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Vulnerability Analysis

PaperCut CVE-2023-27350: When Print Management Software Becomes a Ransomware Gateway

CVE-2023-27350 in PaperCut NG/MF allowed unauthenticated RCE through the print management server. Cl0p and LockBit ransomware groups jumped on it within days.

Jan 26, 20266 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

Windows LDAP LSASS CVE-2024-49113 (LDAPNightmare)

CVE-2024-49113 crashes LSASS over LDAP referrals and pairs with CVE-2024-49112 for RCE. Exploit chain, detection, and domain controller hardening.

Jan 25, 20267 min read
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Fortinet FortiProxy CVE-2023-25610: Buffer Underwrite in Network Security Infrastructure

CVE-2023-25610 allowed unauthenticated RCE on FortiOS and FortiProxy through a buffer underwrite vulnerability. Another critical flaw in perimeter security appliances.

Jan 23, 20266 min read
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Jira Service Management CVE-2023-22501: Broken Authentication Exposes Enterprise Workflows

A critical authentication vulnerability in Jira Service Management allowed attackers to impersonate users and gain access to sensitive service desk instances. The flaw bypassed email verification controls.

Jan 22, 20266 min read
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Spring4Shell Retrospective: What CVE-2022-22965 Actually Cost the Industry

Spring4Shell was hyped as the next Log4Shell and turned out to be neither as broad nor as harmless as the early coverage suggested. A 2026 look back at the real numbers.

Jan 22, 20265 min read
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Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) and the supply chain lessons o...

A Log4Shell CVE-2021-44228 analysis covering the JNDI lookup flaw, CVSS 10.0 severity, KEV status, patch timeline, remediation steps, and the transitive dependency lessons it taught.

Jan 22, 20268 min read
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Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965): root cause and remote code...

Spring4Shell (CVE-2022-22965) let attackers manipulate Java class loaders via Spring data binding to achieve RCE on Tomcat-deployed apps. Root cause, timeline, and fixes.

Jan 22, 20269 min read
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Veeam Backup CVE-2024-40711 Unauth RCE Walkthrough

CVE-2024-40711 is a critical unauth RCE in Veeam Backup & Replication. Deserialization flaw, exploit chain, and ransomware operator abuse.

Jan 21, 20267 min read
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What is a Vulnerability Database

CVE, NVD, OSV, GHSA, KEV — vulnerability databases power every scanner's severity score. Here's how they're built, enriched, and where they fall short.

Jan 20, 20266 min read
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Log4j One Year Later: What We Learned and What We Didn't Fix

A year after Log4Shell shook the internet, many organizations still had vulnerable instances. Here's what the anniversary revealed about our industry.

Jan 19, 20267 min read
Vulnerability Analysis

FortiGate SSL-VPN Zero-Day (CVE-2022-42475): How a Heap Overflow Gave Attackers the Keys

A heap-based buffer overflow in Fortinet's SSL-VPN was actively exploited before disclosure. State-sponsored actors used it to deploy custom implants on critical infrastructure.

Jan 19, 20266 min read
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GitHub Code Signing Bypass: When the Trust Anchor Fails

A vulnerability in GitHub's commit signature verification allowed attackers to forge signed commits. The flaw undermined the integrity guarantees that code signing is supposed to provide.

Jan 19, 20266 min read

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