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Critical Splunk flaw can be exploited to grab passwords (CVE-2024-36991)

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Critical Splunk flaw can be exploited to grab passwords (CVE-2024-36991) 2024-07-18 at 18:01 By Zeljka Zorz A recently fixed vulnerability (CVE-2024-36991) affecting Splunk Enterprise on Windows “is more severe than it initially appeared,” according to SonicWall’s threat researchers. Several PoC exploits have been published, including one by IT consultant Mohamed Nabil Ali that performs bulk […]

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Cisco fixes critical flaws in Secure Email Gateway and SSM On-Prem (CVE-2024-20401, CVE-2024-20419)

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Cisco fixes critical flaws in Secure Email Gateway and SSM On-Prem (CVE-2024-20401, CVE-2024-20419) 2024-07-18 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Cisco has fixed two critical vulnerabilities that may allow attackers to overwrite files on its Secure Email Gateways (CVE-2024-20401) and change the password of any user on its Smart Software Manager On-Prem license servers (CVE-2024-20419). Neither

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Microsoft fixes two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112)

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Microsoft fixes two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112) 2024-07-09 at 22:31 By Zeljka Zorz For July 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released security updates and patches that fix 142 CVEs, including two exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112) in Windows Hyper-V and Windows MSHTML Platform (respectively). Zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-38080, CVE-2024-38112) CVE-2024-38080 is a

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Progress quietly fixes MOVEit auth bypass flaws (CVE-2024-5805, CVE-2024-5806)

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Progress quietly fixes MOVEit auth bypass flaws (CVE-2024-5805, CVE-2024-5806) 2024-06-25 at 21:16 By Zeljka Zorz Progress Software has patched one critical (CVE-2024-5805) and one high-risk (CVE-2024-5806) vulnerability in MOVEit, its widely used managed file transfer (MFT) software product. According to WatchTowr Labs researchers, the company has been privately instructing users to implement the hotfixes before

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Microsoft fixes RCE vulnerabilities in MSMQ, Outlook (CVE-2024-30080, CVE-2024-30103)

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Microsoft fixes RCE vulnerabilities in MSMQ, Outlook (CVE-2024-30080, CVE-2024-30103) 2024-06-11 at 23:01 By Zeljka Zorz June 2024 Patch Tuesday is here and Microsoft has delivered fixes for a critical MSMQ flaw (CVE-2024-30080) and a RCE vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2024-30103). 49 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities have been fixed in total, none of which have been exploited in

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June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft

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June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft 2024-06-07 at 08:16 By Help Net Security May 2024 Patch Tuesday was unusual because we had security updates from Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft on the same day. While individually from each vendor, the updates weren’t that large, managing them together was more challenging. On

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Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274)

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Google fixes yet another Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-5274) 2024-05-24 at 10:46 By Zeljka Zorz For the eighth time this year, Google has released an emergency update for its Chrome browser that fixes a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-5274) with an in-the-wild exploit. About CVE-2024-5274 As per usual, Google keeps technical details of the vulnerability

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15 QNAP NAS bugs and one PoC disclosed, update ASAP! (CVE-2024-27130)

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15 QNAP NAS bugs and one PoC disclosed, update ASAP! (CVE-2024-27130) 2024-05-21 at 17:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have found 15 vulnerabilities in QNAP’s network attached storage (NAS) devices, and have released a proof-of-concept for one: an unauthenticated stack overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-27130) that may be leveraged for remote code execution. The vulnerabilities and the CVE-2024-27130

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Critical Git vulnerability allows RCE when cloning repositories with submodules (CVE-2024-32002)

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Critical Git vulnerability allows RCE when cloning repositories with submodules (CVE-2024-32002) 2024-05-16 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz New versions of Git are out, with fixes for five vulnerabilities, the most critical (CVE-2024-32002) of which can be used by attackers to remotely execute code during a “clone” operation. About Git Git is a widely-popular distributed version

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Google fixes third exploited Chrome zero-day in a week (CVE-2024-4947)

