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Autonomous AI Tool Exposes 2-Year-Old Redis RCE Flaw

A 2-year-old vulnerability in Redis, tracked as CVE-2026-23479, went undetected until a cutting-edge autonomous AI tool uncovered it, revealing a critical remote code execution flaw that had been hiding in plain sight. This shocking discovery highlights the power of AI in uncovering even the most elusive security threats.

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Exim BDAT Flaw Exposes GnuTLS Builds to Code Execution Risk

A newly discovered vulnerability, dubbed Dead.Letter, threatens Exim builds that use GnuTLS, allowing attackers to exploit a use-after-free flaw in BDAT handling and potentially execute malicious code. This critical flaw can be triggered when a specific sequence of BDAT and TLS commands is sent, leading to heap corruption and a heightened risk of code execution.

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