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CISA Contractor Exposed AWS GovCloud Credentials and Plaintext Passwords on GitHub for Months
A federal contractor at Nightwing exposed administrative AWS GovCloud credentials and internal passwords in plaintext on GitHub for ov…

Safari Regex Engine Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution via Duplicate Named Groups
Apple has patched a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) remote code execution vulnerability in Safari. The flaw involves a heap-based buffer over…

Apple Safari WebCore Vulnerability: ZDI-26-312 Enables Remote Code Execution
A use-after-free vulnerability in Safari’s WebCore style resolver allows for remote code execution through user interaction, affecting…

May 2026 Patch Tuesday: 137 Vulnerabilities Addressed, No Zero-Days Found Despite Critical DNS RCE
Microsoft has patched 137 vulnerabilities in its May 2026 security update. While no active exploits have been detected, critical unaut…

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Legacy MSMQ Flaw Enables Local SYSTEM Escalation
The May 12, 2026, security update addresses CVE-2026-33838, an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Message Queuing (MSMQ).…

Apple Fixes WebKit Zero-Days Exploited in 'Extremely Sophisticated' Attacks
Apple has issued emergency security updates for Safari 26.2 and iOS 18.7.3 to remediate two critical WebKit vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-…

Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Exploited: Permanent Patch Restricted to ESU Customers
Microsoft has confirmed active in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-42897 affecting Exchange on-premise servers. CISA has issued a hig…

May Patch Tuesday: AI-Driven Discovery Pushes 2026 Vulnerability Count Past 500
Microsoft's May 12, 2026, update addresses more than 130 vulnerabilities, revealing the impact of its internal MDASH AI system. The to…

May 2026 Patch Tuesday: AI-Driven Discovery Marks a Turning Point in Vulnerability Management
Microsoft and industry partners address over 130 vulnerabilities as AI systems like MDASH and Project Glasswing accelerate the discove…

Microsoft MDASH Deployment Identifies 16 Windows Flaws via 100+ AI Agents
Microsoft’s MDASH, an agentic multi-model system, discovered 16 vulnerabilities—including four critical RCEs—patched in the May 2026 u…

BitLocker Zero-Day: Encrypted Drives Unlocked via USB and WinRE — No Credentials Needed
A new proof-of-concept named YellowKey enables BitLocker bypasses on Windows 11 and Server editions by exploiting the Windows Recovery…

Microsoft May Patch Tuesday Fixes 120 Flaws, but DNS and Dynamics 365 Bugs Demand Priority
Microsoft’s May 2026 update fixes roughly 120 vulnerabilities, targeting critical gaps in DNS, Dynamics 365, and Office components. Wh…