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Exposure is a term used in information security to describe the state in which sensitive data or system vulnerabilities are subject to potential unauthorized access or harm. This concept is central to understanding the risks that an organization's information assets face.
In an information security context, exposure can occur through various means, such as inadequate protection of data, exploitation of software flaws, or through the actions of malicious actors. The level of exposure often correlates directly to the likelihood of a cyber incident, such as a data breach or a security compromise. By assessing exposure, organizations can prioritize their security measures, reduce risk, and implement effective defenses against potential threats.
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Threat actors are suspected to be exploiting a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA), according to Arctic Wolf
Interlock's post-exploit toolkit exposed Ransomware criminals exploited CVE-2026-20131, a maximum-severity bug in Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software, as a zero-day vulnerability more than a month before Cisco patched the hole, according to Amazon security boss CJ Moses.…
A severe vulnerability affecting multiple MongoDB versions, dubbed MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847), is being actively exploited in the wild, with over 80,000 potentially vulnerable servers exposed on the public web. [...]
Over 77,000 Internet-exposed IP addresses are vulnerable to the critical React2Shell remote code execution flaw (CVE-2025-55182), with researchers now confirming that attackers have already compromised over 30 organizations across multiple sectors. [...]
Nearly 76,000 WatchGuard Firebox network security appliances are exposed on the public web and still vulnerable to a critical issue (CVE-2025-9242) that could allow a remote attacker to execute code without authentication. [...]
Exploitation of the flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-10035, is highly dependent on whether systems are exposed to the Internet, according to Fortra.
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in ServiceNow's platform that, if successfully exploited, could result in data exposure and exfiltration
Trend Research uncovered misconfigurations in NVIDIA Riva deployments, with two vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-23242 and CVE-2025-23243, contributing to their exposure. These security flaws could lead to unauthorized access, resource abuse, and potential misuse or theft of AI-powered inference services, including speech recognition and text-to-speech processing.
Patch Urgency Increases as Code to Exploit CVE-2025-1974 Vulnerability PublishedScans reveal that thousands of Kubernetes clusters' Ingress Nginx Controller software remain internet-exposed, which experts said is bad practice. More importantly, the software needs updating to fix a critical vulnerability that can be remotely exploited to seize complete control of a cluster.
Over 37,000 internet-exposed VMware ESXi instances are vulnerable to CVE-2025-22224, a critical out-of-bounds write flaw that is actively exploited in the wild. [...]
Over twelve thousand GFI KerioControl firewall instances are exposed to a critical remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-52875. [...]
Embedded Device Operating Sytem Had Flaw Allowing Hacers to Bypass Integrity CheckA critical flaw in the updating service of a popular Linux operating system for embedded devices could enable hackers to compromise firmware with malicious images. OpenWrt developers patched the vulnerability, with a CVSS core of 9.3 and tracked as CVE-2024-54143.
An automated scanner has been released to help security professionals scan environments for devices vulnerable to the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) RCE flaw tracked as CVE-2024-47176. [...]
The flaws include CVE-2023-47610, a security weaknesses within the modem’s SUPL message handlers
Nearly 52,000 internet-exposed Tinyproxy instances are vulnerable to CVE-2023-49606, a recently disclosed critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw. [...]
Approximately 22,500 exposed Palo Alto GlobalProtect firewall devices are likely vulnerable to the CVE-2024-3400 flaw, a critical command injection vulnerability that has been actively exploited in attacks since at least March 26, 2024. [...]
Jenkins, a popular open-source automation server, was discovered to be affected by a file read vulnerability, CVE-2024-23897.
Scans on the public web show that approximately 150,000 Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy secure web gateway systems are vulnerable to CVE-2024-21762, a critical security issue that allows executing code without authentication. [...]
Tracked as CVE-2024-23917, the flaw carries a CVSS rating of 9.8
Researchers found roughly 45,000 Jenkins instances exposed online that are vulnerable to CVE-2023-23897, a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw for which multiple public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits are in circulation. [...]