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Fortinet has released updates to fix a critical security flaw impacting FortiSIEM that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve code execution on susceptible instances. The operating system (OS) injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-64155 , is rated 9.4 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. "An improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection') vulnerability [CWE-78] in FortiSIEM may allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands via crafted TCP requests," the company said in a Tuesday bulletin. Fortinet said the vulnerability affects only Super and Worker nodes, and that it has been addressed in the following versions - FortiSIEM 6.7.0 through 6.7.10 (Migrate to a fixed release) FortiSIEM 7.0.0 through 7.0.4 (Migrate to a fixed release) FortiSIEM 7.1.0 through 7.1.8 (Upgrade to 7.1.9 or above) FortiSIEM 7.2.0 through 7.2.6 (Upgrade to 7.2.7 or above) FortiSIEM 7.3.0 thr...

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its first security update for 2026 , addressing 114 security flaws, including one vulnerability that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 114 flaws, eight are rated Critical, and 106 are rated Important in severity. As many as 58 vulnerabilities have been classified as privilege escalation, followed by 22 information disclosure, 21 remote code execution, and five spoofing flaws. According to data collected by Fortra, the update marks the third-largest January Patch Tuesday after January 2025 and January 2022. These patches are in addition to two security flaws that Microsoft has addressed in its Edge browser since the release of the December 2025 Patch Tuesday update, including a spoofing flaw in its Android app ( CVE-2025-65046 , 3.1) and a case of insufficient policy enforcement in Chromium's WebView tag ( CVE-2026-0628 , CVSS score: 8.8). The vulnerability that has come under in-the-wild exploitation is CVE-2026-20805 (CV...

This week made one thing clear: small oversights can spiral fast. Tools meant to save time and reduce friction turned into easy entry points once basic safeguards were ignored. Attackers didn't need novel tricks. They used what was already exposed and moved in without resistance. Scale amplified the damage. A single weak configuration rippled out to millions. A repeatable flaw worked again and again. Phishing crept into apps people rely on daily, while malware blended into routine system behavior. Different victims, same playbook: look normal, move quickly, spread before alarms go off. For defenders, the pressure keeps rising. Vulnerabilities are exploited almost as soon as they surface. Claims and counterclaims appear before the facts settle. Criminal groups adapt faster each cycle. The stories that follow show where things failed—and why those failures matter going forward. ⚡ Threat of the Week Maximum Severity Security Flaw Disclosed in n8n — A maximum-severity vulnerability ...

Trend Micro has released security updates to address multiple security vulnerabilities impacting on-premise versions of Apex Central for Windows, including a critical bug that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-69258 , carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. The vulnerability has been described as a case of remote code execution affecting LoadLibraryEX. "A LoadLibraryEX vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to load an attacker-controlled DLL into a key executable, leading to execution of attacker-supplied code under the context of SYSTEM on affected installations," the cybersecurity company said. Also patched by Trend Micro are two other flaws - CVE-2025-69259 (CVSS score: 7.5) - A message unchecked NULL return value vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex Central could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to create a denial-of-service condition on affected ins...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of multiple critical-severity security flaws affecting Coolify , an open-source, self-hosting platform, that could result in authentication bypass and remote code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2025-66209 (CVSS score: 10.0) - A command injection vulnerability in the database backup functionality allows any authenticated user with database backup permissions to execute arbitrary commands on the host server, resulting in container escape and full server compromise CVE-2025-66210 (CVSS score: 10.0) - An authenticated command injection vulnerability in the database import functionality allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on managed servers, leading to full infrastructure compromise CVE-2025-66211 (CVSS score: 10.0) - A command injection vulnerability in the PostgreSQL init script management allows authenticated users with database permissions to execute arbitrary commands as root on the server ...