Podcasts about infosec

FreePBX Exploit Attempts (CVE-2025-57819) A FreePBX SQL injection vulnerability disclosed in August is being used to execute code on affected systems. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Exploit%20Against%20FreePBX%20%28CVE-2025-57819%29%20with%20code%20execution./32350 Disrupting Threats Targeting Microsoft Teams Microsoft published a blog post outlining how to better secure Teams. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/07/disrupting-threats-targeting-microsoft-teams/ Kibana XSS Patch CVE-2025-25009 Elastic patched a stored XSS vulnerability in Kibana https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-18-8-8-19-5-9-0-8-and-9-1-5-security-update-esa-2025-20/382449 QT SVG Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-10728, CVE-2025-10729, The QT group fixed two vulnerabilities in the QT SVG module. One of the vulnerabilities may be used for code execution https://www.qt.io/blog/security-advisory-uncontrolled-recursion-and-use-after-free-vulnerabilities-in-qt-svg-module-impact-qt

More Details About Oracle 0-Day The exploit is now widely distributed and has been analyzed to show the nature of the underlying vulnerabilities. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Quick%20and%20Dirty%20Analysis%20of%20Possible%20Oracle%20E-Business%20Suite%20Exploit%20Script%20%28CVE-2025-61882%29%20%5BUPDATED%5B/32346 https://labs.watchtowr.com/well-well-well-its-another-day-oracle-e-business-suite-pre-auth-rce-chain-cve-2025-61882well-well-well-its-another-day-oracle-e-business-suite-pre-auth-rce-chain-cve-2025-61882/ Redis Vulnerability Redis patched a ciritcal use after free vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution. https://redis.io/blog/security-advisory-cve-2025-49844/ GoAnywhere Bug Exploited Microsoft is reporting about the exploitation of the recent GoAnywhere vulnerability https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/10/06/investigating-active-exploitation-of-cve-2025-10035-goanywhere-managed-file-transfer-vulnerability/

Oracle E-Business Suite 0-Day CVE-2025-61882 Last week, the Cl0p ransomware gang sent messages to many businesses stating that an Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability was used to exfiltrate data. Initially, Oracle believed the root cause to be a vulnerability patched in June, but now Oracle released a patch for a new vulnerability. https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/alert-cve-2025-61882.html Zimbra Exploit Analysis An exploit against a Zimbra system prior to the patch release is analyzed. These exploits take advantage of .ics files to breach vulnerable systems. https://strikeready.com/blog/0day-ics-attack-in-the-wild/ Unity Editor Vulnerability CVE-2025-59489 The Unity game editor suffered from a code execution vulnerablity that would also expose software developed with vulnerable versions https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01

More .well-known scans Attackers are using API documentation automatically published in the .well-known directory for reconnaissance. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/More%20.well-known%20Scans/32340 RedHat Patches Openshift AI Services A flaw was found in Red Hat Openshift AI Service. A low-privileged attacker with access to an authenticated account, for example, as a data scientist using a standard Jupyter notebook, can escalate their privileges to a full cluster administrator. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-10725#cve-affected-packages TOTOLINK X6000R Vulnerabilities Paloalto released details regarding three recently patched vulnerabilities in TotalLink-X6000R routers. https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/totolink-x6000r-vulnerabilities/ DrayOS Vulnerability Patched Draytek fixed a single memory corruption vulnerability in its Vigor series router. An unauthenticated user may use it to execute arbitrary code. https://www.draytek.com/about/security-advisory/use-of-uninitialized-variable-vulnerabilities

Comparing Honeypot Passwords with HIBP Most passwords used against our honeypots are also found in the Have I been pwn3d list. However, the few percent that are not found tend to be variations of known passwords, extending them to find likely mutations. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/%5BGuest%20Diary%5D%20Comparing%20Honeypot%20Passwords%20with%20HIBP/32310 Breaking Server SGX via DRAM Inspection By observing read and write operations to memory, it is possible to derive keys stored in SGX and break the security of systems relying on SGX. https://wiretap.fail/files/wiretap.pdf OneLogin OIDC Vulnerability A vulnerability in OneLogin can be used to read secret application keys https://www.clutch.security/blog/onelogin-many-secrets-clutch-uncovers-vulnerability-exposing-client-credentials OpenSSL Patch OpenSSL patched three vulnerabilities. One could lead to remote code execution, but the feature is used infrequently, and the exploit is difficult, according to OpenSSL

Sometimes you don t even need to log in Applications using simple, predictable cookies to verify a user s identity are still exploited, and relatively recent vulnerabilities are still due to this very basic mistake. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/%22user%3Dadmin%22.%20Sometimes%20you%20don%27t%20even%20need%20to%20log%20in./32334 Western Digital My Cloud Vulnerability Western Digital patched a critical vulnerability in its MyCloud device. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30247 sudo vulnerability exploited A recently patched vulnerability in sudo is now being exploited. https://www.sudo.ws/security/advisories/

Apple Patches Apple released patches for iOS, macOS, and visionOS, fixing a single font parsing vulnerability https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple%20Patches%20Single%20Vulnerability%20CVE-2025-43400/32330 Increase in Scans for Palo Alto Global Protect Vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400). Our honeypots detected an increase in scans for a Palo Alto Global Protect vulnerability. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increase%20in%20Scans%20for%20Palo%20Alto%20Global%20Protect%20Vulnerability%20%28CVE-2024-3400%29/32328 Nimbus Manticore / Charming Kitten Malware update Checkpoint released a report with details regarding a new Nimbus Manticore exploit kit. The malware in this case uses valid SSL.com-issued certificates. https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/nimbus-manticore-deploys-new-malware-targeting-europe/

