Vulnerabilities
Curated coverage and analysis in this editorial area.

LegacyHive: The Windows Zero-Day With Free Micropatches While Microsoft Investigates
The LegacyHive zero-day in the Windows User Profile Service enables local privilege escalation. ACROS Security has already released fr…

GIMP: APNG Integer Overflow Enables Code Execution, Patch Released
An integer overflow in GIMP's APNG parser allows remote arbitrary code execution when a user opens a malicious file. Tracked as CVE-20…

GStreamer RCE Bug in MRF Parsing: Urgent Update Required
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in GStreamer's MRF file parser enables remote code execution. User interaction is required, but t…

Adminer: A 2021 Patch Bug Returns as RCE — The CVE-2026-15686 Case
Vulnerability ZDI-26-478 shows how a fix for CVE-2021-43008 introduced a new RCE vector via catastrophic backtracking in preg_match().

macOS USD Library Buffer Overflow Enables RCE via Malicious 3D Files
CVE-2026-43729 is a heap-based buffer overflow in Apple's USD library that allows arbitrary code execution through crafted 3D scene fi…

QuantaStor RCE in Kapacitor Exposes Storage Supply-Chain Risks
CVE-2026-18265 hits OSNEXUS QuantaStor with a CVSS 9.8. The flaw lies in Kapacitor, an InfluxData component, configured without authen…

CVE-2026-16723: FastJson 1.x Under Active RCE Zero-Day Attack, Patch Unlikely
An unpatched RCE vulnerability affects FastJson 1.2.68 through 1.2.83 in Spring Boot fat-JAR deployments. The library, with 25,600 Git…

OpenWrt: A '90s-Era Buffer Overflow Opens Routers to Remote Takeover
A critical flaw in OpenWrt's DHCPv6 server allows pre-authentication remote code execution on routers. A public proof-of-concept explo…

USB Heap Overflow in Autel EV Charger Enables Code Execution Without Authentication
ZDI-26-436 (CVE-2026-13307, CVSS 7.8): Heap-based buffer overflow in the Autel MaxiCharger AC Elite Home allows arbitrary code executi…

Samsung rlottie: RCE Bug in Lottie Animations, Patch Available Since July 3
The open-source Samsung rlottie library contains a numeric truncation vulnerability (CVE-2026-15551, CVSS 5.5) enabling remote code ex…

WhatsApp's CVSS 5.4 Falls Short: Zero-Click Surveillance Lurks Behind the Score
WhatsApp released an emergency update on July 28, 2025, patching CVE-2025-55177, an insufficient authorization flaw in Linked Devices…

Apple Patches iOS 26 dyld Zero-Day: Targeted Attacks Already Underway
Apple has released iOS 26.3 to address CVE-2026-20700, a zero-day vulnerability in the dyld component exploited in sophisticated attac…