WatchTowr

Researchers release details, PoC for exploited Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751)

Researchers release details, PoC for exploited Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751) 2026-06-12 at 15:14 By Zeljka Zorz WatchTowr researchers have disclosed a technical analysis and a “Detection Artefact Generator” for CVE-2026-50751, an authentication bypass flaw in Check Point’s Remote Access VPN and Mobile Access, which the vendor confirmed to be actively exploited. The attacks were […]

Researchers release details, PoC for exploited Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751) Read More »

Critical Ivanti Sentry flaw allows root-level remote code execution (CVE-2026-10520)

Critical Ivanti Sentry flaw allows root-level remote code execution (CVE-2026-10520) 2026-06-10 at 17:24 By Zeljka Zorz Ivanti has patched two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-10520 and CVE-2026-10523) in Ivanti Sentry and has urged customers to implement the fix right away. Though the vulnerabilities are not known to be actively exploited, security researchers have already released technical details

Critical Ivanti Sentry flaw allows root-level remote code execution (CVE-2026-10520) Read More »

cPanel zero-day exploited for months before patch release (CVE-2026-41940)

cPanel zero-day exploited for months before patch release (CVE-2026-41940) 2026-04-30 at 16:45 By Zeljka Zorz A critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) in cPanel, a popular web-based control panel for managing web hosting accounts, is being exploited by attackers in the wild. What’s more, attackers didn’t have to wait for watchTowr security researchers to release technical

cPanel zero-day exploited for months before patch release (CVE-2026-41940) Read More »

Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423)

Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) 2026-02-06 at 13:12 By Zeljka Zorz For the third time in two weeks, CISA added a vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) affecting SmarterTools’ SmarterMail email and collaboration server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and this one is being exploited in ransomware attacks. A glut of SmarterMail vulnerabilities On January

Ransomware attackers are exploiting critical SmarterMail vulnerability (CVE-2026-24423) Read More »

SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP!

SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP! 2026-01-29 at 11:34 By Zeljka Zorz SolarWinds has fixed six critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its popular Web Help Desk (WHD) support ticketing and asset management solution, and is urging customers to upgrade to v2026.1 as soon as possible. The vulnerabilities The WHD vulnerabilities fixed

SolarWinds fixes critical Web Help Desk RCE vulnerabilities, upgrade ASAP! Read More »

watchTowr Active Defense delivers automated protection from exposure to defense

watchTowr Active Defense delivers automated protection from exposure to defense 2025-12-09 at 14:08 By Industry News watchTowr announced major capability enhancements, including the launch of Active Defense, a new capability that closes the gap between discovery and protection. Active Defense delivers automated, intelligence-driven protection the moment a validated exposure is identified, providing defenders with near-instant

watchTowr Active Defense delivers automated protection from exposure to defense Read More »

Popular code formatting sites are exposing credentials and other secrets

Popular code formatting sites are exposing credentials and other secrets 2025-11-25 at 19:02 By Zeljka Zorz Widely used code formatting sites JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify are exposing sensitive credentials, API keys, private keys, configuration files and other secrets, watchTowr researchers discovered. The findings JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify are free, web-based tools/services used by developers to make messy

Popular code formatting sites are exposing credentials and other secrets Read More »

A suspected Fortinet FortiWeb zero-day is actively exploited, researchers warn

A suspected Fortinet FortiWeb zero-day is actively exploited, researchers warn 2025-11-14 at 14:10 By Zeljka Zorz A suspected (but currently unidentified) zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet FortiWeb is being exploited by unauthenticated attackers to create new admin accounts on vulnerable, internet-facing devices. Whether intentionally or accidentally, the vulnerability (or this specific path for triggering it) has

A suspected Fortinet FortiWeb zero-day is actively exploited, researchers warn Read More »

CISA warns of Windows SMB flaw under active exploitation (CVE-2025-33073)

CISA warns of Windows SMB flaw under active exploitation (CVE-2025-33073) 2025-10-21 at 19:13 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-33073, a Windows SMB Client vulnerability that Microsoft fixed in June 2025, is being exploited by attackers. The confirmation comes from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which has added the flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog,

CISA warns of Windows SMB flaw under active exploitation (CVE-2025-33073) Read More »

Leaked Oracle EBS exploit scripts expected to drive new wave of attacks (CVE-2025-61882)

Leaked Oracle EBS exploit scripts expected to drive new wave of attacks (CVE-2025-61882) 2025-10-07 at 15:36 By Zeljka Zorz Resecurity and watchTowr researchers have analyzed the leaked scripts used by attackers to exploit CVE-2025-61882 on internet-facing Oracle ESB instances. Whether the attackers were Cl0p or LAPSUS$, both, or even additional threat actors is still unknown,

Leaked Oracle EBS exploit scripts expected to drive new wave of attacks (CVE-2025-61882) Read More »

Attackers exploited critical Fortra GoAnywhere flaw in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-10035)

