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October 2026 (30)

high advisory

Suspicious WSL Binary Masquerading

Adversaries are masquerading malicious payloads as wsl.exe to evade process-based detection and exploit security team trust in the legitimate Windows Subsystem for Linux binary.

stealth process-masquerading windows
1r 1t
high advisory

Suspicious WSL Binary Hijack via Proxy Execution

Adversaries can achieve stealthy code execution by modifying the Windows WSL InstallLocation registry key to redirect the System32 wsl.exe stub to a malicious binary.

stealth persistence windows wsl
1r 2t
medium advisory

Windows Subsystem for Linux Binary Hijacking

Adversaries may modify the wsl.exe binary within its installation directory to facilitate proxy execution and achieve defense evasion.

persistence defense-evasion windows wsl
1r 2t
high advisory

Suspicious Kerberos Ticket Request via PowerShell CLI

Adversaries utilize the System.IdentityModel.Tokens.KerberosRequestorSecurityToken class via PowerShell command lines to conduct Kerberoasting and ticket-based credential access attacks.

credential-access kerberoasting powershell active-directory
1r 1t
high advisory

Stored XSS in Relevanssi - A Better Search WordPress Plugin

The Relevanssi plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization of comment content, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts.

Relevanssi – A Better Search web-vulnerability wordpress xss
1t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS in JetFormBuilder WordPress Plugin (CVE-2026-97342)

An unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerability in the JetFormBuilder WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts via the 'choice' Post Meta field.

JetFormBuilder — Dynamic Blocks Form Builder web-application wordpress xss
1r 1t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS in Mang Board Plugin for WordPress

The Mang Board plugin for WordPress (<= 2.4.2) is vulnerable to unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the 'data_type' parameter, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of user browsers.

Mang Board xss web-vulnerability wordpress cve-2026-96871
1r 1t 1c
high advisory

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in The Newsletter Plugin for WordPress

The Newsletter plugin for WordPress versions <= 9.4.0 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via the 'np1' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts due to missing input sanitization and endpoint security controls.

The Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress web-application xss wordpress
1r 2t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS in DoFollow Case by Case WordPress Plugin

The DoFollow Case by Case plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) due to insufficient input sanitization, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the browsers of site visitors.

DoFollow Case by Case xss web-vulnerability wordpress
2t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS Vulnerability in No External Links WordPress Plugin

The No External Links WordPress plugin (<= 5.2.0) is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the /goto/ redirect feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts.

No External Links wordpress xss web-application vulnerability
1r 1t 1c
high advisory

Stored Cross-Site Scripting and RCE in Smash Balloon Social Post Feed

The Smash Balloon Social Post Feed WordPress plugin is vulnerable to Stored XSS that can be escalated to arbitrary plugin installation and remote code execution.

Social Post Feed – Simple Social Feeds for WordPress wordpress xss rce web-application-vulnerability
1r 2t 1c
high advisory

CVE-2026-103426 Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Relevanssi Premium

Relevanssi Premium for WordPress versions 2.31.4 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the click-tracking feature that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts.

Relevanssi Premium web-application xss
1r 1t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS in Download Monitor WordPress Plugin (CVE-2026-100182)

The Download Monitor plugin for WordPress versions up to 5.2.10 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via a malicious postMessage injection that executes when an administrator interacts with a compromised download object.

Download Monitor wordpress xss cve-2026-100182
2t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS Vulnerability in Kubio AI Page Builder

The Kubio AI Page Builder plugin for WordPress contains a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'comment' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of victim browsers.

Kubio AI Page Builder xss wordpress web-vulnerability
2t 1c
high advisory

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in BA Book Everything Plugin

The BA Book Everything plugin for WordPress contains a Stored XSS vulnerability in the booking_service_qty parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of an administrator.

BA Book Everything web-application xss wordpress
1r 1t 1c
critical threat

Authentication Bypass in WordPress JSON API Auth Plugin (CVE-2026-97637)

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress JSON API Auth plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrative sessions via cached HTTP responses.

exploited JSON API Auth wordpress web-application authentication-bypass cve
1r 1t 1c
high advisory

Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway

An unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway (EPG) allows attackers to gain root-level access via input-handling flaws in public endpoints.

