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⚠ CISA warns that a critical sudo vulnerability (CVE-2025-32463) is being actively exploited to gain root privileges on Linux systems. The flaw affects sudo versions 1.9.14 through 1.9.17 and can be abused via the -R (--chroot) option to run arbitrary commands as root even for users not listed in sudoers. A proof-of-concept was published in early July and CISA has added the issue to its KEV catalog, requiring federal mitigations by October 20 or discontinuation of sudo.

🔔 On September 30, 2025, CISA released ten Industrial Control Systems advisories summarizing current security issues, vulnerabilities, and known exploits affecting a range of ICS products. The advisories cover MegaSys Enterprises, multiple Festo devices, OpenPLC_V3, National Instruments Circuit Design Suite, LG Innotek cameras, and updates for Keysight Ixia, HEIDENHAIN, and Rockwell Automation. Administrators are urged to review the technical details and apply recommended mitigations promptly to reduce operational risk.

🚨 CISA issued Emergency Directive ED 25-03 directing federal agencies to identify, analyze, and mitigate potential compromises of Cisco ASA and Cisco Firepower devices after adding CVE-2025-20333 and CVE-2025-20362 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Agencies must inventory all devices (all versions) and collect memory/core dump files for forensic analysis, transmitting them to CISA by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sept. 26. CISA published supplemental guidance, an Eviction Strategies Tool template, and referenced Cisco and UK NCSC analyses to support containment, eviction, and remediation.

⚠️ CISA warns that the Dingtian DT-R002 relay board contains two Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-10879, CVE-2025-10880) that allow unauthenticated attackers to retrieve a username and extract the proprietary protocol password. Both flaws affect all versions, are remotely exploitable with low complexity, and carry CVSS v4 base scores of 8.7. Dingtian has not engaged with CISA; users should restrict HTTP (TCP/80) and the Dingtian protocol on UDP/60000–60001, isolate devices from the internet, and follow ICS defensive best practices.

🔒 CISA reported that an unnamed federal civilian agency was breached after actors exploited CVE-2024-36401, an RCE in a public-facing GeoServer, on July 11, 2024. The vendor had patched the flaw on June 30 and CISA added it to the KEV catalogue on July 15; a second GeoServer was compromised on July 24. Attackers deployed open-source tools and web shells such as China Chopper, used living-off-the-land and brute-force techniques, and established persistence. CISA highlighted failures in timely patching, incident-response testing, and continuous EDR monitoring.

⚠️ CISA added a critical deserialization vulnerability, CVE-2025-5086, affecting Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) releases 2020–2025 to its KEV catalog following evidence of active exploitation. The flaw can allow remote code execution via the /apriso/WebServices/FlexNetOperationsService.svc/Invoke endpoint when attackers send a Base64 payload that decodes to a GZIP-compressed Windows DLL. Observed attacks delivered a DLL identified by Kaspersky as Trojan.MSIL.Zapchast.gen, capable of spying and exfiltrating data. FCEB agencies are urged to apply updates by October 2, 2025, to secure their networks.

🔒 CISA has published a strategic focus document, “CVE Quality for a Cyber Secure Future,” signaling federal support for the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program and a shift from a growth-focused expansion to a defined Quality Era. The agency reaffirmed that the program should remain public and vendor‑neutral while evaluating potential mechanisms for diversified funding and taking a more active leadership role. The roadmap prioritizes automation, strengthened CNA services and CNAs of Last Resort, expanded API support, improved CVE.org capabilities, minimum data-quality standards and federated enrichment approaches such as Vulnrichment.

🔔 CISA added CVE-2025-5086 — a Dassault Systèmes DELMIA Apriso deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability — to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on September 11, 2025, based on evidence of active exploitation. Under BOD 22-01, Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must remediate KEV-listed issues by required due dates. CISA urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation as part of vulnerability management and will continue updating the catalog with vulnerabilities that meet its criteria.

🛡️ CISA released "CISA Strategic Focus: CVE Quality for a Cyber Secure Future," a roadmap that shifts the CVE Program from its Growth Era to a Quality Era emphasizing trust, responsiveness, and improved vulnerability data. The plan highlights expanded community partnerships, potential diversified government sponsorship, technological modernization, and stronger transparency and communications. It also prioritizes data quality improvements, including standardized enrichment approaches such as Vulnrichment and expanded Authorized Data Publisher capabilities.

🔒CISA reaffirms federal leadership of the CVE Program, arguing that a neutral, government steward is essential to preserve trust and national security. The agency ties the program to operational initiatives such as the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog and warns that privatization or fragmentation would erode reliability and increase risk. CISA outlines a shift from a 'Growth Era' to a 'Quality Era' focused on improving completeness, accuracy, timeliness, governance, and sustainable infrastructure, and invites practitioners, industry, and international partners to help shape the program's future.

🔔 CISA has added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog: CVE-2025-38352 (Linux kernel TOCTOU race condition), CVE-2025-48543 (Android Runtime unspecified vulnerability), and CVE-2025-53690 (Sitecore multiple-products deserialization). Under BOD 22-01, Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must remediate cataloged CVEs by the required due dates. Although the directive applies to FCEB agencies, CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation, patching, and vulnerability management to reduce exposure to active exploitation.

🔔 CISA has added two TP-Link router vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after observing in-the-wild exploitation activity. The flaws—CVE-2023-50224 (CVSS 6.5), an authentication bypass via spoofing in the httpd service exposing stored credentials at /tmp/dropbear/dropbearpwd, and CVE-2025-9377 (CVSS 8.6), an OS command injection enabling remote code execution—affect multiple TL-WR841 and Archer C7 models. TP-Link says several affected models are End-of-Life, released firmware updates in November 2024, and recommends upgrading hardware; CISA urges federal agencies to apply mitigations by September 24, 2025.

🔒 The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a high‑severity flaw in TP‑Link TL‑WA855RE Wi‑Fi range extenders (CVE‑2020‑24363, CVSS 8.8) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after evidence of active exploitation. The missing authentication issue lets an unauthenticated attacker on the same network submit a TDDP_RESET request to factory‑reset the device and set a new administrative password. CISA also added a WhatsApp vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑55177, CVSS 5.4) that was chained with an Apple platform flaw in a targeted spyware campaign; federal agencies must apply mitigations by September 23, 2025.

⚠️ CISA added two vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog: CVE-2020-24363 affecting the TP-Link TL-WA855RE (missing authentication for a critical function) and CVE-2025-55177 affecting Meta Platforms' WhatsApp (incorrect authorization). These entries reflect evidence of active exploitation and significant risk to federal networks. Under BOD 22-01, FCEB agencies must remediate listed KEVs by the specified due dates. CISA urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation.

🚨 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.

⚠️ 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.