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Thursday, October 29, 2026 · generated · about 5 min read

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Patch today vendors with the most new CVEs today

Ranked by CVE count. Each vendor opens the CVE Feed filtered to that vendor and these dates.

Top developments ranked by cross-source trending

  1. Image: The Register Security

    Attackers turn GitHub issues into supply chain campaign against 61 public repos in less than an hour

    News The Register Security57m ago7 sources

    EXCLUSIVE Researchers identified at least 83 attacks against 61 public GitHub repositories, including popular open source projects such as Google LangExtract, Trivy, Brave browser, and MLflow, in what they suspect is a coordinated campaign to execute commands in CI/CD environments and steal credentials and access tokens. It all happened very quickly, the Radware threat hunters said in an exclusive interview with The Register. Most (77) of the malicious items were published during a 43-minute time span on September 1, with the remaining six occurring within the next two minutes. “Our guess is…

    Also in The Hacker News Cyber Security News Dark Reading +3

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  2. Apple Backports Fix for Exploited CoreGraphics Flaw to Older iPhones and iPads

    News The Hacker News27 Oct6 sources↑ developing — 4 yesterday

    Apple on Monday backported fixes for a high-severity security flaw that was exploited in real-world cyber attacks to older devices. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-86950 (CVSS score: 8.8), is an out-of-bounds write affecting CoreGraphics that could result in arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted file. Patches for the flaw were released last month by Apple in

    Also in Malwarebytes Labs CCCS Alerts & Advisories Zero Day Initiative +3

    CVE-2026-86950 ↗View on Security Feed

  3. Microsoft Urges Entra ID Admins to Migrate from SMS and Voice Authentication to Passkeys

    News Cyber Security News3h ago7 sources

    Microsoft urged Entra ID administrators to migrate from SMS and voice authentication in Entra ID to passkeys before retirement begins on February 1, 2027, to reduce phishing risks and prevent sign-in disruptions. The reminder, published on October 27 under Message Center notice MC1528000, follows July announcements. Retirement covers Worldwide and Government Community Cloud environments and should finish in early February 2027. Administrators should not wait until the change reaches their tenant before preparing affected users. According to the Microsoft retirement notice , users with another…

    Also in Bleeping Computer Cyber Security News The Hacker News +3

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  4. 319 Chrome Extensions Found Hijacking Searches, Affecting 13.4 Million Users

    News Cyber Security News3h ago5 sources

    A network of 319 browser extensions has been linked to search hijacking affecting roughly 13.4 million users over a decade. Marketed as PDF converters, manual finders, safe search tools, and AI search helpers, these extensions redirect queries through operator-controlled servers before sending users to Yahoo or Bing. The business model turns ordinary searches into referral income while exposing queries to an intermediary. Similar behavior appeared in an earlier Chrome extension search hijacking investigation involving 23 add-ons, showing how basic browser settings can support large…

    Also in CCCS Alerts & Advisories SecurityWeek Malwarebytes Labs +1

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  5. Hackers Exploited Cisco SD-WAN Flaw to Plant Malware Built to Steal Encryption Keys

    News The Hacker News4h ago4 sources

    Hackers exploited a critical Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN flaw, fixed in February, to plant custom malware inside the systems that control an organization's SD-WAN network. The malware, called KeyDrift, is designed to copy the keys that encrypt traffic between sites and store them for later use, Cisco Talos said on October 28. Talos calls the attacks historical but does not specify when they

    Also in CCCS Alerts & Advisories SecurityWeek The Register Security

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  6. Telegram Android Flaw Lets Attackers Run Code When Users Answer Voice Calls

    News The Hacker News1h ago4 sources

    A flaw in Telegram for Android allowed an attacker to run code on a victim's phone via a voice call once the victim answered, according to security startup NebuSec. The attacker needed only an ordinary Telegram account. Telegram fixed the flaw in version 12.10.4 of the app, released in late September, and NebuSec disclosed it on October 29. The flaw can be triggered in every version from

    Also in Infosecurity Magazine Cyber Security News The Hacker News +3

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  7. Cisco Patches Actively Exploited ASA and FTD VPN Flaw That Can Crash Firewalls

    News The Hacker News2h ago4 sources

    Cisco has released patches to address a high-severity security flaw in Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76418, is rated 8.6 on the CVSS scoring system. Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the

    Also in Bleeping Computer SecurityWeek Cisco Security Advisories

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  8. PHP Issues Second Windows Security Update in Five Days to Fix Brotli Code Execution Flaw

