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CVE is a global system of standardized identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Each record, typically written as CVE-YYYY-NNNN, gives a vulnerability a stable reference and usually includes a description, affected products or versions, and links to advisories or fixes. The CVE Program coordinates the assignment and publication of records through authorized organizations, allowing researchers, vendors, security tools, and defenders to discuss the same flaw without relying on different names.
Practitioners use CVE identifiers to match vulnerabilities across asset inventories, scanners, patch advisories, and threat-intelligence reports. A CVE is an identity, not a severity score or proof that a system is exploitable: prioritization should also consider the affected configuration, exposure, available mitigations, exploit activity, and business impact. Delays in identifying vulnerable versions can leave internet-facing services or embedded components exposed, while incomplete product-to-CVE mapping can cause missed remediation. Security teams should verify the affected versions and vendor guidance before patching or applying workarounds.
Multiple versions of a WordPress plugin by the name of "School Management Pro" harbored a backdoor that could grant an adversary complete control over vulnerable websites
Cisco on Friday rolled out fixes for a medium-severity vulnerability affecting IOS XR Software that it said has been exploited in real-world attacks
Google last month addressed a high-severity flaw in its OAuth client library for Java that could be abused by a malicious actor with a compromised token to deploy arbitrary payloads
VMware has issued patches to contain two security flaws impacting Workspace ONE Access, Identity Manager, and vRealize Automation that could be exploited to backdoor enterprise networks
In a joint advisory issued today, CISA and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) warned admins of active attacks targeting a critical F5 BIG-IP network security vulnerability (CVE-2022-1388). [...]
A critical VMware bug tracked as CVE-2022-22954 continues to draw cybercriminal moths to its remote code-execution flame, with recent attacks focused on botnets and Log4Shell.
Hackers are massively exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability, CVE-2021-25094, in the Tatsu Builder plugin for WordPress, which is installed on about 100,000 websites. [...]
Image source: z3r00t The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Monday added two security flaws, including the recently disclosed remote code execution bug affecting Zyxel firewalls, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation
Hackers have started to exploit a recently patched critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-30525, that affects Zyxel firewall and VPN devices for businesses. [...]