Category: Security

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Security
Vercel Paid $50,000 for a KVM Escape That Has No CVE and No Patch. Every VPS Host Is Waiting for the Write-Up.
by Łukasz Nowak · 8 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Vercel paid $50,000 for a guest-to-host-root KVM escape found in its Firecracker sandbox. No CVE, kernel range or patch is public, and every VPS fleet runs KVM.
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Attackers Target Ninja Forms and a WooCommerce Plugin to Hide a WordPress Admin
by Natalia Nowak · 8 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Attackers are targeting Ninja Forms and WPC Product Bundles with a payload built to hide its own WordPress admin and outlast plugin removal.
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HostGator Records More Than 51 Million Proactive Security Actions in Brazil Using Monarx Technology
by Natalia Nowak · 7 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
HostGator and Monarx recorded more than 51 million proactive security actions in Brazil between March and August 2026.
Security
The WordPress 7.1.2 Flaw Was Exploited in Hours. Theme and Host Decide the Damage.
by Natalia Nowak · 30 Sep 2026 · 9 min read
The flaw WordPress patched in 7.1.2 was under attack the day the fix shipped and is on CISA's KEV list. Code execution needs two host-side conditions.
Security
cPanel Patches a Root Escalation That Starts From an Ordinary Hosting Account
by Natalia Nowak · 24 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
An authenticated cPanel account holder could run code as root through CalDAV and CardDAV. Three builds carry the fix, dated September 22.
Security
WordPress 7.1.1 Fixes a Comment-Form XSS. The Payload Passes the Sanitizer.
by Natalia Nowak · 22 Sep 2026 · 10 min read
WordPress 7.1.1 was planned as bug-fix only and shipped with 11 security fixes, one an anonymous comment XSS the sanitizer does not catch.
Security
A Critical libheif Bug Reachable Through WordPress Uploads Still Has No CVE
by Natalia Nowak · 21 Sep 2026 · 8 min read
A CVSS 9.8 flaw sits under WordPress photo uploads, in a system library the host has to patch. Twenty days after the fix, it has no CVE number.
Security
Three LiteSpeed Security Builds in Six Days: Check Which One Your Servers Run
by Natalia Nowak · 18 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
LiteSpeed Enterprise 6.3.7 shipped three security builds in six days, after a cPanel advisory on a root path from a hosting account. Build 2 is the one to run.
Security
Acronis cPanel Backup Plugin: Exploited Privilege-Escalation Flaw on CISA’s List
by Natalia Nowak · 17 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Acronis patched a privilege-escalation flaw in its cPanel backup plugin and reports limited attacks. CISA listed it with a September 19 deadline.
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Ten IP Addresses Sent at Least 94,000 Attempts to Exploit a WooCommerce Plugin.
by Natalia Nowak · 15 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Six months after disclosure, a WooCommerce extension is still drawing blocked exploit attempts. The largest spike came on August 30.
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