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.
As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin
Hackers exploit a zero-day privilege escalation vulnerability in the 'Ultimate Member' WordPress plugin to compromise websites by bypassing security measures and registering rogue administrator accounts. [...]
Attackers behind an ongoing series of proxyjacking attacks are hacking into vulnerable SSH servers exposed online to monetize them through services that pay for sharing unused Internet bandwidth. [...]
CWE Top 25 list is calculated from two years of vulnerability data
An active financially motivated campaign is targeting vulnerable SSH servers to covertly ensnare them into a proxy network
MITRE has released its annual list of the Top 25 "most dangerous software weaknesses" for the year 2023
Cough, cough, use Rust. Plus: Eight more exploited bugs added to CISA's must-patch list The most dangerous type of software bug is the out-of-bounds write, according to MITRE this week. This type of flaw is responsible for 70 CVE-tagged holes in the US government's list of known vulnerabilities that are under active attack and need to be patched, we note.…
The new brand is launched alongside new product security platform capabilities such as a vulnerability management (VM) co-pilot and incident response investigation management, providing automation and workflows for the many teams involved in product security.
The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as Andariel leveraged a previously undocumented malware called EarlyRat in attacks exploiting the Log4j Log4Shell vulnerability last year
The popular package manager for software developers has been vulnerable to this attack vector for a while, and negligent in fixing the problem, according to a former employee.
Data protection vendor Arcserve has addressed a high-severity security flaw in its Unified Data Protection (UDP) backup software that can let attackers bypass authentication and gain admin privileges. [...]
Developers' enthusiasm for ChatGPT and other LLM tools leaves most organizations largely unprepared to defend against the vulnerabilities that the nascent technology creates.
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Gentoo Soko that could lead to remote code execution (RCE) on vulnerable systems
Failure to match metadata with packaged files is perfect for supply chain attacks The npm Public Registry, a database of JavaScript packages, fails to compare npm package manifest data with the archive of files that data describes, creating an opportunity for the installation and execution of malicious files.…
Siemens Energy has confirmed that data was stolen during the recent Clop ransomware data-theft attacks using a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer platform. [...]
A report from Recorded Future highlights how digital cable management systems are vulnerable to nation-state attacks
As the business environment becomes increasingly connected, organizations’ attack surfaces continue to expand, making it challenging to map and secure both known and unknown assets. In particular, unknown assets present security challenges related to shadow IT, misconfigurations, ineffective scan coverage, among others. Given attack surface sprawl and evolving threats, many organizations are
Fortinet has rolled out updates to address a critical security vulnerability impacting its FortiNAC network access control solution that could lead to the execution of arbitrary code
AI-generated code promises quicker fixes for vulnerabilities, but ultimately developers and security teams must balance competing interests.
Security and IT teams are routinely forced to adopt software before fully understanding the security risks. And AI tools are no exception