Jan 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has shed light on a now-patched security flaw impacting Apple macOS that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker running as "root" to bypass the operating system's System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers by loading third-party kernel extensions. The … [Read more...] about Microsoft Uncovers macOS Vulnerability CVE-2024-44243 Allowing Rootkit Installation
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Hackers Exploit Aviatrix Controller Vulnerability to Deploy Backdoors and Crypto Miners
Jan 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting the Aviatrix Controller cloud networking platform has come under active exploitation in the wild to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Cloud security firm Wiz said it's currently responding to "multiple incidents" involving the weaponization of … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Aviatrix Controller Vulnerability to Deploy Backdoors and Crypto Miners
Researchers Uncover Nuclei Vulnerability Enabling Signature Bypass and Code Execution
Jan 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei, a widely-used open-source vulnerability scanner that, if successfully exploited, could allow attackers to bypass signature checks and potentially execute malicious code. Tracked as CVE-2024-43405, it carries a CVSS score of 7.4 out of a … [Read more...] about Researchers Uncover Nuclei Vulnerability Enabling Signature Bypass and Code Execution
Cleo File Transfer Vulnerability Under Exploitation – Patch Pending, Mitigation Urged
Dec 10, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Analysis Users of Cleo-managed file transfer software are being urged to ensure that their instances are not exposed to the internet following reports of mass exploitation of a vulnerability affecting fully patched systems. Cybersecurity company Huntress said it discovered evidence of threat actors exploiting the issue en … [Read more...] about Cleo File Transfer Vulnerability Under Exploitation – Patch Pending, Mitigation Urged
Cisco Warns of Exploitation of Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability
Dec 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco on Monday updated an advisory to warn customers of active exploitation of a decade-old security flaw impacting its Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2014-2120 (CVSS score: 4.3), concerns a case of insufficient input validation in ASA's WebVPN login page that could allow an … [Read more...] about Cisco Warns of Exploitation of Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability
PAN-OS Firewall Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation – IoCs Released
Nov 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Palo Alto Networks has released new indicators of compromise (IoCs) a day after the network security vendor confirmed that a new zero-day vulnerability impacting its PAN-OS firewall management interface has been actively exploited in the wild. To that end, the company said it observed malicious activity originating … [Read more...] about PAN-OS Firewall Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation – IoCs Released
Hackers Exploit Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials
Oct 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Email Security Unknown threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in the open-source Roundcube webmail software as part of a phishing attack designed to steal user credentials. Russian cybersecurity company Positive Technologies said it discovered last month that an email was sent to an … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials
Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability
Oct 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Privacy / Mobile Security Apple has released iOS and iPadOS updates to address two security issues, one of which could have allowed a user's passwords to be read out aloud by its VoiceOver assistive technology. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44204, has been described as a logic problem in the new Passwords app impacting a slew of … [Read more...] about Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability
Ivanti Warns of Active Exploitation of Newly Patched Cloud Appliance Vulnerability
Sep 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Threat Intelligence Ivanti has revealed that a newly patched security flaw in its Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-8190 (CVSS score: 7.2), which allows remote code execution under certain circumstances. "An OS command injection … [Read more...] about Ivanti Warns of Active Exploitation of Newly Patched Cloud Appliance Vulnerability
Apple Vision Pro Vulnerability Exposed Virtual Keyboard Inputs to Attackers
Sep 13, 2024Ravie LakshmananVirtual Reality / Vulnerability Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw impacting Apple's Vision Pro mixed reality headset that, if successfully exploited, could allow malicious attackers to infer data entered on the device's virtual keyboard. The attack, dubbed GAZEploit, has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-40865. "A novel … [Read more...] about Apple Vision Pro Vulnerability Exposed Virtual Keyboard Inputs to Attackers