Converting Timestamps in .bash_history Unix shells offer the ability to add timestamps to commands in the .bash_history file. This is often done in the form of Unix timestamps. This new tool converts these timestamps into a more readable format. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/New%20tool%3A%20convert-ts-bash-history.py/32324 Cisco ASA/FRD Compromises Exploitation of the vulnerabilities Cisco patched last week may have bone back about a year. Cisco and CISA have released advisories with help identifying affected devices. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/asa_ftd_continued_attacks https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/ed-25-03-identify-and-mitigate-potential-compromise-cisco-devices Github Notification Phishing Github notifications are used to impersonate YCombinator and trick victims into installing a crypto drainer. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-notifications-abused-to-impersonate-y-combinator-for-crypto-theft/

Webshells Hiding in .well-known Places Our honeypots registered an increase in scans for URLs in the .well-known directory, which appears to be looking for webshells. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Webshells%20Hiding%20in%20.well-known%20Places/32320 Cisco Patches Critical Exploited Vulnerabilities Cisco released updates addressing already-exploited vulnerabilities in the VPN web server for the ASA and FTD appliances. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/resources/asa_ftd_continued_attacks https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-webvpn-z5xP8EUB https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-webvpn-YROOTUW XCSSET Evolves Again Microsoft detected a new XCSSET variant, an infostealer infecting X-Code projects. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/09/25/xcsset-evolves-again-analyzing-the-latest-updates-to-xcssets-inventory/ Exploitation of Fortra GoAnywhere MFT CVE-2025-10035 watchTowr analyzed the latest GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability and exploits used against it. https://labs.watchtowr.com/it-is-bad-exploitation-of-fortra-goanywhere-mft-cve-2025-10035-part-2/

Exploit Attempts Against Older Hikvision Camera Vulnerability Out honeypots observed an increase in attacks against some older Hikvision issues. A big part of the problem is weak passwords, and the ability to send credentials as part of the URL. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Exploit%20Attempts%20Against%20Older%20Hikvision%20Camera%20Vulnerability/32316 Cisco Patches Already Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Cisco patched a stack-based buffer overflow in the SNMP subsystem. It is already exploited in the wild, but requires admin privileges to achieve code execution. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-snmp-x4LPhte SonicWall Anti-Rootkit Update SonicWall released a firmware update for its SMA100 devices specifically designed to eradicate a commonly deployed rootkit. https://psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2025-0015 Extended Windows 10 Support Microsoft will extend free Windows 10 essential support for US and European customers. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/microsoft-offers-no-cost-windows-10-lifeline

In this episode of the Unsecurity Podcast, hosts Brad Nigh and Megan Larkins are joined by special guest Jim Nelson from FRSecure to dive deep into the world of cloud security. Whether you're using AWS, Azure, or GCP, understanding the right security protocols is crucial. Jim, a subject matter expert in cloud assessments, CIS benchmarks, and cloud infrastructure, shares valuable insights on common security pitfalls and best practices to enhance your cloud security posture.Topics Covered:- Introduction to cloud security challenges and opportunities.- Key areas often overlooked in cloud infrastructure security.- The importance of proper configuration and ongoing monitoring.- Best practices in identity and access management.- Effective data protection and governance strategies.- The significance of continuous vulnerability management.- Real-world experiences and lessons from security assessments.- Tips for leveraging CIS benchmarks and security frameworks.- Insights into collaboration security and conditional access policies.Join us for a comprehensive discussion that offers actionable advice to elevate your security efforts in the cloud. Perfect for InfoSec professionals and organizations looking to bolster their cloud security strategies.Here are some resources to help get you started:FRSecure's Cloud Security Checklist: https://frsecure.com/cloud-infrastructure-security-checklist/The CIS Benchmarks: https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarksDon't forget to like, subscribe, and share with your network to stay informed about the latest in cybersecurity!-- Looking to get in touch? Reach out at unsecurity@frsecure.com and follow us for more!LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/frsecure/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frsecureofficial/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frsecure/BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/frsecure.bsky.socialAbout FRSecure:https://frsecure.com/ FRSecure is a mission-driven information security consultancy headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. Our team of experts is constantly developing solutions and training to assist clients in improving the measurable fundamentals of their information security programs. These fundamentals are lacking in our industry, and while progress is being made, we can't do it alone. Whether you're wondering where to start or looking for a team of experts to collaborate with you, we are ready to serve.

