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Inside the GitLab Flaw: From CI Configuration to Server Execution (CVE-2026-97229)
CVE-2026-97229, a CVSS 10.0 flaw in GitLab’s regex compiler, is now in CISA’s KEV catalog. Who is exposed, which version to patch to now, how the attack works and how to hunt for prior…
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Tailscale SSH Vulnerabilities TS-2026-014 to 017 (“Tailworm”): What Was Fixed in v1.104.4 and How to Harden
Tailscale fixed four SSH and Serve vulnerabilities, TS-2026-014 to TS-2026-017, in v1.104.4 after a researcher’s “Tailworm”…
PolyShell (CVE-2026-48356): Why Patched Magento Stores Still Run a Hidden JavaScript Loader
PolyShell (CVE-2026-48356) let attackers upload web shells to Magento and Adobe Commerce stores. Sansec now tracks a loader…
CVE-2026-101767: Oracle E-Business Suite Flaw Lets One HTTP Request Reach the Database and the Host
CVE-2026-101767 (CVSS 9.8) lets unauthenticated attackers reach Oracle E-Business Suite’s database as APPS through the…
CVE-2026-111497: The Node.js Brotli Flaw in CISA KEV, Explained, With Fixed Versions and Checks
CVE-2026-111497 is an out-of-bounds write in the Brotli decoder bundled with Node.js 22, 24 and 26. CISA added it to KEV on…
SkyW4lker Device-Code Phishing: How It Hijacks Microsoft 365 Accounts and How to Stop It
SkyW4lker is a Microsoft 365 phishing kit that abuses OAuth device-code sign-in: victims log in on Microsoft’s real page, pass…
LiteLLM Supply-Chain Attack: How Hackers Turned a Trusted AI Package into a Credential-Stealing Backdoor
Borrowed Trust: MAG212 CYBER Weekly, 31 October 2026
The October 31, 2026 weekly magazine: twelve stories from Binance to SkyW4lker, each with a defensive architecture field guide, plus the weekly roundup and what to watch.
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