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🔔 CISA released three Industrial Control Systems advisories on August 26, 2025, detailing vulnerabilities and mitigations for INVT VT‑Designer and HMITool, Schneider Electric Modicon M340 controllers and modules, and an updated advisory for Danfoss AK‑SM 8xxA Series. The alerts provide technical details, risk assessments, and recommended mitigations. Administrators and asset owners should review the advisories and apply vendor guidance promptly.

🔔 CISA has added CVE-2025-7775, a memory overflow vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog based on evidence of active exploitation. This class of flaw is a frequent attack vector and presents significant risk to the federal enterprise. Under BOD 22-01, Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must remediate cataloged KEVs by the specified due date. CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation as part of routine vulnerability management.

🔔 CISA warns of multiple memory-corruption vulnerabilities in INVT products VT-Designer (v2.1.13) and HMITool (v7.1.011). The flaws—several out-of-bounds writes and a type confusion bug—occur in PM3 and VPM file parsing and can enable arbitrary code execution in the vulnerable process. Issues are tracked as CVE-2025-7223 through CVE-2025-7231 with CVSS v4 scores up to 8.5. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as opening a crafted file.

⚠️ Schneider Electric disclosed an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Modicon M340 controllers and several communication modules that can be triggered by a specially crafted FTP command. Tracked as CVE-2025-6625 with a CVSS v4 base score of 8.7, the flaw enables a remote denial-of-service with low attack complexity. Schneider released firmware fixes for the BMXNOE0100 (v3.60) and BMXNOE0110 (v6.80) modules, which require device reboot; remediation for other affected products is planned. CISA recommends disabling FTP when not needed, blocking or segmenting port 21, using VPNs for remote access, applying vendor updates where available, and following ICS hardening and risk-assessment practices before making changes.

🚨 CISA added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog affecting Citrix Session Recording and Git. Two Citrix issues (CVE-2024-8068, CVE-2024-8069; CVSS 5.1) can lead to privilege escalation to the NetworkService account or limited remote code execution for authenticated intranet users, while CVE-2025-48384 (CVSS 8.1) in Git stems from carriage return handling that can enable arbitrary code execution. Federal agencies must mitigate these issues by September 15, 2025.

🚨Docker has released an urgent patch for CVE-2025-9074, a critical container escape flaw in Docker Desktop for Windows and macOS that carries a CVSS score of 9.3. A malicious container could reach the Docker Engine API at 192.168.65.7:2375 without authentication, create and start new containers that bind the host C:\ drive and thereby access or modify host files. The issue is fixed in version 4.44.3; Enhanced Container Isolation (ECI) does not mitigate the vulnerability. Linux desktop installations are not affected because they use a host named pipe instead of a TCP socket.

🚀YARA-X 1.0.0 is now stable, delivering a Rust-based, memory-safe engine while preserving broad compatibility with existing YARA rules. YARA-X runs heavy regular expressions and deep loops roughly 5–10× faster than the legacy YARA 4.x engine and returns clearer, line-accurate error messages. The CLI adds colored output, JSON/YAML dumps, shell completions and a built-in formatter to improve tooling and developer workflows. VirusTotal reports stable, production use in Livehunt and Retrohunt at scale and encourages users to test and provide feedback.

⚠️ CISA added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on August 25, 2025: CVE-2024-8069 and CVE-2024-8068 affecting Citrix Session Recording, and CVE-2025-48384, a Git link following vulnerability. CISA states these defects are supported by evidence of active exploitation and represent frequent attack vectors that pose significant risk to the federal enterprise. While BOD 22-01 binds Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to remediate listed CVEs by the required due dates, CISA urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation and incorporate these entries into vulnerability management workflows.

🔒 MSRC presents a deep dive into misconfigured postMessage handlers across Microsoft services and the systemic risk posed by overly permissive trust models. The report, authored by Jhilakshi Sharma on August 25, 2025, documents token exfiltration, XSS, and cross-tenant impact in real-world case studies including Bing Travel, web.kusto.windows.net, and Teams apps. It summarizes mitigations such as removing vulnerable packages, tightening Teams app manifests, enforcing strict origin checks for postMessage, and applying CSP constraints to reduce attack surface.

🔒 Commvault has released fixes for four vulnerabilities in versions prior to 11.36.60 that could enable unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code execution. The flaws include an unauthenticated API access bug, a setup-time default credential exposure, a path traversal allowing filesystem access, and command-line argument injection that can elevate low-privilege sessions. Patches are available in 11.32.102 and 11.36.60; Commvault SaaS is not affected.

