All news in category “Security Advisory and Patch Watch”

⚠️ Ox Security disclosed high- to critical-severity vulnerabilities in widely used VSCode extensions that could enable local file theft and remote code execution. Affected extensions include Live Server (CVE-2025-65717), Code Runner (CVE-2025-65715), Markdown Preview Enhanced (CVE-2025-65716), and a one-click XSS in Microsoft Live Preview (pre-0.4.16). The researchers say they attempted disclosure from June 2025 but received no responses from maintainers. Users are advised to avoid running localhost servers, opening untrusted HTML, pasting untrusted settings, and to remove unnecessary extensions.

🚨 Unit 42 reports two critical zero-day RCEs in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) — CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340 — are being actively weaponized. Both flaws arise from unsafe legacy bash script usage invoked via Apache RewriteMap and permit unauthenticated command execution through specially crafted HTTP GET requests. Observed activity includes reverse shells, JSP web shells, deployment of monitoring agents/cryptominers, and follow-on persistence. Apply vendor RPM patches immediately, hunt for web shells and backdoors, and engage incident response if compromise is suspected.

🔐 Mandiant and the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines, CVE-2026-22769, used by UNC6201 since mid‑2024. The actor uploaded malicious WAR files to the embedded Tomcat Manager—leveraging hard‑coded admin credentials—to deploy a SLAYSTYLE web shell and gain root. In compromised appliances, UNC6201 established persistence by modifying convert_hosts.sh and later replaced BRICKSTORM implants with a native AOT‑compiled C# backdoor named GRIMBOLT. Investigators also observed novel VMware pivoting techniques, including temporary "Ghost NICs" and iptables‑based Single Packet Authorization. Dell published mitigations and GTIG/Mandiant released IOCs, YARA rules, and hunting guidance to aid detection and response.

🔒 CISA reports a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-1670) in multiple Honeywell CCTV products that exposes an unauthenticated API endpoint allowing an attacker to change the forgot password recovery email. Successful exploitation can enable account takeover and unauthorized access to camera feeds, and the issue is scored CVSS v3.1 9.8 (CRITICAL). Affected firmware includes several 2MP and 25M IPC/PTZ variants. Honeywell recommends contacting support for patches; CISA urges reducing Internet exposure, segmenting networks, and using secure remote access.

⚠️ Siemens has published updates for Simcenter Femap and Simcenter Nastran addressing multiple file‑parsing vulnerabilities in NDB and XDB formats. If a user opens a specially crafted malicious file, affected versions may crash or allow an attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution. Siemens rates the issues as high severity and recommends updating to V2512 or later and avoiding untrusted NDB/XDB files.

⚠ CISA has added four vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after evidence of active exploitation. The additions are CVE-2008-0015 (Microsoft Windows Video ActiveX remote code execution), CVE-2020-7796 (Synacor Zimbra SSRF), CVE-2024-7694 (TeamT5 ThreatSonar unrestricted upload of dangerous files), and CVE-2026-2441 (Google Chromium CSS use-after-free). BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to remediate KEV entries by the due date, and CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation as part of vulnerability management.

🔒 GE Vernova released updates for Enervista UR Setup to address two vulnerabilities. The installer is vulnerable to DLL hijacking (CVE-2026-1762), which could allow administrative code execution when run in directories containing untrusted DLLs. A second issue is a path traversal (CVE-2026-1763) that can overwrite files as the logged-in user. Users should update to version 8.70 or later.

⚠ A stack-based buffer overflow has been identified in Delta Electronics ASDA-Soft when parsing .par files, allowing an attacker to write data past a stack buffer and corrupt a structured exception handler (SEH). The issue affects versions <= 7.2.0.0 (CVE-2026-1361) and is assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). Delta released fixed ASDA-Soft version 7.2.2.0 and published advisory Delta-PCSA-2026-00003; CISA reports no known public exploitation and notes the vulnerability is not remotely exploitable.

⚠️ Google warns IT administrators that an exploit for a newly disclosed Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-2441) is active in the wild. The issue is a use-after-free bug in the browser's CSS engine that can allow remote code execution in the renderer sandbox when a user visits a crafted page. Patches are available — update to 145.0.7632.75/76 on Windows/Mac or 144.0.7559.75 on Linux — and Google is limiting technical details until most users are updated. Administrators should prioritize deploying the fixes and monitor browser versions and endpoints closely.

🔒 A new study from ETH Zurich and Università della Svizzera italiana shows that cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass, can be vulnerable to password recovery and integrity attacks under a malicious-server model. Researchers identified 25 distinct attack variants ranging from metadata leakage and item swapping to full organizational vault compromise. Vendors have issued patches or mitigation roadmaps and say there is no evidence of in-the-wild exploitation.

