CISA to federal agencies: Remediate exploited Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-111357, CVE-2026-118527)
CISA added two new Ivanti Connect Secure vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-111357, CVE-2026-118527) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Friday, after Ivanti updated an …
Brotli bug reaches far beyond Node.js (CVE-2026-111497)
A vulnerability in Brotli, Google’s widely used open-source compression library, is putting a broad range of software at risk. About CVE-2026-111497 Alternatively known as …
71% of vulnerability exploitation starts within a week of disclosure
Attackers are exploiting newly disclosed security flaws within days, leaving organizations little time to respond, according to Rapid7’s Q3 2026 Quarterly Threat Landscape …
Ransomware gangs have been exploiting Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN flaw since June
Several ransomware groups are exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS GlobalProtect patched in May, to break into organizations in …
GitLab admins urged to patch critical RCE flaw (CVE-2026-97229)
GitLab is urging users of self-managed instances to patch a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-97229) in its CI/CD Regular Expression Compiler that could allow remote attackers …
What the BPFDoor backdoor tells us about attacks on the network edge
A backdoor that makes no noise is hard to catch, and that’s the point of BPFDoor. The Linux malware waits for a special “magic packet” before it acts. In …
Attackers plant remote access tools on compromised PaperCut servers
The threat actor targeting internet-facing PaperCut Application Servers is covertly installing legitimate remote access software on them, PaperCut Software shared in the most …
Citrix urges customers to fix critical NetScaler authentication bypass (CVE-2026-19490)
Citrix has patched two vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including a critical authentication bypass flaw tracked as CVE-2026-19490, and is urging …
8,539 reasons to rethink how vulnerabilities get patched
The window for responding to newly disclosed security flaws is getting shorter. Exploit code can appear quickly, exploitability can be tested soon after disclosure, and …
Attackers exploit critical SharePoint flaw after PoC goes public (CVE-2026-55040)
Threat actors have begun exploiting a critical Microsoft SharePoint flaw following the release of proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code by Rapid7. About CVE-2026-55040 Tracked …
Attackers exploit critical Check Point flaw to take over firewall management (CVE-2026-16232)
Attackers are exploiting a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-16232) that affects Check Point Security Management and Multi-Domain Security Management, the …
More alerts are making your team slower, and an outcome-based SOC fixes that
In this Help Net Security video, Thom Langford, EMEA CTO, Rapid7, explains why piling on more security alerts makes a SOC slower to respond. Attackers log in with stolen …
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