RCE

Pierluigi Paganini January 10, 2023
Remote code execution bug discovered in the popular JsonWebToken library

The open-source jsonwebtoken (JWT) library is affected by a high-severity security flaw that could lead to remote code execution. The open-source JsonWebToken (JWT) library is affected by a high-severity security flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-23529 (CVSS score: 7.6), that could lead to remote code execution. The package is maintained by Auth0, it had over 9 million weekly downloads […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 25, 2022
Critical Linux Kernel flaw affects SMB servers with ksmbd enabled

Experts warn of a critical Linux Kernel vulnerability (CVSS score of 10) impacting SMB servers that can lead to remote code execution. A critical Linux kernel vulnerability (CVSS score of 10) exposes SMB servers with ksmbd enabled to hack. KSMBD is a Linux kernel server that implements SMB3 protocol in kernel space for sharing files […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 15, 2022
Experts found critical RCE in Spotify’s Backstage

Researchers discovered a critical vulnerability impacting Spotify’s Backstage Software Catalog and Developer Platform. Researchers from the security firm Oxeye discovered a critical Remote Code Execution in Spotify’s Backstage (CVSS Score of 9.8). Backstage is Spotify’s open-source platform for building developer portals, it’s used by a several organizations, including American Airlines, Netflix, Splunk, Fidelity Investments and Epic Games. […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 10, 2022
Apple out-of-band patches fix remote code execution bugs in iOS and macOS

Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to fix a couple of code execution vulnerabilities in the libxml2 library. Apple released out-of-band patches for iOS and macOS to address two code execution flaws, tracked as CVE-2022-40303 and CVE-2022-40304, in the libxml2 library for parsing XML documents. The two vulnerabilities were discovered by Google Project […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 18, 2022
Critical Remote Code Execution issue impacts popular post-exploitation toolkit Cobalt Strike

HelpSystems, the company that developed the Cobalt Strike platform, addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in its software. HelpSystems, the company that developed the commercial post-exploitation toolkit Cobalt Strike, addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-42948, in its platform. The company released an out-of-band security update to address the remote code […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 12, 2022
Aruba fixes critical vulnerabilities in EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator

Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator. Aruba addressed multiple critical severity vulnerabilities in the EdgeConnect Enterprise Orchestrator that can be exploited by remote attackers to compromise the vulnerable host. Aruba EdgeConnect Orchestrator is a centralized SD-WAN management solution that allows enterprises to control their WAN. Below are the vulnerabilities addressed […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2022
Sophos warns of a new actively exploited flaw in Firewall product

Sophos warns that a critical code injection security vulnerability in its Firewall product is actively exploited in the wild. Sophos warns of a critical code injection security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-3236, affecting its Firewall product which is being exploited in the wild. The CVE-2022-3236 flaw resides in the User Portal and Webadmin of Sophos Firewall, […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 07, 2022
Zyxel addressed a critical RCE flaw in its NAS devices

Networking equipment vendor Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Zyxel addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-34747, impacting its network-attached storage (NAS) devices. The CVE-2022-34747 (CVSS score: 9.8) flaw is classified as a format string vulnerability that resides in Zyxel NAS326 firmware versions prior to V5.21(AAZF.12)C0. An attacker can exploit […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
Microsoft publicly discloses details on critical ChromeOS flaw

Microsoft shared technical details of a critical ChromeOS flaw that could be exploited to trigger a DoS condition or for remote code execution. Microsoft shared details of a critical ChromeOS vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-2587 (CVSS score of 9.8). The flaw is an out-of-bounds write issue in OS Audio Server that could be exploited to trigger […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2022
GitLab fixed a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) bug in CE and EE releases

DevOps platform GitLab fixed a critical remote code execution flaw in its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases. DevOps platform GitLab has released security updates to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-2884 (CVSS 9.9), affecting its GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) releases. An authenticated attacker […]