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Vulnerability Analysis

Cisco IOS XE CVE-2023-20198: Tens of Thousands of Devices Implanted

A critical zero-day in Cisco IOS XE's web UI allowed unauthenticated attackers to create admin accounts and deploy implants on over 40,000 devices worldwide.

Feb 5, 20265 min read
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curl CVE-2023-38545: The Worst curl Vulnerability in Years

A heap buffer overflow in curl's SOCKS5 proxy handshake earned a severity rating of HIGH from curl's creator Daniel Stenberg, who called it the worst curl flaw in a long time.

Feb 5, 20265 min read
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JetBrains TeamCity CVE-2023-42793: When Your Build Server Becomes the Attack Vector

A critical authentication bypass in TeamCity allowed unauthenticated attackers to gain admin access to CI/CD servers. State-sponsored groups exploited it to compromise software supply chains.

Feb 4, 20266 min read
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Progress WS_FTP CVE-2023-40044: Another File Transfer Platform Falls to Pre-Auth RCE

A critical deserialization vulnerability in Progress WS_FTP Server allowed unauthenticated RCE. Coming after MOVEit, it proved that file transfer platforms remain a systemic weak point.

Feb 4, 20265 min read
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PwnKit Five Years On: Why CVE-2021-4034 Still Lives in Production

PwnKit was a trivial local privilege escalation in polkit that affected nearly every Linux distribution for over a decade. The technical details and the residual risk in 2026.

Feb 3, 20265 min read
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WinRAR Zero-Day CVE-2023-38831: Weaponized Archives in the Wild

A WinRAR vulnerability exploited since April 2023 allowed attackers to execute arbitrary code when users opened seemingly harmless files inside ZIP archives.

Feb 2, 20265 min read
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SonicWall SMA 1000 CVE-2025-23006 Pre-Auth RCE

CVE-2025-23006 is a pre-auth deserialization RCE in SonicWall SMA 1000. Exploit chain, detection signals, and appliance hardening.

Feb 2, 20267 min read
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Ivanti EPMM Zero-Day CVE-2023-35078: Norwegian Government Breach

A critical authentication bypass in Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile was exploited to breach Norwegian government agencies, earning a perfect CVSS 10.0 score.

Feb 1, 20264 min read
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Zenbleed: AMD CPU Vulnerability Leaks Data Across Processes (CVE-2023-20593)

A speculative execution bug in AMD Zen 2 processors allows attackers to steal sensitive data at 30KB per core per second, affecting cloud environments and shared infrastructure.

Jan 31, 20265 min read
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Citrix NetScaler Zero-Day CVE-2023-3519: Mass Exploitation in the Wild

CVE-2023-3519 allowed unauthenticated remote code execution on Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway devices, leading to widespread exploitation and CISA emergency directives.

Jan 31, 20265 min read
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Zimbra Collaboration CVE-2023-37580: XSS Zero-Day Exploited by Four Nation-State Groups

A reflected XSS vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration was exploited by four distinct threat groups targeting government organizations worldwide. The campaign showed how even 'low severity' bugs enable espionage.

Jan 30, 20265 min read
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Microsoft Teams Vulnerability: External Tenant Attacks and the Collaboration Security Gap

Researchers demonstrated that Microsoft Teams' default configuration allowed external attackers to deliver malware directly to employees, bypassing email security controls entirely.

Jan 29, 20266 min read

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