🔔 CISA released three Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on August 21, 2025, detailing vulnerabilities and potential exploits affecting products from Mitsubishi Electric and FUJIFILM. The notices cover MELSEC iQ-F Series CPU Module, Mitsubishi Electric air conditioning systems (Update A), and Synapse Mobility. Each advisory includes technical details and recommended mitigations. CISA urges administrators and asset owners to review and apply the guidance promptly.

🔒 CISA published Advisory ICSA-25-233-01 on August 21, 2025 describing a Denial-of-Service vulnerability (CVE-2025-5514, CVSS v3 5.3) in the Mitsubishi Electric MELSEC iQ-F Series CPU module web server. An attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests that exploit an Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency to delay processing and prevent legitimate users from accessing the web server. Mitsubishi Electric reports no plans to release a fix and advises customers to restrict network exposure, use IP filtering and VPNs, and limit physical access. CISA recommends isolating control networks behind firewalls and minimizing internet exposure.

⚠️ CISA added CVE-2025-43300 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, identifying an out‑of‑bounds write in Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that the agency says is under active exploitation. Under BOD 22-01, Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must remediate KEV entries by established deadlines, and CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely patching and mitigation. This vulnerability reflects a common and high-risk memory-corruption vector that can enable code execution or other severe impacts if exploited. CISA will continue to update the KEV Catalog as new evidence of exploitation emerges.

🔒 FUJIFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation has released fixes for a privilege-escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025-54551) affecting Synapse Mobility. The issue is an external control of an assumed-immutable web parameter that can be abused remotely with low attack complexity; CVSS v4 score is 5.3. FUJIFILM recommends upgrading to 8.2 or applying patches for 8.0–8.1.1. Immediate mitigations include disabling the configurator search function or unchecking "Allow plain text accession number," and CISA advises minimizing network exposure and using secure remote access.

⚠️ The Siemens Mendix SAML module contains an improper verification of cryptographic signature that can be exploited remotely and has been assigned CVE-2025-40758 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.7. Affected versions prior to V3.6.21, V4.0.3, and V4.1.2 (depending on Mendix compatibility) may allow unauthenticated attackers to hijack accounts in specific SSO configurations. Siemens recommends updating to the fixed versions, enabling UseEncryption, and reducing network exposure using firewalls and secure VPNs.

🔒 Siemens has disclosed a Least Privilege Violation in the Wibu CodeMeter runtime that affects the Desigo CC product family and SENTRON Powermanager series. The issue (CVE-2025-47809) can allow local privilege escalation immediately after installation if the CodeMeter Control Center is present and not restarted. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 has been assigned. Siemens and WIBU recommend updating to CodeMeter v8.30a and restarting systems; CISA advises network segmentation and minimizing exposure.

🛡️ CISA released four Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on August 19, 2025, highlighting vulnerabilities and potential exploits that could affect operational technology environments. The advisories—ICSA-25-231-01 (Siemens Desigo CC Product Family and SENTRON Powermanager), ICSA-25-231-02 (Siemens Mendix SAML Module), ICSA-25-217-02 (Tigo Energy Cloud Connect Advanced, Update A), and ICSA-25-219-07 (EG4 Electronics EG4 Inverters, Update A)—include technical details and recommended mitigations. Users and administrators are urged to review the advisories and apply vendor guidance and mitigations promptly to reduce exposure.

🔒 Researchers have identified a chain of four Bluetooth vulnerabilities collectively named PerfektBlue in the OpenSynergy Blue SDK, used in millions of vehicles. An attacker that pairs via Bluetooth can exploit AVRCP flaws to execute code on the head unit and inherit its Bluetooth privileges, potentially accessing microphones, location data, and personal information. Vehicle owners should update head-unit firmware when patches are available and disable Bluetooth when not in use.

🛡️ CISA has added CVE-2025-54948, an OS command injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Apex One, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog after observing active exploitation. The entry underscores the significant risk these flaws pose to federal and nonfederal networks and reiterates that BOD 22-01 requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to remediate KEV entries by specified deadlines. CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation and integrate KEV fixes into standard vulnerability management practices.

⚠️ Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk Linx contains an improper access control vulnerability in the Network Browser that can be triggered by changing process.env.NODE_ENV to 'development', which disables FTSP token validation. An attacker with local access could create, modify, or delete Linx drivers on affected systems running versions prior to 6.50. The issue is tracked as CVE-2025-7972 (CVSS v4: 8.4) and Rockwell advises updating to 6.50 or applying recommended mitigations and network isolation.