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Git fixes six vulnerabilities, including code execution during recursive clones

The Git project has released security updates addressing six vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute code, write to unintended files or cause memory corruption …

X.org
X.Org patches eight server vulnerabilities a month after fixing 12 others

X.Org has fixed eight vulnerabilities in the X.Org X server and Xwayland, including one in the Xorg server that lets a malicious monitor corrupt its memory. The fixes ship in …

Microsoft Authenticator for Android
Microsoft Authenticator vulnerability let rogue Android apps steal work account access

If you use Microsoft Authenticator on Android, update it. Researchers at Enclave found a flaw that let any app on your phone quietly take over your work account. The app …

Fortinet
Fortinet patches critical FortiOS flaws found with AI help

Fortinet rolled out security hardening updates for FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiMail, and FortiAuthenticator last week, but is keeping the details about the …

PHP
What the PHP2Shell vulnerability means for Fortinet, Cisco and Palo Alto customers

Palo Alto Networks confirmed that PAN-OS and Panorama are affected by PHP2Shell, a pair of critical PHP vulnerabilities that let an attacker run code on a web server without …

PHP
PHP2Shell: Critical PHP vulnerabilities patched, update now!

The PHP development team has released emergency security updates to fix PHP2Shell, two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) that could let attackers …

PHP
A critical PHP security release is coming today, so get ready to update!

UPDATE: PHP2Shell: Critical PHP vulnerabilities patched, update now! The PHP security team has announced an urgent security release for Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 14:00 …

Ivanti
Attackers chained three Ivanti zero-days to gain root on fully patched VPN appliances

A threat actor has been using an exploit chain combining three vulnerabilities in Ivanti’s Connect Secure (ICS) appliances to breach organizations, collect credentials, …

patch tuesday
Microsoft fixes exploited Mark of the Web bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-96951)

In another record-breaking Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has squashed over 1,400 security bugs, including a Mark of the Web bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-96951) exploited by …

Microsoft
Windows PCs missing key updates could lose security fixes in 2027

Microsoft is advising users and businesses to update Windows devices before digital certificates used to verify Windows Update servers expire in May and June 2027. The …

SonicWall
SonicWall fixes pre-auth SSRF flaw in SMA 1000 appliances (CVE-2026-102255)

SonicWall has patched four vulnerabilities in its popular Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 series of appliances, including one (CVE-2026-102255) that could allow remote …

Microsoft Exchange
Out-of-band Exchange Server update fixes high-severity mailbox access bug (CVE-2026-96940)

Microsoft has pushed out an out-of-band security update for Exchange Server that fixes a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-96940) that may allow authenticated attackers to …

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