2026-08-14 21:27 UTC
Vendor Research
Rapid7 · Rapid7 Labs · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
This wrap-up brings a full-on shell parade. Thirteen shiny new modules landed, starting with a buffet of RCEs. WordPress WP2Shell, Ghost CMS, Joomla JCE, Langflow, OpenCATS, Pterodactyl Panel, SonicWall SMA1000, Ray Dashboard, a Pix-for-WooCommerce, and for those who like their exploits closer to the bare-metal, the Fragnesia Linux kernel LPE (CVE-2026-46300). Metasploit also got the glow-up of the summer with the new http malleable profiles, MCP functionality and linux multi fetch payloads (mo…
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2026-08-14 13:08 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-17 10:50 UTC
The threat actor known as HoneyMyte (aka Mustang Panda) has been observed deploying an updated version of the CoolClient backdoor with a signed Windows kernel-mode rootkit that can hide and protect malicious processes, files, registry objects, and command-and-control (C2) network information. Russian cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky said it identified victims in Myanmar, Mongolia, Pakistan,
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2026-08-13 20:11 UTC
Vendor Research
Cisco Security Advisories · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, interrupting scanning operations. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. For additional information on these vulnerabilities in ClamAV, see the ClamAV blog. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities in affected Cisco platforms. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities. Notes: The Securi…
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-46319.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Linux Kernel KSMBD. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. However, only systems with ksmbd enabled are vulnerable. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 9.3. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-68431.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-64530.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5.
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2026-08-13 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute high-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.5.
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2026-08-12 14:21 UTC
Community
SANS Internet Storm Center · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A couple of days ago, Xavier posted about Atuin to gain more insight into the command history. Atuin does a great job of better organizing what is usually handled by "bash_history" and collecting meaningful additional data. Our reader David commented that this can also be done quite well with Linux's kernel process accounting feature, and I think he is very right. I really like Linux process accounting for a number of reasons, so here is a quick introduct…
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2026-08-11 21:10 UTC
Vendor Research
Rapid7 · Adam Barnett · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Microsoft is publishing 421 vulnerabilities on August 2026 Patch Tuesday, including 236 vulnerabilities in Windows. This is lower volume than last month’s record-breaking behemoth, but still one of the largest Patch Tuesday totals ever. There is no reason to suppose that Patch Tuesday will ever return to the lower volumes we saw prior to 2026. Microsoft is aware of exploitation in the wild for one of the vulnerabilities published today, as well as public disclosure for two others, although the …
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2026-08-11 20:10 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Microsoft released its monthly security updates on Tuesday, and one of the flaws it closed is already being used in attacks. The bug sits in a core Windows kernel driver that handles network socket operations. An attacker with code already running on a machine can use it to escalate to SYSTEM. That patch goes out first. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-68820 (CVSS score: 7.0) and is the only
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2026-08-11 14:04 UTC
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Tenable Blog · Research Special Operations · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
42Critical355Important1Moderate0LowMicrosoft addresses 398 CVEs in the eighth Patch Tuesday of 2026, with three zero-days, including one that was exploited in the wild.Microsoft patched 398 CVEs in its August 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 42 rated critical, 355 rated as important and one rated as moderate. Our counts omitted two CVEs assigned by MITRE; CVE-2026-6726 and CVE-2026-6727.This month’s update includes patches for:.NET.NET Core.NET FrameworkAMD ZenActive Directory Certificate Servi…
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2026-08-11 12:04 UTC
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The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the company's own private code repositories. That key is how a user, or a Linux distribution packaging the browser, confirms a downloaded Firefox tarball came from Mozilla and was not tampered with. That decision carries a cost for
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2026-08-07 18:48 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A cluster of nearly 800 malicious packages has been published to the npm registry as part of a new campaign designed to deliver cross-platform malware targeting Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. "These packages appear to use AI slop squatted, or randomly generated typo-squatting package names, but all of them deliver a powerful RAT and infostealer payload," OpenSourceMalware researcher Paul
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2026-08-07 11:10 UTC
Security Journalism
The Hacker News · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and reach the machine underneath. The flaw has existed since 2008. The fix already shipped: stable kernels 7.1.6, 6.18.42, 6.12.101 and 6.6.148, released August 3, close it. Anyone running an older kernel with SCTP reachable should update.