🔐 A team of researchers from ETH Zurich and USI disclosed 27 successful attack scenarios against cloud-based password managers from Bitwarden, LastPass, Dashlane and 1Password, challenging vendors' zero-knowledge claims. The attacks exploit design and cryptographic flaws — including unauthenticated public keys, missing ciphertext integrity and KDF downgrades — enabling vault compromise, password recovery and mass takeover. Vendors report remediation is underway; users should verify fixes and follow advisories.

🔒 CISA has ordered federal agencies to secure on‑premises BeyondTrust Remote Support and Privileged Remote Access instances within three days after disclosure of a critical remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-1731) that is being actively exploited. The OS command injection allows unauthenticated attackers to run system commands and could lead to data exfiltration or service disruption. BeyondTrust patched SaaS instances on Feb 2; on‑premise customers must install fixes manually.

🔒 Google has released an urgent security update for Chrome to address CVE-2026-2441, a high-severity zero-day affecting desktop builds on Windows, macOS and Linux. The flaw, rooted in a CSS processing issue, can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Google confirmed an exploit is already in the wild and credited researcher Shaheen Fazim for reporting the bug on February 11; the company issued the patch on February 13.

🔧 Google released emergency updates to fix a high-severity Chrome zero-day (CVE-2026-2441) that is being exploited in the wild. The flaw is a use-after-free caused by an iterator invalidation bug in CSSFontFeatureValuesMap, and Google pushed a backported patch across stable branches. Fixes are rolling out to Windows and macOS (145.0.7632.75/76) and Linux (144.0.7559.75); users should update or let Chrome apply updates automatically. Google noted additional related work remains tracked in bug 483936078.

⚠️ Google released updates for Chrome to patch CVE-2026-2441, a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) use-after-free vulnerability in CSS that has been confirmed as exploited in the wild. Discovered by researcher Shaheen Fazim on Feb 11, 2026, the bug can enable remote code execution inside Chrome's sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Users should update to 145.0.7632.75/76 (Windows/macOS) or 144.0.7559.75 (Linux) and ensure Chromium-based browsers receive equivalent fixes.

🔧 Microsoft says the February 10, 2026 Patch Tuesday update KB5077181 resolves a bug that left some commercial Windows 11 systems unbootable with an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error after failed updates. The problem affected a limited set of physical devices running 25H2 and 24H2 and was linked to an incomplete rollback following a December 2025 security update. An optional preview fix (KB5074105) was released on January 29, 2026 to help prevent further devices from being affected. Systems that became unbootable prior to the February fix may still require manual remediation via Microsoft Support for Business.

🔒 Researchers warn a critical pre-authentication command injection (CVE-2026-1731) in BeyondTrust Remote Support is being actively exploited to compromise self-hosted deployments, including legacy Bomgar B-series appliances. Attackers have deployed renamed SimpleHelp binaries, created domain accounts and escalated privileges to perform lateral movement. Patches are available, but end-of-life appliances and required version upgrades complicate remediation while a public proof-of-concept has accelerated exploitation.

⚠️ Developers patched a nearly 30-year-old heap buffer overflow in the libpng image library—fixed in libpng 1.6.55—that can crash applications processing crafted PNG files and, with careful heap grooming, enable information disclosure or remote code execution. The flaw exists in the png_set_quantize function when called without a histogram and with oversized palettes. A proof-of-concept is public; users and distributors should upgrade promptly.

⚠ Wietze Beukema disclosed four new LNK techniques that can mislead Windows users by showing harmless shortcut targets while executing different programs. He demonstrated how inconsistent fields in the LNK format — including TargetIDList, EnvironmentVariableDataBlock, LinkInfo, and paired ANSI/Unicode values — let attackers spoof visible destinations, hide command-line arguments, and run concealed binaries. These methods can enable phishing, USB-borne attacks, and stealthy initial access and rely on Windows' normal shortcut handling rather than a traditional software bug. Until mitigations or behavior changes are implemented, treat untrusted .LNK files as potentially dangerous.

⚠️ CISA has flagged a critical Microsoft Configuration Manager vulnerability (CVE-2024-43468) as actively exploited after Microsoft patched it in October 2024. The flaw is a SQL injection that can allow unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution and run commands with elevated privileges on the server or site database. CISA ordered federal agencies to apply the patch or mitigations by March 5 under BOD 22-01 and urged all organizations to secure affected systems immediately.