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Week in review: Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, PoC for SolarWinds WHD flaw released
2024-09-29 08:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Windows Server 2025 gets hotpatching option, without reboots Organizations that plan to upgrade to...

PoC for critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability released (CVE-2024-28987)
2024-09-25 14:07

Details about and proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for CVE-2024-28987, a recently patched SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) vulnerability that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to...

PoC exploit for exploited Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance flaw released (CVE-2024-8190)
2024-09-17 09:55

CVE-2024-8190, an OS command injection vulnerability in Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) v4.6, is under active exploitation. Details about the attacks are still unknown, but there may be more...

Progress WhatsUp Gold Exploited Just Hours After PoC Release for Critical Flaw
2024-09-13 11:04

Malicious actors are likely leveraging publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed security flaws in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold to conduct opportunistic attacks....

Adobe completes fix for Reader bug with known PoC exploit (CVE-2024-41869)
2024-09-12 12:05

Among the security updates released by Adobe on Tuesday are those for various versions of Adobe Acrobat and Reader, which fix two critical flaws that could lead to arbitrary code execution:...

Adobe fixes Acrobat Reader zero-day with public PoC exploit
2024-09-11 17:42

A cybersecurity researcher is urging users to upgrade Adobe Acrobat Reader after a fix was released yesterday for a remote code execution zero-day with a public in-the-wild proof-of-concept exploit. [...]

Hackers use PoC exploits in attacks 22 minutes after release
2024-07-13 15:16

Threat actors are quick to weaponize available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits in actual attacks, sometimes as quickly as 22 minutes after exploits are made publicly available. [...]

Chinese APT40 group swifly leverages public PoC exploits
2024-07-09 11:33

Chinese state-sponsored cyber group APT40 is amazingly fast at adapting public proof-of-concept exploits for vulnerabilities in widely used software, an advisory released by intelligence and cybersecurity agencies from eight countries warns. APT 40 "Appears to prefer exploiting vulnerable, public-facing infrastructure over techniques that require user interaction, such as phishing campaigns," and has been known to exploit vulnerabilities in software such as Log4J, Atlassian Confluence and Microsoft Exchange.

PoC exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst flaw published (CVE-2024-5276)
2024-06-27 09:19

A critical SQL injection vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow has been patched; a PoC exploit is already available online. Fortra FileCatalyst is an enterprise software solution for accellerated, UDP-based file transfer of large files.

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.