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Email protection and network security services provider Barracuda is warning users about a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited to breach the company's Email Security Gateway appliances. "The vulnerability stems from incomplete input validation of a user-supplied.tar file as it pertains to the names of the files contained within the archive. As a consequence, a remote attacker can specifically format these file names in a particular manner that will result in remotely executing a system command through Perl's qx operator with the privileges of the Email Security Gateway product."

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A vulnerability in Barracuda Networks' Email Security Gateway appliances has been exploited by attackers, the company has warned. CVE-2023-2868 is a critical remote command injection vulnerability affecting only physical Barracuda Email Security Gateway appliances, versions 5.1.3.001 - 9.2.0.006.

Barracuda, a company known for its email and network security solutions, warned customers today that some of their Email Security Gateway appliances were breached last week by targeting a now-patched zero-day vulnerability. While the flaw was patched over the weekend, Barracuda warned on Tuesday that some of its customers' ESG appliances were compromised by exploiting the now-patched security bug.

The level of concern is high for attacks evading security controls by leveraging siloed communication and collaboration tools outside of email. "This raises the question of whether expanding collaboration tools simply increases the potential attack surface for bad actors. As organizations continue to adopt new technologies, they must remain vigilant in their efforts to protect against these threats and ensure the security of their communication channels," concluded Gruber.

Call it BEC 3.0 - phishing attacks that bury the hook in legitimate web services like Dropbox. SEE: Another hide-the-malware attack focuses on DNS. "Leveraging legitimate websites to host malicious content is a surefire way to get into the inbox," he said.

A threat group based in Israel is behind attacks in recent weeks, according to a report from email security firm Abnormal Security. Mike Britton, the chief information security officer at Abnormal, said that while it is not unexpected that sophisticated threat actors would emerge from a skilled, innovative technology ecosystem, Asia, Israel - in fact the Middle East, generally - are bases for BEC attackers.

Microsoft announced today that Windows admins can now choose to be emailed when new known issues are added to the Windows release health section of the Microsoft 365 admin center. IT admins will receive an email every time known issues are added or updated with new information, including changes in status, new workarounds, or issue resolutions.