Tag: Privilege Escalation
Certighost exploit opens Active Directory certificate services to domain takeover
Researchers released a Certighost exploit for a critical AD CS flaw that lets authenticated users escalate privileges to full domain…
ChatGPT AgentForger bug lets phishing links deploy rogue workspace agents
A vulnerability in OpenAI's ChatGPT workspace agent system could let attackers deploy malicious agents through a single phishing link.
Ubuntu Snap sandbox race condition lets local attackers gain root privileges
A race condition in Ubuntu's Snap sandbox initialization, tracked as CVE-2026-8933, lets local attackers escalate privileges to root on default…
LegacyHive Windows zero-day lets attackers load another users registry hive
LegacyHive Windows zero-day vulnerability allows attackers to load another users registry hive
Page Cache Overflow in Linux FUSE Grants Local Root Access
A local attacker can exploit a page cache overflow in the Linux kernel's FUSE subsystem to gain root privileges by…
Serious Flaws in GNU Guix Could Let Attackers Escalate Privileges Remotely
Four vulnerabilities in GNU Guix allow remote privilege escalation through malicious substitute servers and a path traversal in channel authentication.
Cisco Patches Catalyst SD-WAN Manager Zero-Day Flaw Used in Root Privilege Escalation Attacks
Cisco urges immediate patching of CVE-2026-20262, a root privilege escalation zero-day in Catalyst SD-WAN Manager that attackers are actively exploiting.
New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ Flaw Gives Attackers Root Access on Major Distributions
The bug was introduced in 2017 via an in-place crypto optimization and remained undetected for nine years, affecting every major…