Posing as the legitimate sorted-btree package, indexed-btree hides a malware trigger in its prototype method. The post Malicious B-tree NPM Package Accumulates Millions of Downloads appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A SharePoint Server vulnerability that Microsoft initially classified as a spoofing flaw with a CVSS score of 6.5 actually enables authenticated remote code execution, according to full technical details published today by Viettel Cyber Security researcher Dinh Ho Anh Khoa. The flaw, CVE-2026-65660, affects SharePoint Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition. PatchesRead More »SharePoint Flaw Initially Listed as Spoofing by Microsoft Enables Authenticated RCE
This is pretty amazing: However, the most astonishing thing about this break is that the GPT6 Astra did it entirely on its own. Carter Leffer only directed GPT6 Astra to see if it could break any of the unbroken Enigma messages published on the Crypto Cellar Research web page. AfterRead More »GPT-6 Astra Breaks an Old Enigma Message
The bug lets attackers automatically install and preview themes and could lead to remote code execution. The post WordPress Patches ‘Click2Shell’ Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A malicious npm package named “indexed-btree” has been observed hiding its malicious behavior within application code rather than using lifecycle scripts, indicating that threat actors are likely shifting tactics in response to recent security controls. “Indexed-btree is a malicious npm package mimicking the legit sorted-btree package, an ordinary B-tree/indexing utility,”Read More »Malicious npm Package indexed-btree Hid Its Loader in Runtime Code Before Removal
The US, Japan, Germany and Australia have published a joint report detailing the scope of North Korea’s WaterPlum campaign. The post Japan Dismantles First North Korean Laptop Farm as US and Allies Detail Wider Scheme appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The threat actor known as SideCopy has been observed using spear-phishing lures to target academic institutions in India, expanding their strategic focus beyond government entities. “SideCopy campaign operations typically initiate through spear-phishing campaigns that leverage the abuse of mshta.exe to execute malicious scripts and circumvent standard security protocols,” Trellix researchers
Malware already running on a Mac can quietly take over Meta’s Muse assistant and use the broad access its owner granted the app, security researcher Patrick Wardle has shown in a proof-of-concept released on September 21. It works by changing a hidden setting so that when the user taps the microphone andRead More »One Hidden Meta Muse Setting Could Let Attackers Turn the AI Assistant Into a Backdoor
A new flaw in WordPress core let an anonymous visitor leave a comment that planted a hidden script on the page. If a logged-in administrator later opened that page, the script could run code on the site’s server. WordPress fixed the flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-93485 and called “Comment2Shell,” on September 17 in versionRead More »WordPress Comment2Shell Flaw Can Turn Anonymous Comment XSS Into RCE via Admin Session
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Zyxel GS1900 series switches to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-7273 (CVSS score: 8.8), is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that could result inRead More »Zyxel and Veeam Flaws Under Active Exploitation With Command and SYSTEM Access