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2026-08-07 07:22 UTC
Community
SANS Internet Storm Center · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
UNIX systems (including Linux) are well-known to record a lot of activities in many different locations. But there is one domain where they definitely lack of "modern" logging: shells. Most shells provide an historization of the typed commands through a flat file in the $HOME directory (ex: $HOME/.bash_history). They suffer of multiple problems:
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2026-08-03 17:11 UTC
Vendor Research
Rapid7 · Jonah Burgess · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
OverviewOn July 29, 2026, the Ruby on Rails project published a security advisory for CVE-2026-66066, an arbitrary file read in Active Storage applications that use the Vips image processor with untrusted uploads. The affected Active Storage ranges are < 7.2.3.2, >= 8.0, < 8.0.5.1, and >= 8.1, < 8.1.3.1. Vips is the default Active Storage variant processor for applications that load Rails 7.0 or later defaults. Rails 6 applications are affected only when they explicitly configure Vips.Our Emerg…
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2026-08-03 14:48 UTC
Vendor Research
Rapid7 · The Metasploit Team · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Today marks the release of Metasploit Pro 5.1 - building upon the foundation laid in 5.0, adding new evasion primitives for HTTP Meterpreter payloads, support for tracking service hierarchies, a deeper and more interactive Network Topology view, and continuing our commitment to a modern, consistent UI. This release is powered by Metasploit Framework 6.5.Malleable C2 ProfilesOne of the most requested capabilities in modern red-team engagements is the ability to blend Meterpreter's network traffi…
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2026-07-30 14:29 UTC
Vendor Research
Rapid7 · The Metasploit Team · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Today we’re proud to announce that Metasploit Framework version 6.5 has been released. Over the past two years, with the help of countless contributors, we’ve added 422 new modules along with a whole slew of new features.Malleable C2 Profiles for HTTPOne of the latest and most requested features is support for Malleable C2 profiles across all current Meterpreter payloads. This feature enables users to load a standard profile into Meterpreter and change the shape of its HTTP(S) traffic. All Mete…
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2026-07-30 14:00 UTC
Vendor Research
Google Threat Intelligence / Mandiant · Google Threat Intelligence Group · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
Written by: Kelli Vanderlee, Stuart Carrera For years, the cybersecurity industry's understanding of software supply chain compromise has been anchored by a few watershed events, including Russian cyber espionage actor ICE RELIC’s (formerly known as APT29) 2020 compromise of SolarWinds and North Korean cyber espionage actor UNC4736's 2023 compromise of 3CX. However, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has been tracking growth in threat activity targeting open source software repositories to…
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2026-07-30 07:11 UTC
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Group-IB · indexed 2026-09-07 17:30 UTC
Dive into a covert Linux XMRig campaign exploiting trusted access, weaponizing PAM to create forensic smokescreens, and deploying self-unlinking payloads.
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2026-07-29 14:53 UTC
Vendor Research
AWS Security Blog · Norbert Manthey · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
If you use and install packages from npm or PyPI, the first hours after a package is published are the riskiest because scanners can’t analyze packages before publication. Recent supply chain events affecting NodeJS and Python packages have been detected and removed within hours. However, while those packages were available to the general public, it’s […]
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2026-07-15 05:00 UTC
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Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 8.8.
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2026-07-15 05:00 UTC
Other
Zero Day Initiative · indexed 2026-09-07 17:35 UTC
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Linux Kernel. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8.
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2026-07-14 14:23 UTC
Vendor Research
Tenable Cyber Exposure Alerts · Research Special Operations · indexed 2026-08-15 18:55 UTC
56Critical510Important3Moderate0LowMicrosoft addresses 569 CVEs in the largest Patch Tuesday release yet. This month’s release includes three zero-days, two of which were exploited in the wild.Microsoft patched 569 CVEs in its July 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 56 rated critical, 510 rated as important, and 3 rated as moderate. This marks the largest Patch Tuesday release ever, crushing the previous record of 198 CVEs in June. Last week, Microsoft announced that its multi-model agentic scann…
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2026-07-02 20:52 UTC
Vendor Research
Cisco Security Advisories · indexed 2026-08-15 14:33 UTC
Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, interrupting scanning operations. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory. For additional information on these vulnerabilities in ClamAV, see the ClamAV blog. Cisco has released software updates that address these vulnerabilities. There are no workarounds that address these vulnerabilities. Notes: The Security Impact Rating (SIR) for t…
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