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Google+
Another API bug spurs Google to ditch consumer Google+ sooner than planned

Google has unearthed another Google+ API bug, which prompted it to accelerate the sunsetting of all Google+APIs and that of the consumer version of Google+. The API bug The …

Critical Kubernetes privilege escalation flaw patched, update ASAP!

A critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the popular open source cluster management and container orchestration software Kubernetes has been patched on Monday. …

Pliz PNOZmulti Configurator
Vulnerability discovered in safety controller configuration software

Gjoko Krstic, an Applied Risk researcher, has discovered a vulnerability in Pilz PNOZmulti Configurator software that allows a local attacker to read sensitive data in …

Adobe Flash
Adobe plugs critical RCE Flash Player flaw, update ASAP! Exploitation may be imminent

Adobe has released a Flash Player update that plugs a critical vulnerability (CVE-2018-15981) that could lead to remote code execution, and is urging users to implement it as …

TP-Link TL-R600VPN
“Classic” bugs open TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router to attack

Cisco Talos researchers have flagged four serious vulnerabilities in TP-Link’s SafeStream Gigabit Broadband VPN Router (TL-R600VPN). All four affect the device’s …

code
Helping researchers with IoT firmware vulnerability discovery

John Toterhi, a security researcher with IoT security company Finite State, believes that many of the security problems plaguing IoT devices are solvable problems through …

patch
November 2018 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes 63 flaws, one actively exploited zero-day

As part of the November 2018 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released 62 security patches and several advisories. There are 12 critical vulnerabilities among those patched this …

DJI
DJI plugs security flaws that could have enabled access to users’ data and drone images

Researchers at Check Point and DJI today shared details of a potential vulnerability that could have impacted DJI’s infrastructure. Vulnerability impact If exploited, the …

SSD
Self-encrypting SSDs vulnerable to encryption bypass attacks

Researchers have discovered security holes in the hardware encryption implementation of several solid state disks (SSDs) manufactured by Crucial (owned by Micron) and Samsung, …

Apache Struts
Apache Struts 2.3.x vulnerable to two year old RCE flaw

The Apache Software Foundation is urging users that run Apache Struts 2.3.x to update the Commons FileUpload library to close a serious vulnerability that could be exploited …

danger
High risk vulnerability discovered in Sauter CASE Suite building automation software

Applied Risk researcher, Gjoko Krstic, has identified a security vulnerability in the Sauter CASE Suite, a software package used to handle building automation projects with …

Cisco ASA 5500-X
Cisco security appliances under attack, still no patch available

A vulnerability (CVE-2018-15454) affecting a slew Cisco security appliances, modules and firewalls is being exploited in the wild to crash and reload the devices, the company …

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