All news with #remote code execution tag

🔒 Multiple critical vulnerabilities in the open-source workflow platform n8n (tracked as CVE-2026-25049) allow any authenticated user who can create or edit workflows to escape sandboxing and execute arbitrary code on the host server. Independent researchers at Pillar Security, Endor Labs and SecureLayer7 identified sanitization and AST-sandboxing bypasses — including a type-confusion issue and Function-constructor exploits — enabling access to Node.js globals, the filesystem, credentials and connected cloud accounts. n8n released fixes (notably 2.4.0, later 2.5.2 and 1.123.17) and recommends immediate patching, rotating the N8N_ENCRYPTION_KEY and stored credentials, and limiting workflow creation until environments are hardened.

⚠️ The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2025-40551 — a critical remote code execution flaw in SolarWinds Web Help Desk — to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after reports of active exploitation. The vendor patched multiple high-severity bugs on January 28 and assigned CVSS scores of 9.8. Administrators are urged to apply the vendor update to Web Help Desk 2026.1 immediately to mitigate unauthenticated deserialization and authentication-bypass risks.

⚠ CISA has added a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability, CVE-2025-40551, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and flagged it as actively exploited. The flaw is an untrusted data deserialization vulnerability that can enable remote code execution without authentication, allowing attackers to run commands on affected hosts. SolarWinds released patches in WHD version 2026.1 that also address several related high-severity CVEs. Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies are required to remediate this flaw under BOD 22-01, with a February 6, 2026, deadline.

🔒 CISA has flagged a critical SolarWinds Web Help Desk vulnerability (CVE-2025-40551) as actively exploited and ordered federal agencies to patch within three days under BOD 22-01. The flaw is an untrusted data deserialization weakness that can enable unauthenticated remote command execution; SolarWinds released Web Help Desk 2026.1 on January 28 to address it. Administrators are urged to apply the patch immediately and verify affected systems.

🛡️ Researchers disclosed a critical prompt-injection flaw, codenamed DockerDash, that allowed malicious Docker image metadata to hijack the Ask Gordon AI assistant in Docker Desktop and the Docker CLI. The vulnerability, discovered by Noma Labs, could enable remote code execution or sensitive data exfiltration by treating unverified LABEL fields as executable instructions. Docker fixed the issue in Ask Gordon version 4.50.0 (November 2025). Administrators should upgrade and apply zero-trust validation to AI toolchains and MCP/Gateway integrations.

⚠️ Noma Labs disclosed a critical vulnerability, dubbed DockerDash, in Docker's Ask Gordon AI assistant that allows unverified image metadata to be treated as executable instructions. The flaw exploits a trust failure in the Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateway: Ask Gordon reads Docker LABEL metadata, forwards the interpreted content to MCP, and MCP tools execute it without validation. Depending on deployment this can enable remote code execution (cloud/CLI) or large-scale data exfiltration and reconnaissance in Docker Desktop. Docker issued mitigations in Docker Desktop 4.50.0 and users are urged to upgrade.

🔒 VulnCheck observed active exploitation of CVE-2025-11953 (Metro4Shell), a critical RCE in the @react-native-community/cli Metro Development Server first seen on December 21, 2025. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the flaw enables unauthenticated remote command execution and was weaponized to deliver a Base64-encoded PowerShell loader that adds Microsoft Defender exclusions. The loader opens a raw TCP channel to 8.218.43.248:60124 to fetch and execute a Rust-based binary with anti-analysis checks; VulnCheck links the activity to multiple attacker IPs and describes it as operational exploitation.

🚨 Researchers report attackers are exploiting CVE-2025-11953 in the React Native Metro server to deliver malicious, cross-platform payloads to developer machines. The vulnerability stems from the /open-url endpoint accepting POST data that is passed unsanitized to the system open() call, enabling command execution on Windows and arbitrary executable launches on Unix-like hosts. JFrog disclosed the flaw in early November and it was fixed in @react-native-community/cli-server-api 20.0.0 and later, but active exploitation tracked as 'Metro4Shell' has been observed delivering base64-encoded payloads for both Windows and Linux.

🔓 Security researchers warn that attackers are exploiting the critical CVE-2025-11953 flaw in the React Native Metro server to drop malicious Windows and Linux payloads. The issue abuses the development-only /open-url HTTP endpoint, which accepts POST requests and can pass a user-supplied URL unsanitized to the system open() call. JFrog disclosed the bug and it was fixed in @react-native-community/cli-server-api v20.0.0+, but active exploitation (Metro4Shell) has been observed delivering base64 PowerShell stagers and UPX-packed binaries.

🔎 The Russia-linked threat actor APT28 has been observed exploiting CVE-2026-21509 in targeted Microsoft Office document attacks as part of Operation Neusploit. Zscaler ThreatLabz reported activity beginning on January 29, 2026, using localized lures and server-side geofilters to deliver malicious DLLs only to intended victims in Ukraine, Slovakia, and Romania. The exploit chains employ RTF/Word files that drop two distinct loaders: a C++ email stealer named MiniDoor and a more elaborate PixyNetLoader, which uses steganography and COM hijacking to deploy a Covenant Grunt implant. The campaign demonstrates focused espionage objectives, targeted evasion, and persistent C2 capabilities.