    News The Hacker News26 Oct5 sources

    PHP has rebuilt its official Windows packages for PHP 8.2 through 8.5 to fix CVE-2026-111497, a flaw in the Brotli compression library that the packages include. The flaw can let an attacker corrupt memory and potentially run code. PHP says the flaw can be reached through the cURL extension when the extension decompresses HTTP responses automatically. cURL leaves that off by default, but

    Also in CCCS Alerts & Advisories Sophos Threat Research Tenable Blog +1

    CVE-2026-111497 ↗View on Security Feed

  9. NIK C2: The new AI-enabled command-and-control framework

    Threat Intel Cisco Talos2h ago3 sources

    Cisco Talos observed a new AI-integrated command-and-control (C2) framework in the wild called “NIK C2.” NIK C2 contains a Windows implant, using which, an actor can dump credentials, stream the victim's keystrokes to collect the targeted victim’s sensitive data, and instruct an integrated AI model to analyze the harvested data, all within the compromised session. In this framework, the actor has abused the OpenAI Chat Completions application programming interface (API), which is a HTTP endpoint that enables ChatGPT-style conversations programmatically. In addition to the features that enable…

    Also in Cyber Security News Microsoft Security Microsoft Security

    CVE-2026-62740 ↗CVE-2026-62877 ↗View on Security Feed

  10. Oracle celebrates end of Cybersecurity Awareness Month with quadruple trouble

    News The Register Security17h ago4 sources

    Attackers are probing a critical Oracle E-Business Suite vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution (RCE), despite Oracle issuing a patch earlier this month. Meanwhile, new analysis indicates that an Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day exploited by ShinyHunters as early as May involves three distinct vulnerabilities that can be combined to achieve RCE. Patching alone may not remove attackers from already compromised systems, particularly if they've installed web shells. First up: CVE-2026-101767, a critical, unauthenticated SQL injection bug in Oracle EBS that can lead to RCE. “Our Oracle…

    Also in CCCS Alerts & Advisories The Hacker News Bleeping Computer +1

    CVE-2026-101767 ↗View on Security Feed

Vulnerability watch what to look at, most urgent first

Details CVEProductSeverity CVSSEPSS KEVFixIn the news
Highest scoring today 10new CVEs, highest CVSS first
CVE-2026-61564 AVideo-EncoderWWBN Critical 10.0 — — None linked — CVSS 10.0No fix linked
CVE-2026-61567 AVideo-EncoderWWBN Critical 10.0 — — None linked — CVSS 10.0No fix linked
CVE-2026-44179 xwiki-pro-macrosxwikisas Critical 9.9 — — None linked — CVSS 9.9No fix linked
CVE-2026-86397 PowerProtect Data DomainDell Critical 9.8 0.3% — None linked — EPSS 0.3%CVSS 9.8No fix linked
CVE-2026-86400 PowerProtect Data DomainDell Critical 9.8 0.9% — None linked — EPSS 0.9%CVSS 9.8No fix linked
CVE-2026-86384 PowerProtect Data DomainDell Critical 9.8 0.5% — None linked — EPSS 0.5%CVSS 9.8No fix linked
CVE-2026-103780 PowerProtect Data DomainDell Critical 9.8 — — None linked — CVSS 9.8No fix linked
CVE-2026-114278 Eclipse CheEclipse Foundation Critical 9.8 — — None linked — CVSS 9.8No fix linked
CVE-2026-118477 KalifastEISGE Critical 9.8 — — None linked — CVSS 9.8No fix linked
CVE-2026-115968 Ultimate MemberUltimate Member Critical 9.8 — — None linked — CVSS 9.8No fix linked

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Worth reading quieter, still worth your time

  1. Discover and remediate PHP2Shell exposure with Tenable

    Research Tenable Blog26 Oct4 sources

    Learn how to use Tenable solutions to find vulnerable PHP versions, prioritize remediation, and patch the critical PHP2Shell vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) faster. Key takeaways The PHP2Shell vulnerabilities ( CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 ) put security teams in a race against attackers. PHP runs on more than 70% of websites, so organizations need to quickly find where they’re affected and update PHP to fixed versions. Tenable helps you find PHP2Shell across your attack surface. Tenable One Attack Surface Management discovers externally facing PHP assets. Tenable…

    Also in Cisco Security Advisories CCCS Alerts & Advisories ESET WeLiveSecurity

    CVE-2026-109618 ↗CVE-2026-109619 ↗View on Security Feed

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Top developments come from the Security Feed's cross-source trending detection. Vulnerability watch comes from the CVE Feed's daily NVD and CISA KEV sync.