Distracting the Analyst for Fun and Profit Our undergraduate intern, Tyler House analyzed what may have been a small DoS attack that was likely more meant to distract than to actually cause a denial of service https://isc.sans.edu/diary/%5BGuest%20Diary%5D%20Distracting%20the%20Analyst%20for%20Fun%20and%20Profit/32308 GitHub s plan for a more secure npm supply chain GitHub outlined its plan to harden the supply chain, in particular in light of the recent attack against npm packages https://github.blog/security/supply-chain-security/our-plan-for-a-more-secure-npm-supply-chain/ SolarWinds Web Help Desk AjaxProxy Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-26399) SolarWinds Web Help Desk was found to be susceptible to an unauthenticated AjaxProxy deserialization remote code execution vulnerability that, if exploited, would allow an attacker to run commands on the host machine. This vulnerability is a patch bypass of CVE-2024-28988, which in turn is a patch bypass of CVE-2024-28986. https://www.solarwinds.com/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2025-26399 Vulnerabilities in Supermicro BMC Firmware CVE-2025-7937 CVE-2025-6198 Supermicro fixed two vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to compromise the BMC with rogue firmware. https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Sept_2025

As CISO of Avanade—a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft—Bob Bruns is in a unique position. He has firsthand insight into Microsoft's security roadmap from both implementation and innovation perspectives. In this episode, Bob shares his thinking on key security topics with Accenture CISO Kris Burkhardt. Listen to a CISO-to-CISO discussion about the Microsoft security ecosystem, the power of platforms, AI in security, and actions organizations can take to improve their security posture. 

We need to understand AI, what's here and what's coming, at a deep and ever-deepening level. This is a genuine inflection point for our society. It's like the internet squared except the rate of adoption is much higher. We don't have decades to figure this out. ... This is not a technical talk. The focus is on the approaches we need to adopt to work in tandem with AIs. It's about thinking differently. It's about thinking like hackers. About the speaker: Richard Thieme is an author and speaker who addresses the challenges posed by new technologies. He has published numerous articles, thirteen books, and delivered hundreds of speeches. His Mobius Trilogy illuminates the realities of intelligence work and was lauded by a CIA veteran as one of the best works of serious spy fiction ever. He spoke at Def Con this year for the 27th time and was named the first "uber contributor" of the conference. He has keynoted security conferences in 15 countries. Clients range from GE, Microsoft, Medtronic, and Bank of America, to NSA, FBI, Dept of the Treasury. Los Alamos, Pentagon Security Forum, and the Secret Service.

CISA Reports Ivanti EPMM Exploit Sightings Two different organizations submitted backdoors to CISA, which are believed to have been installed using Ivanti vulnerabilities patched in May. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/analysis-reports/ar25-261a Lastpass Observes Impersonation on GitHub Lastpass noted a number of companies being impersonated via fake GitHub repositories in order to trick victims to download Mac malware. https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/attack-targeting-macs-via-github-pages Oracle Scheduler Ransomware Ransomware has been discovered that gained access to systems via an exposed Oracle Database Scheduler service. https://labs.yarix.com/2025/09/elons-proxima-black-shadow-related-ransomware-attack-via-oracle-dbs-external-jobs/

Help Wanted: What are these odd requests about? An odd request is hitting a number of our honeypots with a somewhat unusual HTTP request header. Please let me know if you no what the request is about. https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Help+Wanted+What+are+these+odd+reuqests+about/32302/ Forta GoAnywhere MFT Vulnerability Forta s GoAnywhere MFT product suffers from a critical deserialization vulnerability. Forta released an advisory disclosing the vulnerability on Thursday. https://www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2025-012 EDR Freeze A new tool, EDR Freeze, allows regular users to suspend EDR processes. https://www.zerosalarium.com/2025/09/EDR-Freeze-Puts-EDRs-Antivirus-Into-Coma.html

Exploring Uploads in a Dshield Honeypot Environment This guest diary by one of our SANS.edu undergraduate interns shows how to analyze files uploaded to Cowrie https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Exploring%20Uploads%20in%20a%20Dshield%20Honeypot%20Environment%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/32296 Sonicwall Breach SonicWall MySonicWall accounts were breached via credential brute forcing https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/mysonicwall-cloud-backup-file-incident/250915160910330 DeepSeek Bias Cloudflare found significant biases in code created by the Chinese AI engine DeepSeek. Code for organizations not aligned with China s politics contained significantly more bugs https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/16/deepseek-ai-security/ Google Chrome 0-day Google fixed an already-exploited vulnerability in Google Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html

CTRL-Z DLL Hooking Attackers may use a simple reload trick to overwrite breakpoints left by analysts to reverse malicious binaries. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/CTRL-Z%20DLL%20Hooking/32294 Global Admin in every Entra ID tenant via Actor tokens As part of September s patch Tuesday, Microsoft patched CVE-2025-55241. The discoverer of the vulnerability, Dirk-jan Mollema has published a blog post showing how this vulnerability could have been exploited. https://dirkjanm.io/obtaining-global-admin-in-every-entra-id-tenant-with-actor-tokens/ WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability CVE-2025-9242 WatchGuard patched an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to compromise the devices. https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00015 NVidia Triton Inference Server NVIDIA patched critical vulnerabilities in its Triton Inference Server. https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5691

Why You Need Phishing-Resistant Authentication NOW. The recent compromise of a number of high-profile npmjs.com accounts has yet again shown how dangerous a simple phishing email can be. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Why%20You%20Need%20Phishing%20Resistant%20Authentication%20NOW./32290 S1ngularity/nx Attackers Strike Again A second wave of attacks has hit over a hundred npm-related GitHub repositories. The updated payload implements a worm that propagates itself to other repositories. https://www.aikido.dev/blog/s1ngularity-nx-attackers-strike-again ChatGPT s Calendar Integration Can Be Exploited to Steal Emails ChatGPT s new MCP integration can be used, via prompt injection, to affect software connected to ChatGPT via MCP. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eito-miyamura-157305121_we-got-chatgpt-to-leak-your-private-email-activity-7372306174253256704-xoX1/

