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Rack-mounted enterprise servers in a data center, representative of Cisco UCS C-Series hardware affected by CVE-2026-20200

Cisco's server controller scored a 9.8 bug that hands out root — exploit code is already public

CVE-2026-20200 lets a low-privilege, already-logged-in attacker take full root control of Cisco UCS C-Series servers through the web management interface — and the discoverer's own proof-of-concept tool is sitting on GitHub right now.

Ravi Malhotra · 5d ago · 6 min

Cloud server infrastructure representing Microsoft Azure services patched for critical vulnerabilities

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Microsoft just fixed three perfect-10 bugs in Azure and Teams — five days before Patch Tuesday

Three CVSS 10.0 vulnerabilities in Planetary Computer Pro, Azure SQL Database, and Teams got quietly patched on August 6 — completely outside Microsoft's scheduled August 11 Patch Tuesday.

Priya Nair · 6d ago · 6 min

A terminal window showing npm package install output, representing the compromised JavaScript package ecosystem

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a hacked github account just turned npm into a credential-stealing worm

One compromised maintainer account, ten trojanized packages, two billion downloads a month — and the malware is specifically hunting for your Claude and Cursor configs.

Priya Nair · 6d ago · 6 min

A Framework laptop, the computer maker that disclosed a data breach tied to a Metabase zero-day vulnerability

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framework just told every customer their data leaked — the bug was a password reset box

A password-reset endpoint with a CVSS 10.0 score let attackers become Metabase admins with zero credentials — and Framework's customers paid for it.

Priya Nair · 6d ago · 6 min

Networking and firewall equipment mounted in a server rack

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Cisco's firewall management tool shipped with a hidden login — and attackers found it first

CVE-2026-20316 is a static-credential bug in Secure FMC that's already on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list, with a federal patch deadline of August 1.

Priya Nair · Aug 5 · 6 min

Developer typing code on a laptop screen showing a web application

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A booby-trapped image upload can now steal your Rails app's secret keys — no login needed

CVE-2026-66066 scores a 9.5 on CVSS 4.0 because Active Storage's image pipeline can be tricked into reading any file the app can read, no authentication required.

Priya Nair · Aug 5 · 7 min

Rows of Linux servers in a data center rack

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This Linux bug has quietly handed out root access since 2017 — and it leaves zero trace

Qualys just named a nine-year-old race condition in XFS that turns any local login into root, and the disk never shows it happened.

Priya Nair · Aug 5 · 6 min

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chrome just shipped 370 security fixes in one update — and found the scariest ones itself

no external researcher gets credit for the four ugliest bugs in Chrome 151 — Google's own team found them first, patched them, and shipped before anyone could weaponize a single one.

Priya Nair · Aug 2 · 6 min