All news in category “Security Advisory and Patch Watch”

⚠️ Google released an emergency patch for a high‑severity Type Confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine (CVE-2025-13223), which the company says is being exploited in the wild. The flaw, rated CVSS 8.8 and discovered by Clément Lecigne of Google TAG, affects Chromium‑based browsers and can enable heap corruption and potential code execution. Administrators should prioritize updating Chrome to the patched 142.0.7444.175/.176 builds. A second V8 issue, CVE-2025-13224, is also fixed.

🔒 Fortinet's FortiWeb appliances are affected by a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-64446 that researchers say was exploited in the wild before an official advisory. The issue chains a relative path traversal to an internal CGI backend with an HTTP_CGIINFO header authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated admin impersonation and potential remote code execution. Fortinet released fixes in multiple 7.x and 8.x maintenance updates and recommends disabling HTTP/HTTPS on internet-facing management interfaces if upgrades cannot be applied immediately.

⚠ A vulnerability in Shelly Pro 4PM (CVE-2025-11243) can cause device reboots and denial-of-service conditions. Due to insufficient input bounds checking in the device's JSON parser, specially crafted RPC requests can trigger memory overallocation and force a reboot. Devices running firmware prior to v1.6 are affected; CISA notes the exploit is reachable from adjacent networks with low attack complexity. Operators should update to v1.6.0 or later and limit network exposure.

🔒 This advisory describes a cryptographic weakness in Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure Machine SCADA Expert and Pro-face BLUE Open Studio that could allow credential recovery from project files. An attacker with read access to Edge project or offline cache files can brute-force weak hashes to recover app-native or Active Directory passwords (CVE-2025-9317); the flaw requires local/file access and is not remotely exploitable. Apply 2023.1 Patch 1 immediately or implement recommended mitigations such as strict ACLs, strong project master passwords, removing embedded passwords, and following ICS cybersecurity best practices.

🔒 Schneider Electric has released updates for PowerChute Serial Shutdown to address multiple vulnerabilities that may be exploited locally on the network. The issues include path traversal (CWE-22, CVE-2025-11565), excessive authentication attempts (CWE-307, CVE-2025-11566), and incorrect default permissions (CWE-276, CVE-2025-11567) with CVSS scores up to 7.8. Schneider Electric published version 1.4 with fixes for Windows and Linux; administrators should upgrade and apply recommended permissions and network isolation measures.

⚠️ A remote-accessible out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CVE-2025-12056) in Shelly Pro 3EM can be triggered by a specially crafted Modbus request to force the device to access illegal memory addresses and reboot. CISA assigns a CVSS v4 score of 8.3 and warns this may result in a denial-of-service condition. Shelly did not respond to coordination; users should contact the vendor, keep devices updated, minimize network exposure, and follow recommended ICS defensive practices.

🔔 CISA released six Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories detailing current security issues, vulnerabilities, and potential exploits affecting multiple vendors and products. The advisories cover Schneider Electric products (including EcoStruxure Machine SCADA Expert, Pro-face BLUE Open Studio, and PowerChute Serial Shutdown), Shelly Pro devices, and METZ CONNECT hardware. One advisory is an update (B) to a prior Schneider Electric notice. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the technical details and apply recommended mitigations promptly.

⚠️ CISA has added CVE-2025-58034, a Fortinet FortiWeb OS command code injection vulnerability, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after evidence of active exploitation. The agency recommends a reduced remediation timeframe of one week due to recent and ongoing exploitation and points to BOD 23-02 for steps to limit exposure from internet-accessible management interfaces. Although BOD 22-01 applies to Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation and vulnerability management for KEV entries.

🔒 METZ CONNECT released firmware updates addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities in EWIO2 devices that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass authentication, upload and execute arbitrary code, and read PHP source files. The flaws include an authentication bypass, PHP remote file inclusion, unrestricted file uploads, path traversal, and improper access control. METZ CONNECT firmware 2.2.0 remediates these issues; administrators should schedule and install the update and ensure devices are not exposed to the internet.

🔒 Google released an emergency update to address a newly discovered Chrome zero-day, CVE-2025-13223, which is being actively exploited. The high-severity flaw stems from a type confusion vulnerability in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine and was reported by Clement Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group. Patches are available in versions 142.0.7444.175/.176 for Windows, 142.0.7444.176 for macOS, and 142.0.7444.175 for Linux; users should check About Google Chrome and relaunch to apply the update.