End-to-end encrypted (E2EE) messaging on the Internet allows encrypted messages to be sent from one sender to one or multiple recipients in a way that cannot be decrypted by anybody else - arguably not even the messaging service provider itself. The protocol of choice is Signal that invokes and puts in place several cryptographic primitives in new and ingenious ways. Besides the messenger of the same name, the Signal protocol is also used by WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Wire, and many more. As such, it marks the gold standard and state of the art when it comes to E2EE messaging on the Internet.To make it scalable and useful for large groups, the IETF has also standardized a complementary protocol named messaging layer security (MLS). In this talk, we outline the history of development and mode of operation of both the Signal and MLS protocols, and we elaborate on the next challenges for the future. About the speaker: Rolf Oppliger studied computer science, mathematics, and economics at the University of Bern, Switzerland, where he received M.Sc. (1991) and Ph.D. (1993) degrees in computer science. In 1994-95, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) of UC Berkeley, USA. In 1999, he received the venia legendi for computer science from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, where he was appointed adjunct professor in 2007. The focus of his professional activities is on technical information security and privacy. In these areas, he has published 18 books and many scientific articles and papers, regularly participates at conferences and workshops, served on the editorial boards of some leading magazines and journals, and has been the editor of the Artech House information security and privacy book series since its beginning (in the year 2000). He's the founder and owner of eSECURITY Technologies Rolf Oppliger, works for the Swiss National Cyber Security Centre NCSC, and teaches at the University of Zurich. He was a senior member of the ACM and the IEEE, as well as a member of the IEEE Computer Society and the IACR. He also served as vice-chair of the IFIP TC 11 working group on network security.

Apple Updates Apple released major updates for all of its operating systems. In addition to new features, these updates patch 33 different vulnerabilities. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple%20Updates%20Everything%20-%20iOS%20macOS%2026%20Edition/32286 Microsoft End of Life October 14th, support for Windows 10, Exchange 2016, and Exchange 2019 will end. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281#:~:text=As%20a%20reminder%2C%20Windows%2010,one%20that%20supports%20Windows%2011. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/t-9-months-exchange-server-2016-and-exchange-server-2019-end-of-support/4366605 Phishing Targeting Rust Developers Rust developers are reporting similar phishing emails as the emails causing the major NPM compromise last week. https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io/discussions/11889#discussion-8886064 Samsung Patches 0-Day Samsung released its monthly updates for its flagship phones fixing, among other vulnerability, an already exploited 0-day. https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

On this episode of The Virtual CISO Moment, Wesley Widner shares his inspiring journey from law enforcement to cybersecurity, emphasizing the power of networking, authenticity, and a lifelong learning mindset.Wes founded White Hat Wes Cybersecurity to help others break into the field by providing a free platform for sharing blogs, projects, and cyber resources—fostering community and mentorship.He highlights the importance of empathy during incidents, honest communication, and servant leadership as keys to success in InfoSec. Faith and family keep him grounded as he balances career growth and entrepreneurship.

Web Searches For Archives Didier observed additional file types being searched for as attackers continue to focus on archive files as they spider web pages https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Web%20Searches%20For%20Archives/32282 FBI Flash Alert: Salesforce Attacks The FBI is alerting users of Salesforce of two different threat actors targeting Salesforce. There are no new vulnerabilities disclosed, but the initial access usually takes advantage of social engineering or leaked data from the Salesdrift compromise. https://www.ic3.gov/CSA/2025/250912.pdf VSCode Cursor Extensions Malware Koe Security unmasked details about a recent malicious cursor extension campaign they call White Cobra. https://www.koi.security/blog/whitecobra-vscode-cursor-extensions-malware BSides Augusta https://bsidesaugusta.org/

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DShield SIEM Docker Updates Guy updated the DShield SIEM which graphically summarizes what is happening inside your honeypot. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/DShield%20SIEM%20Docker%20Updates/32276 Again: Sonicwall SSL VPN Compromises The Australian Government s Signals Directorate noted an increase in compromised Sonicwall devices. https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/ongoing-active-exploitation-of-sonicwall-ssl-vpns-in-australia Website Keystroke Logging Many websites log every keystroke, not just data submitted in forms. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19825

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BASE64 Over DNS The base64 character set exceeds what is allowable in DNS. However, some implementations will work even with these invalid characters. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/BASE64%20Over%20DNS/32274 Google Chrome Update Google released an update for Google Chrome, addressing two vulnerabilities. One of the vulnerabilities is rated critical and may allow code execution. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html Ivanti Updates Ivanti patched a number of vulnerabilities, several of them critical, across its product portfolio. https://forums.ivanti.com/s/article/September-Security-Advisory-Ivanti-Connect-Secure-Policy-Secure-ZTA-Gateways-and-Neurons-for-Secure-Access-Multiple-CVEs Sophos Patches Sophos resolved authentication bypass vulnerability in Sophos AP6 series wireless access point firmware (CVE-2025-10159) https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250909-ap6 Apple Introduces Memory Integrity Enforcement With the new hardware promoted in yesterday s event, Apple also introduced new memory integrity features based on this new hardware. https://security.apple.com/blog/memory-integrity-enforcement/

