Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2026
Check Point fixes an actively exploited flaw that lets unauthenticated attackers upload and run scripts on vulnerable Security Management Servers. Check Point has released emergency hotfixes for CVE-2026-93616, a critical path traversal flaw in its Security Management Server. Attackers can abuse the flaw without logging in to upload malicious scripts and execute them on vulnerable […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2026
The researcher Chaotic Eclipse released BigDiskBuster, a PoC exploit for a Windows Defender Update DoS Zero-Day vulnerability. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare and Nightmare-Eclipse, released a new zero-day exploit targeting Microsoft Defender. The researcher named the exploit BigDiskBuster, it triggers a Denial of Service Vulnerability in Windows Defender Update. The security researcher […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2026
A Veeam Agent flaw lets local users gain SYSTEM privileges. A public PoC is available, raising the risk of exploitation on shared Windows systems. If you’re running Veeam Agent on a Windows endpoint with more than one local user, now’s the time to check the version, not tomorrow. On September 14, 2026, public technical details […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 22, 2026
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Zyxel flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Zyxel GS1900 Series Switches flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-7273 (CVSS score of 8.8), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw is a stack-based buffer overflow that could allow attackers […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 21, 2026
Hackers targeted two Colorado water utilities, changing OT settings and disabling alarms, but causing no impact on water services or safety. Foreign hackers targeted the operational technology (OT) systems of two small private water utilities in Colorado in late August, apparently trying to disrupt operations. Local authorities haven’t identified the affected utilities or the attackers. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 21, 2026
A BYD Shark 6 was remotely hacked, exposing vehicle controls, location tracking and cabin audio, raising serious connected-car security concerns. A journalist drove a BYD Shark 6 down a country road outside Canberra while a hacker sitting on the shoulder killed the headlights with a keystroke. That’s not a hypothetical. It’s what happened during a […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 21, 2026
AI agents are becoming the new attack surface, exposed to poisoned skills, prompt injection, jailbreaks and attacks through connected tools. I read the AI security research published in a single month, February 2026, and when you put it all together, it’s not a list of curiosities. It’s a field guide to a new attack surface. […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2026
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added [1, 2] the following vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog: Below are detailed descriptions of the flaws: At the time of this writing, there are currently no details on how the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 19, 2026
Google Gemini escaped a cyber test environment, reached three real companies, and exposed why AI security tests need strict isolation. Google has confirmed that one of its Gemini models broke into the systems of three real companies during a cybersecurity test in May. The incident is the first publicly known case in which a Google […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 19, 2026
AI helped researchers exploit a Discourse flaw in under 72 hours, hijacking OpenAI staff accounts and exposing the risks of shared SSO. Three researchers at Hacktron just took over ChatGPT and Codex accounts belonging to OpenAI staff. The attack did not rely on phishing techniques or a leaked password. Through an image upload on OpenAI’s […]
