900+ Sangoma FreePBX Instances Compromised in Ongoing Web Shell Attacks
The Shadowserver Foundation has revealed that over 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances still remain infected with web shells as part of attacks that exploited a command injection vulnerability starting in December 2025. Of these, 401 instances are located in the U.S., followed by 51 in
ClawJacked Flaw Lets Malicious Sites Hijack Local OpenClaw AI Agents via WebSocket
OpenClaw has fixed a high-severity security issue that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed a malicious website to connect to a locally running artificial intelligence (AI) agent and take over control. "Our vulnerability lives in the core system itself – no plugins, no
New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been descri
Critical Vulnerabilities in Ivanti EPMM Exploited
We discuss widespread exploitation of Ivanti EPMM zero-day vulns CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340. Attackers are deploying web shells and backdoors. The post Critical Vulnerabilities in Ivanti EPMM Exploited appeared first on Unit 42.
VShell and SparkRAT Observed in Exploitation of BeyondTrust Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731)
CVE-2026-1731 is an RCE vulnerability in identity platform BeyondTrust. This flaw allows attackers control of systems without login credentials. The post VShell and SparkRAT Observed in Exploitation of BeyondTrust Critical Vulnerability (CVE-2026-1731) appeared first on Unit 42.
Patch Tuesday, February 2026 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including patches for a whopping six "zero-day" vulnerabilities that attackers are already exploiting in the wild.
AI May Supplant Pen Testers, But Oversight & Trust Are Not There Yet
Crowdsourced bug bounties and pen-testing firms see AI agents stealing the low-hanging vulnerabilities from their human counterparts. Oversight remains key.
Google Looker Bugs Allow Cross-Tenant RCE, Data Exfil
Attackers could even have used one vulnerable Lookout user to gain access to other GCP tenants' environments.
Data Tool to Triage Exploited Vulnerabilities Can Make KEV More Useful
A disconnect exists between an organization's cybersecurity needs and lists like CISA's KEV Catalog. KEV Collider combines data from multiple open source vulnerability frameworks to help security teams quickly assess which are important, based on their priorities.
Microsoft Patches 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days
Three of those zero-days are security feature bypass flaws, which give attackers a way to slip past built-in protections in multiple Microsoft products.
Docker Fixes Critical Ask Gordon AI Flaw Allowing Code Execution via Image Metadata
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw impacting Ask Gordon, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant built into Docker Desktop and the Docker Command-Line Interface (CLI), that could be exploited to execute code and exfiltrate sensitive
CISA Adds Actively Exploited SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, flagging it as actively exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CV