Microsoft Patch Tuesday As part of its September patch Tuesday, Microsoft addressed 177 different vulnerabilities, 86 of which affect Microsoft products. None of the vulnerabilities has been exploited before today. Two of the vulnerabilities were already made public. Microsoft rates 13 of the vulnerabilities are critical. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft%20Patch%20Tuesday%20September%202025/32270 Adobe Patches Adobe released patches for nine products, including Adobe Commerce, Coldfusion, and Acrobat. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/security-bulletin.html SAP Patches SAP patched vulnerabilities across its product portfolio. Particularly interesting are a few critical vulnerabilities in Netweaver, one of which scored a perfect 10.0 CVSS score. https://onapsis.com/blog/sap-security-notes-september-2025-patch-day/

Cybersecurity stands at a historic inflection point, where converged forces are reshaping how we think about digital defense. In this discussion, Kyndryl's Global Security & Resiliency Leader Kris Lovejoy will share five key predictions for how AI-driven threats, workforce disruption, geopolitical fragmentation, quantum computing, and infrastructure vulnerabilities will redefine how we secure our digital future. These forces are not just trends, but urgent signals of what's to come. Kris will also provide a strategic framework for navigating this converged threat landscape, with insights into the emerging roles, governance models and resilience strategies that will shape cybersecurity in the years ahead. About the speaker: Kris Lovejoy is an internationally recognized leader in cybersecurity and cyber resilience. As Kyndryl's Global Practice Leader for Security and Resiliency, Kris leads more than 7,500 cyber resilience professionals across more than 60 countries. Before joining Kyndryl, Kris led EY's Global Consulting Cybersecurity practice. She also founded and led BluVector Inc., one of the first AI-powered Advanced Threat Detection products, which Comcast acquired in 2019. Kris was previously general manager of IBM Security Services. Kris serves on the boards of Dominion Energy (NYSE: D) and the International Security Alliance (ISA) and is also a member of the World Economic Forum's Cybersecurity Committee and Cybersecurity Coalition. She holds U.S. and EU patents in risk management and champions inclusion in cybersecurity as executive co-sponsor of Kyndryl's Women's Inclusion Network. Her cybersecurity industry contributions have earned multiple recognitions, including The Cyber Guild's Change-Maker Award (2022), "Top 50 Cybersecurity Leaders" by The Consulting Report (2021), and "Top Woman Technology Leader" by Consulting Magazine (2020).

Should your executives really be posting on LinkedIn? The short answer: yes, and in this episode, you'll find out why.In this episode of The Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast, Lewis Gray dives into the often-overlooked role of executives on LinkedIn and how their visibility directly shapes trust, culture, and growth.Executives who are active online don't just amplify company messages; they build trust with clients, candidates, and employees. Yet many leadership teams hesitate, citing a lack of time, uncertainty about what to post, or not seeing the value. Lewis unpacks each of these blockers and reframes the conversation in terms executives actually care about: business growth, talent attraction, shareholder confidence, and authentic culture. Drawing on real-world examples from Adobe and Salesloft, he explains the “ripple effect” of executive activity on employee advocacy and brand credibility.If you've struggled to get leadership engaged in advocacy, this episode provides a clear roadmap: frameworks to make posting easier, collaborative approaches to lighten the load, and secure delegation methods that keep InfoSec teams happy. By the end, you'll know exactly how to inspire your leaders to show up online,  and why it matters more than ever.Resources:Explore DSMN8's Executive Influencer tool.Get your free CEO Content Framework here.Download The World's Biggest Employee Advocacy Study.Subscribe to The Employee Advocacy & Influence Podcast to stay ahead on employee advocacy, executive influence, and modern social strategy.

Major npm compromise A number of high-profile npm libraries were compromised after developers fell for a phishing email. This compromise affected libraries with a total of hundreds of millions of downloads a week. https://bsky.app/profile/bad-at-computer.bsky.social/post/3lydioq5swk2y https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/172738 https://github.com/chalk/chalk/issues/656#issuecomment-3266894253 https://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-compromised HTTP Request Signatures It looks like some search engines and AI bots are starting to use the HTTP request signature. This should make it easier to identify bot traffic. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/HTTP%20Request%20Signatures/32266

From YARA Offsets to Virtual Addresses Xavier explains how to convert offsets reported by YARA into offsets suitable for the use with debuggers. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/From%20YARA%20Offsets%20to%20Virtual%20Addresses/32262 Phishing via JavaScript in SVG Files Virustotal uncovered a Colombian phishing campaign that takes advantage of JavaScript in SVG files. https://blog.virustotal.com/2025/09/uncovering-colombian-malware-campaign.html FreePBX Patches FreePBX released details regarding two vulnerabilities patched last week. One of these vulnerabilities was already actively exploited. https://github.com/FreePBX/security-reporting/security/advisories/GHSA-3r47-p39v-vqqf

Unauthorized Issuance of Certificate for 1.1.1.1 Cloudflare published a blog post with more details regarding the bad 1.1.1.1 certificate that was issued by Fina. https://blog.cloudflare.com/unauthorized-issuance-of-certificates-for-1-1-1-1/ AI Model Namespace Reuse Deleted accounts on Huggingface can be taken over by other entities unrelated to the original owner. https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/model-namespace-reuse/ macOS vulnerability allowed Keychain and iOS app decryption without a password Excessive entitlements for the gcore binary facilitated access to key material that was sufficient to access secrets stored in Apple s keychain. https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/04/macos-gcore-vulnerability-cve-2025-24204/

