WordPress Image Upload Flaw Lets Authors Run Server Code
CVE-2026-65640 reaches Ghostscript on sites using Imagick; WordPress 7.0.4 and exact backports move content checks ahead of image processing.
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Microsoft Fixes LegacyHive Flaw That Gives Local Attackers Admin Rights
August Windows updates fix a public registry-hive privilege escalation; defenders can hunt its staging files, virtual paths, and unusual DLL loads.
Attackers Exploit Cisco VPN Requests to Reload Firewalls
Exposed ASA and FTD remote-access services need release-specific hot fixes; Cisco offers no workaround for the exploited denial-of-service flaw.
Two SharePoint Flaws Chain Into Unauthenticated Server Code Execution
Rapid7 joined a SharePoint identity bypass to unsafe .NET type creation. August's cumulative updates complete Microsoft's two-cycle fix.
Gunra Steals Cloud Data and Deletes Backups Before Encryption
Government agencies traced Gunra from exploited edge devices through credential theft, cloud exfiltration, backup deletion, and cross-platform ransomware.
CISA Confirms Exploitation of LoadMaster Command Injection
CISA confirms exploitation of a pre-authentication LoadMaster command-injection flaw. API-enabled appliances need a fixed release and an exposure review.
Public Open vSwitch Exploit Gives Local Linux Users Root Access
OVSwrap exploits a 16-bit nested-action limit in the Linux kernel, leaving defenders to verify both the running fix and the earlier exposure window.
Microsoft Defender Isolated a QNET Workstation in 128 Seconds
A Microsoft case study traces mshta execution to one isolated QNET host and shows which workstations qualify for the preview action.
SCTPhantom Exposes Linux SCTP to Remote Attack and Local Root
A remote SCTP peer can trigger the kernel flaw, while Tencent separately demonstrated local privilege escalation and container escape. Defenders need both reachability and running-kernel checks.
Cisco Fixes Seven IOS XE Flaws With No Workarounds
Cisco's August IOS XE hardening release fixes seven vulnerability classes across five reviewed trains; affected devices need an upgrade.
Flooding Dropper Used 846 npm Components as Cross-Platform Loaders
An automated npm campaign uses hundreds of disposable packages to launch detached native malware, with DNS TXT records as a fallback delivery channel.
Failed WordPress Login Input Reaches Conditional Server Code Execution
WordPress 7.0.3 fixes a pre-auth login-page XSS that can turn administrator interaction with a malicious site into PHP execution.
Remus Malware Stores Command Server Addresses in Ethereum Contracts
Remus uses an Ethereum smart contract to resolve changing command infrastructure before stealing browser sessions, credentials, and wallet data.