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Google fixes third exploited Chrome zero-day in a week (CVE-2024-4947) 2024-05-16 at 12:01 By Zeljka Zorz For the third time in the last seven days, Google has fixed a Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4947) for which an exploit exists in the wild. About CVE-2024-4947 CVE-2024-4947 is a type confusion vulnerability in V8, Chrome’s JavaScript and WebAssembly

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May 2024 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040)

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May 2024 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040) 2024-05-14 at 22:02 By Zeljka Zorz For May 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has released fixes for 59 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two zero-days (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040) actively exploited by attackers. CVE-2024-30051 and CVE-2024-30040 CVE-2024-30051 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the Windows DWM Core Library that

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Apple backports iOS zero-day patch, adds Bluetooth tracker alert

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Apple backports iOS zero-day patch, adds Bluetooth tracker alert 2024-05-14 at 16:32 By Zeljka Zorz Apple has backported the patch for CVE-2024-23296 to the iOS 16 branch and has fixed a bug (CVE-2024-27852) in MarketplaceKit that may allow maliciously crafted webpages to distribute a script that tracks iOS users on other webpages. The company has

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May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact

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May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact 2024-05-10 at 08:46 By Help Net Security The thunderstorms of April patches have passed, and it has been pretty calm leading up to May 2024 Patch Tuesday. April 2024 Patch Tuesday turned out to be a busy one with 150 new CVEs addressed

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Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform (CVE-2024-29212)

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Veeam fixes RCE flaw in backup management platform (CVE-2024-29212) 2024-05-08 at 12:16 By Zeljka Zorz Veeam has patched a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-29212) in Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) and is urging customers to implement the patch. About CVE-2024-29212 Veeam Service Provider Console is a cloud platform used by managed services providers (MSPs) and enterprises to

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Hackers backdoored Cisco ASA devices via two zero-days (CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20359)

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Hackers backdoored Cisco ASA devices via two zero-days (CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20359) 2024-04-24 at 21:31 By Zeljka Zorz A state-sponsored threat actor has managed to compromise Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) used on government networks across the globe and use two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-20353, CVE-2024-20359) to install backdoors on them, Cisco Talos researchers have shared on Wednesday.

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Palo Alto firewalls: Public exploits, rising attacks, ineffective mitigation

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Palo Alto firewalls: Public exploits, rising attacks, ineffective mitigation 2024-04-17 at 12:31 By Zeljka Zorz While it initially seemed that protecting Palo Alto Network firewalls from attacks leveraging CVE-2024-3400 would be as easy a disabling the devices’ telemetry, it has now been comfirmed that this mitigation is ineffectual. “Device telemetry does not need to be

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Microsoft patches actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-29988)

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Microsoft patches actively exploited security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2024-29988) 2024-04-09 at 22:35 By Zeljka Zorz On this April 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed a record 147 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including CVE-2024-29988, a vulnerability that Microsoft hasn’t marked as exploited, but Peter Girnus, senior threat researcher with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), has found being

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LG smart TVs may be taken over by remote attackers

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LG smart TVs may be taken over by remote attackers 2024-04-09 at 21:02 By Zeljka Zorz Bitdefender researchers have uncovered four vulnerabilities in webOS, the operating system running on LG smart TVs, which may offer attackers unrestricted (root) access to the devices. “Although the vulnerable service is intended for LAN access only, Shodan, the search

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Ivanti fixes RCE vulnerability reported by NATO cybersecurity researchers (CVE-2023-41724)

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Ivanti fixes RCE vulnerability reported by NATO cybersecurity researchers (CVE-2023-41724) 2024-03-20 at 21:01 By Zeljka Zorz Ivanti has fixed a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-41724) in Ivanti Standalone Sentry that has been reported by researchers with the NATO Cyber Security Centre. Though the company is not aware of customers being compromised via the flaw, it “strongly

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PoC exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst MFT vulnerability released (CVE-2024-25153)

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PoC exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst MFT vulnerability released (CVE-2024-25153) 2024-03-19 at 14:01 By Helga Labus Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for a critical RCE vulnerability (CVE-2024-25153) in Fortra FileCatalyst MFT solution has been published. About CVE-2024-25153 Fortra FileCatalyst is an enterprise managed file transfer (MFT) software solution that includes several components: FileCatalyst Direct, Workflow, and

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