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Week in review: Atlassian Confluence RCE PoC, new Kali Linux, Patch Tuesday forecast
2024-06-09 08:00

High-risk Atlassian Confluence RCE fixed, PoC availableIf you're self-hosting an Atlassian Confluence Server or Data Center installation, you should upgrade to the latest available version to fix a high-severity RCE flaw for which a PoC and technical details are already public. Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updatesKali Linux 2024.2 is now available.

June 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Multiple announcements from Microsoft
2024-06-07 05:13

May 2024 Patch Tuesday was unusual because we had security updates from Adobe, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and Microsoft on the same day. On the Microsoft front, the only Critical update was for Sharepoint Server, but there were important updates for Windows 11 with 41 CVEs addressed and Windows 10 with 47 CVEs addressed.

Zyxel issues emergency RCE patch for end-of-life NAS devices
2024-06-04 17:28

Zyxel Networks has released an emergency security update to address three critical vulnerabilities impacting older NAS devices that have reached end-of-life. Although both NAS models reached the end of their support period on December 31, 2023, Zyxel released fixes for the three critical flaws in versions 5.21(AAZF.17)C0 for NAS326 and 5.21(ABAG.14)C0 for NAS542.

Exploit for critical Progress Telerik auth bypass released, patch now
2024-06-03 17:58

Researchers have published a proof-of-concept exploit script demonstrating a chained remote code execution vulnerability on Progress Telerik Report Servers. Cybersecurity researcher Sina Kheirkha developed the exploit with the help of Soroush Dalili and has now published a detailed write-up that describes the intricate process of exploiting two flaws, an authentication bypass and a deserialization issue, to execute code on the target.

Check Point warns customers to patch VPN vulnerability under active exploitation
2024-06-03 12:02

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CISA Alerts Federal Agencies to Patch Actively Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw
2024-05-30 17:45

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a security flaw impacting the Linux kernel to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence...

Exploit released for maximum severity Fortinet RCE bug, patch now
2024-05-28 16:16

Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept exploit for a maximum-severity vulnerability in Fortinet's security information and event management solution, which was patched in February.On Tuesday, over three months after Fortinet released security updates to patch this security flaw, Horizon3's Attack Team shared a proof-of-concept exploit and published a technical deep-dive.

5 Patch Management Best Practices for Success in 2024
2024-05-24 10:53

What are some patch management best practices and techniques? Following patch management "Golden rules" such as patching on test machines and organizing rollout beforehand.

Researchers call out QNAP for dragging its heels on patch development
2024-05-20 14:00

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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited D-Link Router Vulnerabilities - Patch Now
2024-05-17 06:43

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting D-Link routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on...