March Patch Tuesday sees Hyper-V join the guest-host escape club

March 12, 2024 at 08:21PM Microsoft’s latest Patch Tuesday delivered 61 CVE-tagged vulnerabilities, including two critical bugs affecting Windows Hyper-V hypervisor. One is a remote code execution (RCE) flaw, while the other is a denial of service (DOS) vulnerability. Other high-severity flaws include a critical RCE in Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) and an elevation of … Read more

Exploiting the latest max-severity ConnectWise bug is ’embarrassingly easy’

February 21, 2024 at 12:49PM A critical RCE vulnerability in ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect requires urgent patching due to its severity. The exploit allows an attacker to compromise user accounts and gain admin access, potentially leading to RMM tool attacks. The company has released patches, urging immediate updates due to the high risk of attacks. Limited threat … Read more

New Fortinet RCE bug is actively exploited, CISA confirms

February 9, 2024 at 04:03PM CISA confirmed active exploitation of a critical RCE bug in Fortinet’s FortiOS. Vulnerable admins can disable SSL VPN to mitigate risk. CISA added the CVE-2022-48618 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, mandating federal agencies secure FortiOS devices. Fortinet confusingly denied, then admitted RCE vulnerabilities, prompting urgent device security due to … Read more

New Fortinet RCE flaw in SSL VPN likely exploited in attacks

February 8, 2024 at 06:14PM Fortinet warns of a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-21762/FG-IR-24-015) in FortiOS SSL VPN, with a 9.6 severity rating. Unpatched versions affected. Recommended upgrades provided. Those unable to patch can mitigate by disabling SSL VPN. Potential exploitation by threat actors. Urgent device updates advised due to high severity and possible … Read more

JetBrains warns of new TeamCity auth bypass vulnerability

February 6, 2024 at 12:36PM JetBrains has issued a critical security alert, urging customers to patch their TeamCity On-Premises servers to address a vulnerability (CVE-2024-23917) allowing attackers to gain admin privileges through remote code execution attacks. Customers are advised to update to version 2023.11.3 immediately. An earlier flaw (CVE-2023-42793) has been exploited by various threat … Read more

Godzilla Web Shell Attacks Stomp on Critical Apache ActiveMQ Flaw

January 22, 2024 at 06:09PM A new wave of cyberattacks is targeting a critical remote code-execution vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, using the Godzilla Web shell to gain control. The vulnerability, CVE-2023-46604, affects multiple versions of ActiveMQ and allows for malicious port scanning, code injection, and other activities. Over 3,400 vulnerable servers have been identified, leading … Read more

Double trouble for VMware and Atlassian admins – there are critical flaws to fix

January 16, 2024 at 01:12PM Critical vulnerabilities in Atlassian and VMware products have been revealed. Atlassian’s Confluence Data Center and Server have a flaw allowing remote code execution, and Jira Software Data Center and Server are susceptible to XML external entity attacks. VMware’s Aria Automation faces a missing access control issue, all requiring immediate patching … Read more

Atlassian warns of critical RCE flaw in older Confluence versions

January 16, 2024 at 10:23AM Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server had a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2023-22527) impacting versions released before December 5, 2023. The flaw allowed unauthenticated attackers to perform remote code execution. Atlassian fixed the vulnerability in later versions and advises users to install the latest version to protect against potential … Read more

Ivanti warns critical EPM bug lets hackers hijack enrolled devices

January 4, 2024 at 04:46PM Ivanti resolved a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its Endpoint Management software (EPM), impacting all supported versions. Attackers on internal networks can exploit the flaw without requiring privileges or user interaction. Ivanti has prevented public access to full details on the vulnerability, aiming to provide customers with time … Read more

Google Releases Eighth Zero-Day Patch of 2023 for Chrome

December 22, 2023 at 01:12PM Google has released an urgent update to address a critical vulnerability in Chrome, identified as CVE-2023-7024. This heap buffer overflow flaw in Chrome’s WebRTC module allows remote code execution. While the threat is significant, Chrome’s sandbox and site isolation features provide some protection. The bug also extends to Microsoft Edge, … Read more