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When Identity is the Attack Path

When Identity is the Attack Path

Consider a cached access key on a single Windows machine. It got there the way most cached credentials do – a user logged in, and the key stored itself automatically. Standard AWS behavior. No one misconfigured anything or violated a policy. Yet that single key, which was easily accessible toRead More »When Identity is the Attack Path

Your session cookies are probably misconfigured: How to fix cookie security flags

Understand how to correctly implement cookie security flags in modern web applications. Includes practical examples, browser behavior nuances, and guidance on HttpOnly, Secure, and SameSite settings. Read more The post Your session cookies are probably misconfigured: How to fix cookie security flags appeared first on Acunetix.

9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a vulnerability in the Linux kernel that remained undetected for nine years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46333 (CVSS score: 5.5), is a case of improper privilege management that could permit an unprivileged local user to disclose sensitive files and execute arbitrary commands as rootRead More »9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros

GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension

GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension

GitHub on Wednesday officially confirmed that the breach of its internal repositories was the result of a compromise of an employee device involving a poisoned version of the Nx Console Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension.  The development comes as the Nx team revealed that the extension, nrwl.angular-console, wasRead More »GitHub Internal Repositories Breached via Malicious Nx Console VS Code Extension

Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks

Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks

Drupal has released security updates for a “highly critical” security vulnerability in Drupal Core that could be exploited by attackers to achieve remote code execution, privilege escalation, or information disclosure. The vulnerability, now tracked as CVE-2026-9082, carries a CVSS score of 6.5 out of 10.0, per CVE.org. Drupal said theRead More »Highly Critical Drupal Core Flaw Exposes PostgreSQL Sites to RCE Attacks

Microsoft Open-Sources RAMPART and Clarity to Secure AI Agents During Development

Microsoft Open-Sources RAMPART and Clarity to Secure AI Agents During Development

Microsoft has unveiled two new open-source tools called RAMPART and Clarity to assist developers in better testing the security of artificial intelligence (AI) agents. RAMPART, short for Risk Assessment and Measurement Platform for Agentic Red Teaming, functions as a Pytest-native safety and security testing framework for writing and running safetyRead More »Microsoft Open-Sources RAMPART and Clarity to Secure AI Agents During Development

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