Exploit Attempts for Dassault DELMIA Apriso. CVE-2025-5086 Our honeypots detected attacks against the manufacturing management system DELMIA Apriso. The deserialization vulnerability was patched in June and is one of a few critical vulnerabilities patched in recent months. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Exploit%20Attempts%20for%20Dassault%20DELMIA%20Apriso.%20CVE-2025-5086/32256 Android Bulletin Google released its September update, fixing two already-exploited privilege escalation flaws and some remote code execution issues. https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-09-01 Mis-issued Certificates for SAN iPAddress:1.1.1.1 by Fina RDC 2020 Certificate authority Fina RDC issues a certificate for Cloudflare s IP address 1.1.1.1 https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/SgwC1QsEpvc

A Quick Look at Sextortion at Scale Jan analyzed 1900 different sextortion messages using 205 different Bitcoin addresses to look at the success rate, lifetime, and other metrics defining these campaigns. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/A%20quick%20look%20at%20sextortion%20at%20scale%3A%201%2C900%20messages%20and%20205%20Bitcoin%20addresses%20spanning%20four%20years/32252 Azure AD Client Secret Leak Attackers are stealing Azure AD client secrets from websites that are leaving them exposed. https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/azure-ad-client-secret-leak-the-keys-to-cloud Covert Channel via ICMP and DNS A new bot combines ICMP and DNS in new ways for covert communication. The DNS requests use domains with a fixed prefix followed by a base64 encoded command, and the ICMP echo request packets include commands as a payload. https://blog.xlab.qianxin.com/mystrodx_covert_dual-mode_backdoor_en/ Official Release of Critical FreePBX Patch Sangoma has announced that the experimental patch released for the exploited FreePBX vulnerability is now considered stable, and users should update to apply it. https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-advisory-please-lock-down-your-administrator-access/107203

pdf-parser: All Streams Didier released a new version of pdf-parser.py. This version fixes a problem with dumping all filtered streams. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/pdf-parser%3A%20All%20Streams/32248 Salesloft Drift Putting OAuth Tokens at Risk OAuth tokens used by Salesloft Drift users to provide access to integrations with Salesforce, Google Workspace, and others have been compromised and heavily abused for additional compromise and large-scale data exfiltration from exposed services. https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/data-theft-salesforce-instances-via-salesloft-drift Velociraptor incident response tool abused for remote access Attackers are using the open source incident response tool Velociraptor to access remote systems in breached networks. Tools like Velocitraptor are ideal for attackers to perform lateral movement. https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2025/08/26/velociraptor-incident-response-tool-abused-for-remote-access/ Default Password in NeuVector (Rancher Desktop) SuSE fixed a default password vulnerability in NeuVector, a security tool included in Rancher Desktop. https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector/security/advisories/GHSA-8pxw-9c75-6w56

Increasing Searches for ZIP Files Attackers are scanning our honeypots more and more for .zip files. They are looking for backups of credential files and the like left behind by careless administrators and developers. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increasing%20Searches%20for%20ZIP%20Files/32242 FreePBX Vulnerability An upatched vulnerability in FreePBX is currently being exploited. FreePBX offers mitigation advice and has also just released a beta patch. https://community.freepbx.org/t/security-advisory-please-lock-down-your-administrator-access/107203 Passwordstate Vulnerability Clickstudios patched an authentication bypass vulnerability in its password manager, Passwordstate. The vulnerability can be used to access the emergency password page. https://www.clickstudios.com.au/passwordstate-changelog.aspx

AI Dependency Crisis + EV Infrastructure Failures: Tech Reality Check 2025When Two Infrastructure Promises Collide with RealityThe promise was simple: AI would augment human intelligence, and electric vehicles would transform transportation. The reality in 2025? Both are hitting infrastructure walls that expose uncomfortable truths about how technology actually scales.Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli didn't plan to connect these dots in their latest Random and Unscripted weekly recap, but the conversation naturally evolved from AI dependency concerns to electric vehicle infrastructure challenges—revealing how both represent the same fundamental problem: mistaking technological capability for systemic readiness."The AI is telling us what success looks like and we're measuring against that, and who knows if it's right or wrong," Sean observed, describing what's become an AI dependency crisis in cybersecurity teams. Organizations aren't just using AI as a tool; they're letting it define their decision-making frameworks without maintaining the critical thinking skills to evaluate those frameworks.Marco connected this to their recent Black Cat analysis, describing the "paradox loop"—where teams lose both the ability to take independent action and think clearly because they're constantly feeding questions to AI, creating echo chambers of circular reasoning. "We're gonna be screwed," he said with characteristic directness. "We go back to something being magic again."This isn't academic hand-wringing. Both hosts developed their expertise when understanding fundamental technology was mandatory—when you had to grasp cables, connections, and core systems to make anything work. Their concern is for teams that might never develop that foundational knowledge, mistaking AI convenience for actual competence.The electric vehicle discussion, triggered by Marco's conversation with Swedish consultant Matt Larson, revealed parallel infrastructure failures. "Upgrading to electric vehicles isn't like updating software," Sean noted, recalling his own experience renting an EV and losing an hour to charging—"That's not how you're gonna sell it."Larson's suggestion of an "Apollo Program" for EV infrastructure acknowledges what the industry often ignores: some technological transitions require massive, coordinated investment beyond individual company capabilities. The cars work; the surrounding ecosystem barely exists. Sound familiar to anyone implementing AI without considering organizational infrastructure?From his Object First webinar on backup systems, Sean extracted a deceptively simple insight: immutability matters precisely because bad actors specifically target backups to enable ransomware success. "You might think you're safe and resilient until something happens and you realize you're not."Marco's philosophical take—comparing immutable backups to never stepping in the same river twice—highlights why both cybersecurity and infrastructure transitions demand unchanging foundations even as everything else evolves rapidly.The episode's most significant development was their expanded event coverage announcement. Moving beyond traditional cybersecurity conferences to cover IBC Amsterdam (broadcasting technology since 1967), automotive security events, gaming conferences, and virtual reality gatherings represents recognition that infrastructure challenges cross every industry."That's where things really get interesting," Sean noted about broader tech events. When cybersecurity professionals only discuss security in isolation, they miss how infrastructure problems manifest across music production, autonomous vehicles, live streaming, and emerging technologies.Both AI dependency and EV infrastructure failures share the same root cause: assuming technological capability automatically translates to systemic implementation. The gap between "this works in a lab" and "this works in reality" represents the most critical challenge facing technology leaders in 2025.Their call to action extends beyond cybersecurity: if you know about events that address infrastructure challenges at the intersection of technology and society, reach out. The "usual suspects" of security conferences aren't where these broader infrastructure conversations are happening.What infrastructure gaps are you seeing between technology promises and implementation reality? Join the conversation on LinkedIn or connect through ITSP Magazine.________________Hosts links:

