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Vulnerability Management

Max severity GitLab path traversal flaw under active reconnaissance

Laura FrenchSeptember 11, 2026

The flaw could enable sensitive files to be read with just an HTTP request.

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Vulnerability Management

Check Point patches two critical VPN gateway bugs

Steve ZurierSeptember 11, 2026

Check Point fixed two 9.8-severity VPN flaws before any known exploitation in the wild.

Ransomware

CISA: WatchGuard Firebox bug exploited in ransomware campaigns

Steve ZurierSeptember 10, 2026

Ransomware gangs are exploiting a WatchGuard Firebox flaw that CISA flagged nine months ago.

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PaperCut MF/NG flaws attacked with hundreds of AI agents

Laura FrenchSeptember 10, 2026

The AI-assisted campaign enabled attackers to gain domain admin in as little as 5 minutes.

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Network Security

F5 BIG-IP malware hides web shells in memory to evade detection

Steve ZurierSeptember 9, 2026

Memory-resident malware targeting F5 BIG-IP appliances can evade file-based security defenses.

BigBear 2.0 phishing campaign compromises MFA-protected Microsoft accounts

Laura FrenchSeptember 9, 2026

Researchers discovered more than 3,300 unique victims across 461 organizations.

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Vulnerability Management

N-able patches critical N-central RCE flaw amid exploit concerns

Steve ZurierSeptember 8, 2026

N-able patched a critical N-central RCE flaw amid concerns about potential active exploitation.

ASCII smuggling challenges email phishing filters, Microsoft warns

Laura FrenchSeptember 4, 2026

Invisible Unicode tag characters often used for AI prompt injection have appeared in high-volume phishing attacks.

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