Category: Security

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Security
Two Critical PHP Flaws Leaked Ahead of the October 21 Security Release
by Natalia Nowak · 21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Two critical PHP flaws leaked before the October 21 security release at 14:00 UTC. What is known and what hosts can prepare.
Security
OVHcloud CLI Downloads Carried a Secret Stealer for Up to 94 Minutes
by Natalia Nowak · 21 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
On October 19, for up to 94 minutes, five OVHcloud CLI releases served a binary designed to retrieve secrets from disk.
Security
Roundcube Fixes 20 Security Flaws, Its Largest Batch Since 1.7.0
by Natalia Nowak · 19 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Roundcube 1.6.20 and 1.7.5 fix 20 security flaws, the largest of five security rounds since 1.7.0. cPanel and Plesk ship the 1.6 branch.
Security
Linux Kernel Flaw PwnEscape Lets a Virtual Machine Read Its Host’s Memory. Upstream Fixes Are Out.
by Natalia Nowak · 16 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
A Linux kernel networking flaw can let a virtual machine read its host's memory. Found in Vercel's sandbox challenge, it is fixed in kernels from October 15.
Security
nginx Has Disclosed 26 Vulnerabilities in 2026. The Latest Five Are Fixed in 1.30.6 and 1.31.7.
by Natalia Nowak · 16 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
nginx 1.30.6 and 1.31.7 fix five vulnerabilities that depend on how nginx is configured, in the eighth round of nginx security fixes this year.
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.
Security
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.
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