Tag: Root Access

SSHole Vulnerability Exploited To Bypass OpenSSH Authentication On Linux Systems

Risk & Resilience
Attackers are exploiting SSHole, a high-severity OpenSSH vulnerability affecting certain Linux configurations, with researchers reporting successful access to an Alpine Linux honeypot.

U.S. Chargé D’Affaires Recognizes Cisco Powered Digital Infrastructure Upgrade At State Bank Of Pakistan

Wired
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Natalie Baker joined SBP leadership and Cisco Systems Pakistan executives to mark the deployment of a new core banking network and software defined data center.

Critical Progress Kemp LoadMaster Vulnerability Allows Pre Authentication Root Command Execution 

Risk & Resilience
A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE 2026 8037 in Progress Kemp LoadMaster could allow unauthenticated attackers to execute root level commands through the API. Security updates are available for affected versions.

DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Local Users To Gain Root Access Through Cloned Packets

Risk & Resilience
Researchers have disclosed DirtyClone, a Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE 2026 43503 that enables local privilege escalation by corrupting cached memory through cloned network packets.

Linux Pedit COW Vulnerability Allows Local Users To Gain Root Access Through Cached Binary Poisoning

Risk & Resilience
A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability tracked as CVE 2026 46331 allows local users to gain root privileges by poisoning cached binaries in memory, affecting multiple Linux distributions.

Cisco Catalyst SD WAN Zero Day Exploited To Gain Root Level Access Before Public Disclosure

Risk & Resilience
Google owned Mandiant reveals attackers exploited Cisco Catalyst SD WAN vulnerability CVE 2026 20245 as a zero day, using anti forensic techniques to gain root access and conceal malicious activity.

CISA Adds LiteSpeed CPanel Plugin Vulnerability To Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Risk & Resilience
CISA adds CVE 2026 54420 affecting LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, warning of root privilege escalation risks on shared hosting servers.

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