Email Protection Gateway
1t
critical advisory

Authentication Bypass in DevKit Pro Plugin for WordPress

An authentication bypass vulnerability in the DevKit Pro WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack administrator sessions via cookie manipulation and nonce collection.

PoC DevKit Pro
1r 2t 1c
critical threat

Critical FortiMail Zero-Day Exploited for Arbitrary File Write

Unauthenticated attackers are actively exploiting a path traversal and NULL byte injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-104286) in FortiMail to write arbitrary files and establish persistence.

exploited FortiMail +3 vulnerability remote-code-execution persistence network-security
3t 1c 2i
high advisory

Arbitrary File Operations Vulnerability in Ninja Forms File Uploads

The Ninja Forms File Uploads plugin for WordPress contains an unauthenticated vulnerability in the Amazon S3 upload flow that allows arbitrary file read, write, and deletion via insufficient path validation.

Ninja Forms - File Uploads web-application wordpress arbitrary-file-read arbitrary-file-write rce
1t 1c
high advisory

Local File Inclusion Vulnerability in SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle

Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can exploit a Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the SiteOrigin Widgets Bundle WordPress plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code via the REST API.

Widgets Bundle lfi wordpress vulnerability rce
1r 1t 1c
high advisory

Stored XSS in Ninja Forms WordPress Plugin

The Ninja Forms WordPress plugin versions 3.15.4 and earlier contain a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts via Paragraph Text fields with Rich Text Editor enabled.

Ninja Forms – The Contact Form Builder That Grows With You web-vulnerability wordpress xss cve-2026-90438
2t 1c
high advisory

Authenticated Remote Code Execution in CTX Feed Pro WordPress Plugin

The CTX Feed Pro WordPress plugin contains a code injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-10026) allowing authenticated administrators to achieve remote code execution via insufficient input validation.

CTX Feed Pro web-application wordpress code-injection cve
1t 1c
medium advisory

Unauthenticated Stored XSS in Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics Pro

The Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics Pro WordPress plugin contains an unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of an administrator's browser.

Visitors Traffic Real Time Statistics Pro web-vulnerability xss wordpress
1r 2t 1c
high advisory

SSRF Vulnerability in Model Context Protocol Server Packages

A server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in the Fetch Tool component of the Model Context Protocol server packages allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized requests.

mcp-server-fetch +1 web-vulnerability ssrf
1c
high advisory

Bitsadmin Activity to Uncommon Top-Level Domains

Detection of Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) administrative utility usage targeting suspicious or non-standard top-level domains.

command-and-control execution stealth
1r 2t
high advisory

Lack of Integrity Verification in virtualenv Seed Wheel Downloads

The virtualenv library lacks integrity checks for downloaded pip and setuptools seed wheels, enabling potential arbitrary code execution via compromised mirrors or MITM attacks.

virtualenv +1 supply-chain vulnerability python command-injection windows
5t 1c updated
high advisory

Multiple Vulnerabilities in WatchGuard Fireware OS

WatchGuard Fireware OS is impacted by multiple high-severity vulnerabilities allowing remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, and denial-of-service.

Fireware OS
2t 1c updated
high advisory

Remote Code Execution in ClipBucket via Unrestricted File Upload

Authenticated users can exploit a file upload vulnerability in ClipBucket v5 before 5.5.3-#182 to achieve remote code execution by bypassing MIME validation.

ClipBucket +2 cve-2026-77929 remote-code-execution file-upload cve-2026-96272 sqli web-vulnerability web-application path-traversal +1
3r 4t 1c updated
low advisory

Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability in Mooncake Transfer Engine

An unauthenticated memory exhaustion vulnerability in the Mooncake transfer engine (CVE-2026-103761) allows remote attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition by repeatedly sending large notify frames to the handshake RPC port.

Mooncake transfer engine denial-of-service vulnerability network
1t 1c