Interesting Technique to Launch a Shellcode Xavier came across malware that PowerShell and the CallWindowProcA() API to launch code. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Interesting%20Technique%20to%20Launch%20a%20Shellcode/32238 NX Compromised to Steal Wallets and Credentials The popular open source NX build package was compromised. Code was added that uses the help of AI tools like Claude and Gemini to steal credentials from affected systems https://semgrep.dev/blog/2025/security-alert-nx-compromised-to-steal-wallets-and-credentials/ Countering Chinese State-Sponsored Actors Compromise of Networks Worldwide to Feed the Global Espionage System Several law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies worldwide collaborated to release a detailed report on the recent Volt Typhoon incident. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa25-239a

Getting a Better Handle on International Domain Names and Punycode International Domain names can be used for phishing and other attacks. One way to identify suspect names is to look for mixed script use. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Getting%20a%20Better%20Handle%20on%20International%20Domain%20Names%20and%20Punycode/32234 Citrix Netscaler Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-7775, CVE-2025-7776 and CVE-2025-8424 Citrix patched three vulnerabilities in Netscaler. One is already being exploited https://support.citrix.com/support-home/kbsearch/article?articleNumber=CTX694938&articleTitle=NetScaler_ADC_and_NetScaler_Gateway_Security_Bulletin_for_CVE_2025_7775_CVE_2025_7776_and_CVE_2025_8424 git vulnerability exploited (CVE-2025-48384) A git vulnerability patched in early July is now being exploited https://github.com/git/git/security/advisories/GHSA-vwqx-4fm8-6qc9

Reading Location Position Value in Microsoft Word Documents Jessy investigated how Word documents store the last visited document location in the registry. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Reading%20Location%20Position%20Value%20in%20Microsoft%20Word%20Documents/32224 Weaponizing image scaling against production AI systems AI systems often downscale images before processing them. An attacker can create a harmless looking image that would reveal text after downscaling leading to prompt injection https://blog.trailofbits.com/2025/08/21/weaponizing-image-scaling-against-production-ai-systems/ IBM Jazz Team Server Vulnerability CVE-2025-36157 IBM patched a critical vulnerability in its Jazz Team Server https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7242925

The end of an era: Properly formatted IP addresses in all of our data. When initiall designing DShield, addresses were zero padded , an unfortunate choice. As of this week, datafeeds should no longer be zero padded . https://isc.sans.edu/diary/The%20end%20of%20an%20era%3A%20Properly%20formated%20IP%20addresses%20in%20all%20of%20our%20data./32228 .desktop files used in an attack against Linux Desktops Pakistani attackers are using .desktop files to target Indian Linux desktops. https://www.cyfirma.com/research/apt36-targets-indian-boss-linux-systems-with-weaponized-autostart-files/ Malicious Go Module Disguised as SSH Brute Forcer Exfiltrates Credentials via Telegram A go module advertising its ability to quickly brute force passwords against random IP addresses, has been used to exfiltrate credentials from the person running the module. https://socket.dev/blog/malicious-go-module-disguised-as-ssh-brute-forcer-exfiltrates-credentials Limiting Onmicrosoft Domain Usage for Sending Emails Microsoft is limiting how many emails can be sent by Microsoft 365 users using the onmicrosoft.com domain. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/limiting-onmicrosoft-domain-usage-for-sending-emails/4446167

Don't Forget The "-n" Command Line Switch Disabling reverse DNS lookups for IP addresses is important not just for performance, but also for opsec. Xavier is explaining some of the risks. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Don%27t%20Forget%20The%20%22-n%22%20Command%20Line%20Switch/32220 watchTowr releases details about recent Commvault flaws Users of the Commvault enterprise backup solution must patch now after watchTowr released details about recent vulnerabilities https://labs.watchtowr.com/guess-who-would-be-stupid-enough-to-rob-the-same-vault-twice-pre-auth-rce-chains-in-commvault/?123 Docker Desktop Vulnerability CVE-2025-9074 A vulnerability in Docker Desktop allows attackers to escape from containers to attack the host. https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4443

