Palo Alto Networks Patches Authentication Bypass Exploit in PAN-OS Software

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Palo Alto Networks has addressed a high-severity security flaw in its PAN-OS software that could result in an authentication bypass. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0108, carries a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10.0. The score, however, drops to 5.1 if access to the management interface is restricted to a jump box. "An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an
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FINALDRAFT Malware Exploits Microsoft Graph API for Espionage on Windows and Linux

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Threat hunters have shed light on a new campaign targeting the foreign ministry of an unnamed South American nation with bespoke malware capable of granting remote access to infected hosts. The activity, detected in November 2024, has been attributed by Elastic Security Labs to a threat cluster it tracks as REF7707. Some of the other targets include a telecommunications entity and a university,
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Microsoft Uncovers Sandworm Subgroup’s Global Cyber Attacks Spanning 15+ Countries

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A subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to a multi-year initial access operation dubbed BadPilot that stretched across the globe. "This subgroup has conducted globally diverse compromises of Internet-facing infrastructure to enable Seashell Blizzard to persist on high-value targets and support tailored network operations," the
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition (Krebs on Security)

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Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited. All supported Windows operating systems will receive an update this month for a buffer overflow vulnerability that carries the catchy name CVE-2025-21418. This patch should be a priority for enterprises, as Microsoft says it is being exploited, has low attack complexity, and no requirements for user interaction. Tenable senior staff research engineer Satnam Narang noted that since 2022, there have been nine elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in this same Windows component — three each year — including one in 2024 that was exploited in the wild as a zero day (CVE-2024-38193). “CVE-2024-38193 was exploited by the North Korean APT group known as…
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition

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Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited. All supported Windows operating systems will receive an update this month for a buffer overflow vulnerability that carries the catchy name CVE-2025-21418. This patch should be a priority for enterprises, as Microsoft says it is being exploited, has low attack complexity, and no requirements for user interaction. Tenable senior staff research engineer Satnam Narang noted that since 2022, there have been nine elevation of privilege vulnerabilities in this same Windows component — three each year — including one in 2024 that was exploited in the wild as a zero day (CVE-2024-38193). “CVE-2024-38193 was exploited by the North Korean APT group known as…
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Researchers Find New Exploit Bypassing Patched NVIDIA Container Toolkit Vulnerability

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a bypass for a now-patched security vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could be exploited to break out of a container's isolation protections and gain complete access to the underlying host. The new vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2025-23359 (CVSS score: 8.3). It affects the following versions - NVIDIA Container Toolkit (All
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How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide

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CISOs are finding themselves more involved in AI teams, often leading the cross-functional effort and AI strategy. But there aren’t many resources to guide them on what their role should look like or what they should bring to these meetings.  We’ve pulled together a framework for security leaders to help push AI teams and committees further in their AI adoption—providing them with the
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North Korean Hackers Exploit PowerShell Trick to Hijack Devices in New Cyberattack

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The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to paste and run malicious code provided by them. "To execute this tactic, the threat actor masquerades as a South Korean government official and over time builds rapport with a target before sending a
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Fixes 63 Flaws, Including Two Under Active Exploitation

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Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 63 security flaws impacting its software products, including two vulnerabilities that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 vulnerabilities, three are rated Critical, 57 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and two are rated Low in severity. This is aside from the 23 flaws Microsoft addressed in its Chromium-based Edge
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Ivanti Patches Critical Flaws in Connect Secure and Policy Secure – Update Now

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Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Connect Secure (ICS), Policy Secure (IPS), and Cloud Services Application (CSA) that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is below - CVE-2024-38657 (CVSS score: 9.1) - External control of a file name in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.4 and Ivanti Policy
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