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  • The Register: Critical 9.8-rated VMware vCenter RCE bug exploited after patch fumble

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/vmware_vcenter_rce_exploited/ Source: The Register Title: Critical 9.8-rated VMware vCenter RCE bug exploited after patch fumble Feedly Summary: If you didn’t fix this a month ago, your to-do list probably needs a reshuffle Two VMware vCenter server bugs, including a critical heap-overflow vulnerability that leads to remote code execution (RCE), have been exploited in…

  • The Register: Fortinet patches VPN app flaw that could give rogue users, malware a privilege boost

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/fortinet_vpn_authentication_bypass_bug/ Source: The Register Title: Fortinet patches VPN app flaw that could give rogue users, malware a privilege boost Feedly Summary: Plus a bonus hard-coded local API key A now-patched, high-severity bug in Fortinet’s FortiClient VPN application potentially allows a low-privilege rogue user or malware on a vulnerable Windows system to gain higher…

  • Cloud Blog: Pirates in the Data Sea: AI Enhancing Your Adversarial Emulation

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/ai-enhancing-your-adversarial-emulation/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Pirates in the Data Sea: AI Enhancing Your Adversarial Emulation Feedly Summary: Matthijs Gielen, Jay Christiansen Background New solutions, old problems. Artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) are here to signal a new day in the cybersecurity world, but what does that mean for us—the attackers…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: The high security cost of legacy tech

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-the-high-security-cost-of-legacy-tech/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: The high security cost of legacy tech Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2024. Today I’m joined by Andy Wen, Google Cloud’s senior director of product management for Google Workspace, to discuss a new Google survey into the high security…

  • Hacker News: Abusing Ubuntu 24.04 features for root privilege escalation

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    Source URL: https://snyk.io/blog/abusing-ubuntu-root-privilege-escalation/ Source: Hacker News Title: Abusing Ubuntu 24.04 features for root privilege escalation Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text presents a detailed case study of a vulnerability exploitation chain discovered in Ubuntu 24.04, demonstrating a privilege escalation from a default user to root through the improper handling of…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/cisa-adds-five-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Five Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added five new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2021-26086 Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center Path Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2014-2120 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVE-2021-41277 Metabase GeoJSON API Local…

  • The Register: Admins can give thanks this November for dollops of Microsoft patches

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/november_patch_tuesday/ Source: The Register Title: Admins can give thanks this November for dollops of Microsoft patches Feedly Summary: Don’t be a turkey – get these fixed Patch Tuesday Patch Tuesday has swung around again, and Microsoft has released fixes for 89 CVE-listed security flaws in its products – including two under active attack…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: November Patch Tuesday release contains three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/november-patch-tuesday-release/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: November Patch Tuesday release contains three critical remote code execution vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: The Patch Tuesday for November of 2024 includes 91 vulnerabilities, including two that Microsoft marked as “critical.” The remaining 89 vulnerabilities listed are classified as “important.” AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Alerts: Fortinet Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/fortinet-releases-security-updates-multiple-products Source: Alerts Title: Fortinet Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Feedly Summary: Fortinet has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products, including FortiOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/07/cisa-adds-four-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Four Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-43093 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVE-2024-51567 CyberPanel Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability CVE-2019-16278 Nostromo nhttpd Directory Traversal Vulnerability CVE-2024-5910 Palo Alto Expedition Missing…