The vulnerabilities affect all versions of OpenVPN prior to 2.6.10 and 2.5.10. Attackers could gain full control over targeted endpoints by exploiting these vulnerabilities.
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CrowdStrike is looking to acquire patch management specialist Action1 in a deal worth nearly $1 billion. Action1’s Co-Founder and CEO confirmed the discussions with CrowdStrike employees in a memo.
RunZero recently released SSHamble, an open-source tool for testing the security of SSH services. This tool helps security teams detect dangerous misconfigurations and software bugs in SSH implementations.
The maintainers of the FreeBSD Project have released security updates to address a high-severity flaw in OpenSSH that attackers could potentially exploit to execute arbitrary code remotely with elevated privileges.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7589, carries a CVSS score of 7.4 out of a maximum of 10.0, indicating high severity.
“A signal handler in sshd(8) may call a logging function
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Cybersecurity researchers have identified a number of security shortcomings in photovoltaic system management platforms operated by Chinese companies Solarman and Deye that could enable malicious actors to cause disruption and power blackouts.
“If exploited, these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to control inverter settings that could take parts of the grid down, potentially causing
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Earth Baku has expanded its operations beyond the Indo-Pacific region to Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. They are now targeting countries like Italy, Germany, UAE, and Qatar, with suspected activities in Georgia and Romania.
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The Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2024 would require federal contractors to adhere to NIST’s vulnerability disclosure guidelines.
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Microsoft Found OpenVPN Bugs That can be Chained to Achieve RCE and LPE
/in General NewsThe vulnerabilities affect all versions of OpenVPN prior to 2.6.10 and 2.5.10. Attackers could gain full control over targeted endpoints by exploiting these vulnerabilities.
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/in General NewsRunZero recently released SSHamble, an open-source tool for testing the security of SSH services. This tool helps security teams detect dangerous misconfigurations and software bugs in SSH implementations.
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/in General NewsThe maintainers of the FreeBSD Project have released security updates to address a high-severity flaw in OpenSSH that attackers could potentially exploit to execute arbitrary code remotely with elevated privileges.
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/in General NewsThe Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2024 would require federal contractors to adhere to NIST’s vulnerability disclosure guidelines.
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