🔔 Amazon RDS for Oracle now supports the Oracle October 2025 Release Update (RU) for 19c and 21c, and the corresponding Spatial Patch Bundle for 19c. AWS recommends upgrading because the RU includes six new security patches for Oracle database products, and the Spatial Patch Bundle provides important fixes and performance improvements for Oracle Spatial and Graph. You can apply the RU from the Amazon RDS Management Console or programmatically via the AWS SDK or CLI, and enable Automatic Minor Version Upgrade to install updates during your maintenance window. To deploy the Spatial Patch Bundle, select the 'Spatial Patch Bundle Engine Versions' checkbox when creating new instances or upgrade existing instances to engine version '19.0.0.0.ru-2025-10.spb-1.r1'.

🔔 Amazon RDS for MariaDB now supports community minor versions 10.6.24, 10.11.15, and 11.4.9. Customers are recommended to upgrade to these latest minor releases to address known security vulnerabilities and gain bug fixes, performance improvements, and new community features. You can enable automatic minor version upgrades or use Amazon RDS Managed Blue/Green deployments to apply updates during scheduled maintenance windows. See the Amazon RDS User Guide for upgrade and deployment details.

🛡️ Google has released emergency Chrome updates addressing two V8 engine type confusion flaws, including an actively exploited vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-13223 (CVSS 8.8) that can lead to arbitrary code execution or crashes. The patch also fixes CVE-2025-13224 flagged by Google's AI agent Big Sleep and completes a set of seven zero-days addressed this year. Users should update Chrome to 142.0.7444.175/.176 (Windows/macOS/Linux) and apply fixes for other Chromium-based browsers when available.

🔧 Microsoft acknowledged that the November Patch Tuesday update KB5068781 for Windows 10 (builds 19044.6575 and 19045.6575) could fail to install on commercial devices activated via Windows subscription activation through the Microsoft 365 admin center, producing error 0x800f0922. On Nov. 17 Microsoft issued a preparation package, KB5072653, to resolve the problem and allow deployment of the November security update. Administrators should verify the latest servicing stack update, run the Windows Update Troubleshooter, and, if needed, install the .msu manually via wusa.exe.

🛠️ Microsoft released the out-of-band update KB5072653 to address installation failures affecting the November Extended Security Update for Windows 10. The preparation package resolves 0x800f0922 (CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED) errors and requires devices to run Windows 10 22H2 with the October cumulative update KB5066791. KB5072653 will be offered automatically via Windows Update; after installing and restarting, administrators should rerun Windows Update to deploy the November ESU update (KB5068781). Microsoft will also publish updated Scan Cab metadata for WSUS/SCCM customers who rely on cab files for compliance checks.

⚠️ RondoDox operators are exploiting a critical remote code execution flaw in XWiki Platform (CVE-2025-24893), which CISA flagged as actively exploited on October 30. VulnCheck observed attacks beginning November 3 that inject base64-encoded Groovy into the XWiki SolrSearch endpoint via a crafted HTTP GET to download and run a remote shell (rondo..sh) that stages the main payload. Administrators should upgrade to 15.10.11 or 16.4.1, apply network controls, and use published IoCs to block scanning and payload hosts.

✉️ A vulnerability in DoorDash's DoorDash for Business platform allowed an attacker to create a free account, add an 'Employee' entry containing arbitrary HTML in a budget name field, and send emails that appeared to originate from no-reply@doordash.com using official templates. The researcher known as doublezero7 supplied a proof-of-concept showing stored HTML rendered in outgoing messages, enabling persuasive phishing. DoorDash patched the flaw after public pressure, and a dispute over disclosure and alleged extortion followed.

⚠️CISA, the FBI and international partners warn that the Akira ransomware gang has extended its attack surface beyond Windows, VMware ESXi and Hyper‑V to now target Nutanix AHV and Linux servers. The group exploits exposed VPNs, unpatched network appliances and backup platforms, rapidly exfiltrates data and employs a double‑extortion model. Akira uses tunneling tools like Ngrok, remote‑access abuse (AnyDesk, LogMeIn), and cryptography (ChaCha20 with RSA) to encrypt and leak files. Organizations should prioritize MFA, timely patching, segmented networks and protection of backup and hypervisor consoles.

🔒 Microsoft released updates addressing more than 60 vulnerabilities across Windows and related products, including a zero-day memory-corruption bug (CVE-2025-62215) that is already being exploited. Microsoft rates this issue important because exploitation requires prior access to the target device. Other high-priority fixes include a 9.8-rated GDI+ vulnerability (CVE-2025-60274) and an Office remote-code-execution flaw (CVE-2025-62199). Windows 10 users should install the enrollment fix KB5071959 before applying subsequent updates.

⚠️ Microsoft is investigating a bug that can cause the Windows 10 KB5068781 Extended Security Update to fail installation with error 0x800f0922 on devices licensed via Windows subscription activation. The update, released November 11 as the first ESU release, may appear to install but then roll back after a restart. Microsoft says the issue is isolated to activations through the Microsoft 365 Admin Center and has provided no ETA or workaround.