Airtel Router Scans and Mislabeled Usernames A quick summary of some odd usernames that show up in our honeypot logs https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Airtel%20Router%20Scans%2C%20and%20Mislabeled%20usernames/32216 Apple Patches 0-Day CVE-2025-43300 Apple released an update for iOS, iPadOS and MacOS today patching a single, already exploited, vulnerability in ImageIO. https://support.apple.com/en-us/124925 Microsoft Copilot Audit Logs A user retrieving data via copilot obscures the fact that the user may have had access to data in a specific file https://pistachioapp.com/blog/copilot-broke-your-audit-log Password Managers Susceptible to Clickjacking Many password managers are susceptible to clickjacking, and only few have fixed the problem so far https://marektoth.com/blog/dom-based-extension-clickjacking/

Increased Elasticsearch Recognizance Scans Our honeypots noted an increase in reconnaissance scans for Elasticsearch. In particular, the endpoint /_cluster/settings is hit hard. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increased%20Elasticsearch%20Recognizance%20Scans/32212 Microsoft Patch Tuesday Issues Microsoft noted some issues deploying the most recent patches with WSUS. There are also issues with certain SSDs if larger files are transferred. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3635msgdesc https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot SAP Vulnerabilities Exploited CVE-2025-31324, CVE-2025-42999 Details explaining how to take advantage of two SAP vulnerabilities were made public https://onapsis.com/blog/new-exploit-for-cve-2025-31324/

Keeping an Eye on MFA Bombing Attacks Attackers will attempt to use authentication fatigue by bombing users with MFA authentication requests. Rob is talking in this diary about how to investigate these attacks in a Microsoft ecosystem. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Keeping+an+Eye+on+MFABombing+Attacks/32208 Critical Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center Software RADIUS Remote Code Execution Vulnerability An OS command injection vulnerability may be abused to gain access to the Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center software. https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-fmc-radius-rce-TNBKf79 F5 Access for Android vulnerability An attacker with a network position that allows them to intercept network traffic may be able to read and/or modify data in transit. The attacker would need to intercept vulnerable clients specifically, since other clients would detect the man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000152049

SNI5GECT: Sniffing and Injecting 5G Traffic Without Rogue Base Stations Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design released a new framework, SNI5GECT, to passively sniff and inject traffic into 5G data streams, leading to DoS, downgrade and other attacks. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/SNI5GECT%3A%20Sniffing%20and%20Injecting%205G%20Traffic%20Without%20Rogue%20Base%20Stations/32202 Plex Vulnerability Plex patched a vulnerability in the Plex Media Server. Make sure you have updated to at least 1.42.1. https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-security-update/928341 FortiWeb Exploit Public A security researcher published details about the recent FortiWeb vulnerability, including demonstrating a PoC exploit. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researcher-to-release-exploit-for-full-auth-bypass-on-fortiweb/ Flowise OS vulnerability https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/flowise-os-command-remote-code-execution-jfsa-2025-001380578/

AI and Faster Attack Analysis A few use cases for LLMs to speed up analysis https://isc.sans.edu/diary/AI%20and%20Faster%20Attack%20Analysis%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/32198 Proxyware Malware Being Distributed on YouTube Video Download Site Popular YouTube download sites will attempt to infect users with proxyware. https://asec.ahnlab.com/en/89574/ Xerox Freeflow Core Vulnerability Horizon3.ai discovered XXE Injection (CVE-2025-8355) and Path Traversal (CVE-2025-8356) vulnerabilities in Xerox FreeFlow Core, a print orchestration platform. These vulnerabilities are easily exploitable and enable unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable FreeFlow Core instances. https://horizon3.ai/attack-research/attack-blogs/from-support-ticket-to-zero-day/ SANS.edu Research: Darren Carstensen Evaluating Zero Trust Network Access: A Framework for Comparative Security Testing Not all Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions are created equal, and despite bold marketing claims, many fall short of delivering proper Zero Trust security. https://www.sans.edu/cyber-research/evaluating-zero-trust-network-access-framework-comparative-security-testing/

CVE-2017-11882 Will Never Die The (very) old equation editor vulnerability is still being exploited, as this recent sample analyzed by Xavier shows. The payload of the Excel file attempts to download and execute an infostealer to exfiltrate passwords via email. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/CVE-2017-11882%20Will%20Never%20Die/32196 Windows Kerberos Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Yesterday, Microsoft released a patch for a vulnerability that had already been made public. This vulnerability refers to the privilege escalation taking advantage of a path traversal issue in Windows Kerberos affecting Exchange Server in hybrid mode. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-53779 Persistent Risk: XZ Utils Backdoor Still Lurking in Docker Images Some old Debian Docker images containing the xz-utils backdoor are still available for download from Docker Hub via the official Debian account. https://www.binarly.io/blog/persistent-risk-xz-utils-backdoor-still-lurking-in-docker-images FortiSIEM / FortiWeb Vulnerablities Fortinet patched already exploited vulnerabilities in FortiWeb and FortiSIEM https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-152 https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-448

Microsoft Patch Tuesday https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft%20August%202025%20Patch%20Tuesday/32192 https://cymulate.com/blog/zero-click-one-ntlm-microsoft-security-patch-bypass-cve-2025-50154/ libarchive Vulnerability A libarchive vulnerability patched in June was upgraded from a low CVSS score to a critical one. Libarchive is used by compression software across various operating systems, making this a difficult vulnerability to patch https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-25:07.libarchive.asc Adobe Patches Adobe released patches for 13 different products. https://helpx.adobe.com/security/Home.html