authentication bypass

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Networking equipment in a server rack, representative of the appliances NetScaler ADC and Gateway run on

Citrix found two more holes in NetScaler — one skips the login screen completely

Three weeks after the last NetScaler patch-now story, Citrix is back with a critical bug that needs no password and no user interaction at all.

Priya Nair · 5d ago · 6 min

A Microsoft office building — CVE-2026-55040 affects on-premises SharePoint Server, not SharePoint Online

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a researcher posted SharePoint exploit code on Tuesday. attackers were forging admin access by Thursday

Microsoft patched this JWT flaw back in July. A public proof-of-concept turned it into real attacks in under 48 hours — here's exactly what's broken and how to check if you're exposed.

Priya Nair · Aug 20 · 6 min

Person checking an email inbox on a laptop in an office

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hackers showed microsoft exactly how to read every inbox on your exchange server — live, at a hacking contest

CVE-2026-62911 only scores an 8.0, but it came with working exploit code demonstrated at Pwn2Own Berlin — and it doesn't stop at one mailbox.

Priya Nair · Aug 17 · 7 min

Check Point SmartConsole security management interface on a monitor

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Check Point sells firewalls for a living. hackers got admin on it before there was a patch

A broken identity check let attackers skip the login screen entirely — and Check Point found out because someone was already inside.

Priya Nair · Aug 1 · 6 min