability, is being used in ransomware campaigns, CISA confirmed on Wednesday by updating the vulnerability’s entry in …
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