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Cisco Alerts Users to Vulnerability in IOS and IOS XE Software Following Exploitation Attempts

Cisco Warns of Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in IOS and IOS XE Software Cisco has issued a warning regarding a significant vulnerability affecting its IOS Software and IOS XE Software, which could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on compromised systems. This medium-severity security flaw, designated as…

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OpenRefine’s Zip Slip Vulnerability Poses Risk of Malicious Code Execution by Attackers

A critical security vulnerability has been uncovered in OpenRefine, an open-source tool for data cleaning and transformation, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution on affected systems. The flaw, designated as CVE-2023-37476, holds a CVSS score of 7.8 and is categorized as a Zip Slip vulnerability. It affects versions 3.7.3 and earlier,…

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Patch Released for Mali GPU Kernel Driver Vulnerability Addressing Ongoing Exploitation of Arm Issues

Arm has recently issued critical security patches to address a vulnerability in the Mali GPU Kernel Driver, which has been actively exploited in the field. This security flaw, designated as CVE-2023-4211, affects multiple driver versions, including the Midgard, Bifrost, and Valhall GPU Kernel Drivers across a range of versions. The…

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Looney Tunables: New Linux Vulnerability Allows Privilege Escalation on Major Distributions

A newly identified security vulnerability in the GNU C library has come to light, referred to as Looney Tunables. This flaw exists within the ld.so dynamic loader, and if exploited, could result in local privilege escalation, thereby providing malicious actors the ability to obtain root access. The vulnerability is cataloged…

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Atlassian Confluence Targeted by Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability – Immediate Patch Required

Atlassian has announced critical updates to address a severe zero-day vulnerability impacting publicly available Confluence Data Center and Server instances. The flaw, identified as CVE-2023-22515, poses a significant security risk as it can be exploited remotely by attackers to create unauthorized administrator accounts, consequently allowing access to Confluence servers. This…

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Apple Releases Security Updates to Address Actively Exploited iOS Zero-Day Vulnerability

On Wednesday, Apple released critical security updates aimed at mitigating a recently identified zero-day vulnerability in both iOS and iPadOS. This flaw, designated as CVE-2023-42824, is reportedly being exploited in the wild, raising alarm for users and businesses alike. The vulnerability exists within the kernel and can be exploited by…

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CISA Alerts on Ongoing Exploitation of JetBrains and Windows Vulnerabilities

CISA Alerts on New Vulnerabilities Affecting JetBrains and Microsoft Windows On Wednesday, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) updated its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog by adding two critical security flaws that are currently under active exploitation. The new entries underscore a growing concern among cybersecurity professionals regarding…

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Security Update for Two New Vulnerabilities in Curl Library Set for Release on October 11

Recently, the maintainers of the Curl library issued a warning regarding two significant security vulnerabilities, which are slated for resolution in an upcoming update scheduled for October 11, 2023. This advisory pertains to vulnerabilities designated as CVE-2023-38545, classified as high-severity, and CVE-2023-38546, noted as low-severity. Details regarding the specific version…

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Critical Vulnerabilities in ConnectedIO’s 3G/4G Routers Threaten IoT Security

Recent findings have unveiled multiple critical security vulnerabilities in ConnectedIO’s ER2000 edge routers and associated cloud management platform that can be exploited by cybercriminals to run malicious code and gain access to sensitive information. This revelation poses a serious risk to numerous organizations that rely on these technologies. The vulnerabilities…

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