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Vulnerabilities
Microsoft Acknowledges 'RoguePlanet' Defender Zero-Day, Patch Still in the Works
CVE-2026-50656 is a privilege escalation bug in the Malware Protection Engine, the component sitting at the heart of every Defender install.
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Vulnerabilities
Privilege Escalation Attacks Hit Kirki and Burst Statistics WordPress Plugins
Threat actors are actively exploiting flaws in two widely-used WordPress plugins to grab admin access and seize site control.
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Vulnerabilities
Android June 2026 Bulletin: 124 Fixes, One Framework Bug Already Being Exploited
CVE-2025-48595 is a no-interaction privilege escalation in the Android Framework. Google says it's seen in the wild.
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Identity & Access
The Perimeter Is Gone. Attackers Already Knew That.
Modern intrusions rarely crack the wall. They walk through the front door, wearing your credentials.
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Vulnerabilities
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Flaw Hands Root to Any Logged-In User, and the Vendor Won't Say How Many Hosts Are Hit
CVE-2026-48172 carries a CVSS of 10.0, is already being exploited, and LiteSpeed has not answered three questions about exploitation telemetry.
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