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Acer 5G Hotspot Has Three Critical Bugs: Patches Pending
Acer says firmware updates are coming and offers workaround fixes for three critical bugs.
Critical Adobe Acrobat Flaw Exploited: What You Need to Know
Exodus Intelligence published a full exploit chain for an Acrobat Reader memory flaw, showing how a malicious PDF could bypass several Windows defenses on 32-bit systems.
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Rains Down 138 Fixes
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday landed with the subtlety of a dump truck in a server room.
Palo Alto Firewall Flaw Lands on CISA Exploited-vulnerability List
Threat actors pounce on Palo Alto’s PAN-OS software firewall flaw as customers wait for full fix.
Microsoft Backs Off Forced Windows Updates, Sort of
Microsoft is enhancing user control over Windows updates, allowing users to pause updates during setup to reduce disruptions.
Zero-click Windows Flaw Leaks Credentials after Incomplete Patch
Incomplete Microsoft patch is exploited by APT28, allowing attackers to capture NTLM hashes when Windows renders a malicious shortcut.
Midnight Deadline Set After Cisco Firewall Backdoor Survives Patching
CISA confirms at least one federal agency was breached; patches alone did not remove the implant.
NIST Scales Back CVE Details to Manage Report Surge
NIST will narrow its focus on CVE analysis, prioritizing urgent vulnerabilities, amidst a surge in submissions and AI-generated reports.
Router Ban? Netgear Says Not So Fast
Netgear gets green light as FCC targets foreign routers.
Adobe Patches Acrobat Zero-day Under Attack
A critical vulnerability in Adobe Acrobat and Reader is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to take control of affected systems through malicious documents.