Vulnerabilities are flaws attackers can exploit to access systems or data; timely patching, isolation, and least privilege reduce the impact.
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A vulnerability is a weakness in a system’s design, code, configuration, or operating process that could allow an attacker to violate a security requirement. It may affect software, hardware, networks, cloud services, or exposed interfaces, and is not automatically exploitable: practical risk depends on factors such as exposure, required privileges, available attack paths, and existing controls. Outcomes can include unauthorized access, information disclosure, code execution, or disruption of service.
Effective vulnerability management combines accurate asset inventory with code review, security testing, scanning, and trusted vulnerability intelligence. Organizations should prioritize weaknesses affecting reachable, business-critical systems—especially when exploitation is known or requires little access—then patch or otherwise mitigate them and verify the fix. Where patching is delayed, controls such as disabling an exposed feature, restricting network access, or strengthening authentication can reduce the attack surface. Records should preserve affected versions, risk decisions, remediation owners, and validation results.
Two information disclosure flaws have been identified in apport and systemd-coredump, the core dump handlers in Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and Fedora, according to the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU)
Two critical vulnerabilities affecting the open-source forum software vBulletin have been discovered, with one confirmed to be actively exploited in the wild. [...]
Vulnerability Researchers: Start Tracking LLM Capabilities, Says Veteran Bug HunterLarge language models have taken a big step forward in their ability to help chase down code flaws, said a vulnerability researcher who successfully trained OpenAI's o3 to review Linux kernel code, leading to the LLM - in an apparent first - discovering a new zero-day vulnerability in the code.
The China-linked threat actor behind the recent in-the-wild exploitation of a critical security flaw in SAP NetWeaver has been attributed to a broader set of attacks targeting organizations in Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia since 2023
Security teams should use vulnerability context alongside KEV lists to prioritize patching, OX argued
No formal attribution made but two separate probes hint at the same suspect Thousands of Asus routers are currently ensnared by a new botnet that is trying to disable Trend Micro security features before exploiting vulnerabilities for backdoor access.…
EasyDMARC found that just 7.7% of the world’s top 1.8 million email domains have implemented the most stringent DMARC policy
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical unpatched security flaw impacting TI WooCommerce Wishlist plugin for WordPress that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files
Researchers Uncover Critical Flaws Enable Remote Device TakeoverA ubiquitous industrial power monitoring device contains three critical vulnerabilities in its firmware that could allow attackers to disrupt operations by remotely crashing them or executing unwanted code. The device is the Rockwell Automation PowerMonitor 1000 Remote.
Two NHS England trusts could see highly sensitive patient records exposed
A financially motivated threat actor has been observed exploiting a recently disclosed remote code execution flaw affecting the Craft Content Management System (CMS) to deploy multiple payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, a loader dubbed Mimo Loader, and residential proxyware
Prompt Injection, HTML Output Rendering Could Be Used for ExploitHackers can exploit vulnerabilities in a generative artificial intelligence assistant integrated across GitLab's DevSecOps platform to manipulate the model's output, exfiltrate source code and potentially deliver malicious content through the platform's user interface.
CISA Advisory Says Threat Actors Stole App Secrets in Azure-Hosted Backup PlatformA suspected Chinese state hacking group linked to last year’s telecom intrusions breached Commvault’s Microsoft Azure environment, exposing sensitive Microsoft 365 credentials and reigniting fears over U.S. cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities and default security settings.
Not every "critical" vulnerability is a critical risk. Picus Exposure Validation cuts through the noise by testing what's actually exploitable in your environment — so you can patch what matters. [...]
Organizations need to broaden their strategy to manage vulnerabilities more effectively and strengthen network cyber resilience.
The audit of the NVD will be conducted by the US Department of Commerce’s Office of Inspector General
Trend™ Research has been tracking an active APT threat actor named Earth Lamia, targeting multiple industries in Brazil, India and Southeast Asia countries at least since 2023. The threat actor primarily exploits vulnerabilities in web applications to gain access to targeted organizations.
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published a white paper introducing a new metric called Likely Exploited Vulnerabilities (LEV)