Skip to main content

Tag: unauthenticated attacks

30 articles

Server room with rows of equipment, one server prominently displayed in foreground.

Gogs Zero-Day Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution on Exposed Servers

A zero-day flaw in Gogs, a self-hosted Git service, leaves exposed servers vulnerable to remote code execution - and it's surprisingly easy for attackers to exploit, as they can create an account and repository on default-configured instances. This critical-severity vulnerability affects the latest release versions and requires only an authenticated user without admin privileges to launch an attack.

Analyst 207
Blurred container image on a pallet with a laptop showing a container registry in the background.

Gitea Flaw Exposes Private Container Images to Unauthenticated Attacks

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Gitea, tracked as CVE-2026-27771, allows unauthenticated attackers to access private container images, potentially exposing tens of thousands of deployments worldwide. This flaw lets anyone on the internet pull private images without needing an account, password, or credentials.

Analyst 207
Laptop on student desk shows login screen in bright campus library setting.

KnowledgeDeliver LMS Flaw Exploited to Deploy Malware

A security flaw in the KnowledgeDeliver LMS, known as CVE-2026-5426, was exploited by a threat actor to inject malicious code and infect users visiting the site. This vulnerability was caused by a predictable secret in the system's web.config file, allowing attackers to execute remote code.

Analyst 207
A computer workstation with a laptop and large monitor sits in a university computer lab or corporate training room.

Mandiant Exposes KnowledgeDeliver Vulnerability via ViewState Deserialization

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-5426, was discovered in KnowledgeDeliver installations, allowing unauthenticated remote code execution across multiple customer sites due to identical ASP.NET machineKey values. This widespread flaw was caused by a standardized web.config with hardcoded keys, used across deployments, leaving sites vulnerable to attack.

Analyst 207
Server room with web server hardware exposed, conveying vulnerability.

NGINX Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

A critical 18-year-old vulnerability, known as NGINX Rift, has been discovered in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source, allowing unauthenticated attackers to remotely execute code with a single crafted HTTP request. This high-severity flaw, rated 9.2 on the CVSS v4 scale, poses a significant threat to vulnerable servers.

Analyst 207
Brightly-lit industrial server room with a generic controller on the wall.

Hackers Exploit Weaver E-cology Bug in Targeted Attacks

Hackers are taking advantage of a critical bug in Weaver E-cology, using an exposed debug API endpoint to execute system commands on vulnerable servers without needing login credentials. This security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-22679, affects Weaver E-cology 10.0 builds prior to March 12.

Analyst 207