🔒 A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-25253, CVSS 8.8) in OpenClaw allowed a crafted link or webpage to exfiltrate a stored gateway token and enable one-click remote code execution. The Control UI trusted the gatewayUrl query parameter and auto-connected on load while the server failed to validate WebSocket Origin headers. The issue was patched in v2026.1.29 (Jan 30, 2026); users should upgrade immediately.

🔒 CERT-UA reports that Russian-linked group Fancy Bear leveraged CVE-2026-21509 in Microsoft Office to target Ukrainian and EU organizations. Malicious Word documents downloaded a disguised LNK file over WebDAV, which deployed a DLL and an image containing shellcode. The campaign used COM hijacking and a scheduled task to restart explorer.exe and load a malicious EhStoreShell.dll, ultimately launching the Covenant C2 framework. Microsoft has published updates and service-side mitigations; affected customers should apply patches and the recommended registry changes.

🔒 NationStates has confirmed a data breach after taking its browser-based game offline following a player-reported vulnerability that resulted in remote code execution on the production server. The attacker exploited a double-parsing and input sanitization flaw in the Dispatch Search feature to copy application code and user data, including email addresses, MD5 password hashes, login IPs, and browser User-Agent strings. NationStates says telegram contents were likely partially exposed, is wiping and rebuilding the production environment, has reported the incident to authorities, and expects service to be restored within two to five days.

🔒 Ivanti released stand‑alone RPM patches for Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) to fix two unauthenticated code‑injection vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340, each rated 9.8 by CVSS. The flaws affect EPMM’s In‑House Application Distribution and Android File Transfer Configuration features and are already being exploited in a limited number of customer environments. Administrators must manually install version-specific RPMs; Ivanti says a permanent fix will arrive in the 12.8.0.0 release.

⚠️ SmarterTools released builds addressing critical vulnerabilities in SmarterMail, including an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw (CVE-2026-24423) rated CVSS 9.3. The flaw in the ConnectToHub API allowed an attacker to direct SmarterMail to a malicious HTTP server that serves OS commands, which the application could execute; this was fixed in Build 9511 on January 15, 2026. A separate NTLM-related path coercion issue (CVE-2026-25067, CVSS 6.9) that could force outbound SMB authentication and enable NTLM relay was patched in Build 9518 (January 22, 2026). Administrators should update immediately.

⚠️ Ivanti has released security updates addressing two critical zero-day code-injection flaws in Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) — CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340 (both CVSS 9.8) — which enable unauthenticated remote code execution and have been observed in limited attacks. One of the defects, CVE-2026-1281, was added to CISA’s KEV catalog, imposing a Federal remediation deadline of February 1, 2026. A temporary RPM patch is available for affected 12.x releases but does not persist through upgrades; Ivanti plans a permanent fix in EPMM 12.8.0.0 due Q1 2026. Customers are urged to check Apache access logs using the provided regex, inspect administrative and configuration changes, and restore or rebuild compromised appliances if indicators of attack are found.

⚠ Ivanti disclosed two critical code-injection vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM), CVE-2026-1281 and CVE-2026-1340, both rated 9.8 and observed in limited zero-day exploitation. The flaws allow unauthenticated remote arbitrary code execution and exposure of administrator, user, and managed-device data. Ivanti published RPM hotfixes to mitigate affected builds, advised immediate application, and warned hotfixes must be reapplied after upgrades until a permanent 12.8.0.0 fix is released in Q1 2026.

⚠️Two critical sandbox escape vulnerabilities in n8n allow authenticated users to achieve remote code execution on affected instances. JFrog researchers reported that flaws in the JavaScript expression engine and the Python Code node can bypass sandboxing protections, exposing workflow engines to host-level compromise. The JavaScript issue stems from a missed edge case in AST-based sanitization when expressions are passed to a Function constructor; the Python escape affects Internal execution mode. Both flaws carry high severity and have been patched—organizations should update to the specified releases and restrict who can create or edit workflows until upgrades are applied.

⚠️ CISA warns of a critical Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability (CVE-2026-1453) in KiloView Encoder Series devices that could let an unauthenticated attacker create or delete administrator accounts and gain full administrative control. Multiple E1, E1-s, E2, G1, P1, P2 and RE1 hardware and firmware builds are affected. No public exploitation has been reported to CISA, and KiloView has not engaged with CISA; users should minimize network exposure, ensure devices are not directly reachable from the Internet, and contact KiloView support for guidance.

⚠️ SolarWinds has released updates for Web Help Desk to address multiple high‑severity vulnerabilities, including four critical flaws that can enable authentication bypass and remote code execution. Affected issues include deserialization and hard‑coded credential bugs tracked as CVE‑2025‑40536 through CVE‑2025‑40554. Rapid7 highlights that the deserialization flaws are particularly exploitable without authentication. SolarWinds fixed the issues in WHD 2026.1 and customers are urged to upgrade immediately.