Attackers exploited critical Fortra GoAnywhere flaw in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-10035) 2025-09-26 at 17:50 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2025-10035, a perfect CVSS 10.0 vulnerability in the Fortra GoAnywhere managed file transfer solution, has apparently been exploited in zero-day attacks before the patch was released on September 15, 2025. Evidence of in-the-wild exploitation revealed On September 18, Fortra

Attackers exploited critical Fortra GoAnywhere flaw in zero-day attacks (CVE-2025-10035) Read More »

Commvault plugs holes in backup suite that allow remote code execution

Commvault plugs holes in backup suite that allow remote code execution 2025-08-20 at 17:33 By Zeljka Zorz Commvault has fixed four security vulnerabilities that may allow unauthenticated attackers to compromise on-premises deployments of its flagship backup and replication suite. Technical details about the vulnerabilities have been published on Wednesday by researchers at watchTowr Labs, who

Commvault plugs holes in backup suite that allow remote code execution Read More »

Exploits for unauthenticated FortiWeb RCE are public, so patch quickly! (CVE-2025-25257)

Exploits for unauthenticated FortiWeb RCE are public, so patch quickly! (CVE-2025-25257) 2025-07-14 at 16:34 By Zeljka Zorz With two proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits made public late last week, CVE-2025-25257 – a critical SQL command injection vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiWeb web application firewall – is expected to be leveraged by attackers soon. About CVE-2025-25257 CVE-2025-25257 is found

Exploits for unauthenticated FortiWeb RCE are public, so patch quickly! (CVE-2025-25257) Read More »

Check for CitrixBleed 2 exploitation even if you patched quickly! (CVE-2025-5777)

Check for CitrixBleed 2 exploitation even if you patched quickly! (CVE-2025-5777) 2025-07-08 at 18:32 By Zeljka Zorz With PoC exploits for CVE-2025-5777 (aka CitrixBleed 2) now public and reports of active exploitation of the flaw since mid-June, you should check whether your Citrix NetScaler ADC and/or Gateway instances have been probed and compromised by attackers.

Check for CitrixBleed 2 exploitation even if you patched quickly! (CVE-2025-5777) Read More »

PoC exploit for SysAid pre-auth RCE released, upgrade quickly!

PoC exploit for SysAid pre-auth RCE released, upgrade quickly! 2025-05-07 at 15:45 By Zeljka Zorz WatchTowr researchers have released a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that chains two vulnerabilities in SysAid On-Prem – the self-hosted version of the platform behind SysAid’s popular IT service management and IT helpdesk solutions – to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution on

PoC exploit for SysAid pre-auth RCE released, upgrade quickly! Read More »

Attackers exploited old flaws to breach SonicWall SMA appliances (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221)

Attackers exploited old flaws to breach SonicWall SMA appliances (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) 2025-05-02 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers have been using two previously known vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) to compromise Sonicwall secure mobile access devices, the vendor has confirmed by updating the associated advisories. CISA has added the two flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog,

Attackers exploited old flaws to breach SonicWall SMA appliances (CVE-2024-38475, CVE-2023-44221) Read More »

Critical Commvault RCE vulnerability fixed, PoC available (CVE-2025-34028)

Critical Commvault RCE vulnerability fixed, PoC available (CVE-2025-34028) 2025-04-24 at 15:35 By Zeljka Zorz If your organization is using Commvault Command Center for your data protection, backup creation, configuration and restoration needs, you should check whether your on-premise installation has been upgraded to patch a critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-34028) that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution.

Critical Commvault RCE vulnerability fixed, PoC available (CVE-2025-34028) Read More »

NAKIVO Backup & Replication vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-48248)

NAKIVO Backup & Replication vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-48248) 2025-03-21 at 13:33 By Zeljka Zorz A vulnerability (CVE-2024-48248) in NAKIVO Backup and Replication, a backup, ransomware protection and disaster recovery solution designed for organizations of all sizes and managed service providers (MSPs), is being actively exploited. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has

NAKIVO Backup & Replication vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-48248) Read More »

Critical Veeam Backup & Replication RCE vulnerability fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025-23120)

Critical Veeam Backup & Replication RCE vulnerability fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025-23120) 2025-03-20 at 14:29 By Zeljka Zorz Veeam has released fixes for a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-23120) affecting its enterprise Veeam Backup & Replication solution, and is urging customers to quickly upgrade to a fixed version. There is currently no indication that the

Critical Veeam Backup & Replication RCE vulnerability fixed, patch ASAP! (CVE-2025-23120) Read More »

Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms

Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms 2025-02-05 at 14:50 By Eduard Kovacs 150 abandoned Amazon S3 buckets could have been leveraged to deliver malware or backdoors to governments and Fortune companies. The post Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

Abandoned Amazon S3 Buckets Enabled Attacks Against Governments, Big Firms Read More »

Scroll to Top