Show Notes
1. ownCloud unauthenticated file access flaw added to CISA KEV — CVE-2023-49105 — CISA KEV — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 2. ServiceNow patches three CVSS 10.0 flaws in its AI Platform — CVE-2026-18885, CVE-2026-18886, CVE-2026-74820 — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/three-cvss-100-servicenow-flaws-could.html 3. cPanel flaw lets a hosting customer take root on the whole server — CVE-2026-65643 — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/critical-cpanel-flaw-could-let-one.html 4. Next.js patches two critical unauthenticated remote code execution flaws — CVE-2026-75604 — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/nextjs-patches-critical-avif-and.html 5. Linux kernel IPv6 privilege escalation added to CISA KEV — CVE-2026-53362 — CISA KEV — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 6. JFrog Artifactory path-traversal flaw added to CISA KEV — CVE-2026-66384 — CISA KEV — https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog 7. APT28-linked HOOKEDGE backdoor hits European government and diplomatic targets — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/apt28-linked-hookedge-backdoor-targets.html 8. Ghost SPN technique makes Kerberoasting far harder to spot — Cyber Security News — https://cybersecuritynews.com/active-directory-spn-misconfigurations/ 9. ASE2000 utility test set has XXE and certificate-validation flaws — CVE-2018-1285, CVE-2026-18717 — CISA — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-04 10. All-Line Fuel-Boss systems carry two remote code execution flaws — CVE-2018-19518, CVE-2019-11043 — CISA — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-02 11. Ebyte NA111-M gateway ships with 13 flaws and no authentication — CVE-2026-69658, CVE-2026-71187, CVE-2026-73125 — CISA — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-05 12. Rockwell OTTO Fleet Manager stores passwords with a weak bcrypt work factor — CVE-2026-75112 — CISA — https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-239-03 13. Exposed open directory reveals Moobot still running after 2024 takedown — Censys — https://censys.com/blog/open-directory-exposes-moobot-source-code-and-activity/ 14. Executive Social Security numbers sell on dark web markets — Rapid7 — https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/tr-identity-as-a-service-dark-web-marketplaces-executive-ssn
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