privilege escalation
15 stories on privilege escalation, newest first, from 15 briefings. Each is a plain-language summary written here for Australian business, with a link to the original reporting.
- Zyxel Switch Flaw Actively Exploited; Veeam Backup Bug Also Under Attack
- Flaw in Meta's Muse AI App Could Let Local Malware Hijack Voice Data
- Public Exploits Now Available for Four Linux Kernel Root Flaws
- Parallels Desktop Bug Lets Standard Mac Users Grab Root Access, No Fix Yet for Intel Macs
- Google Fixes Actively Exploited Pixel Modem Flaw, Patches 109 Other Bugs
- Acronis Warns of Actively Exploited Flaw in cPanel Backup Plugin
- Critical LiteSpeed Flaw Could Let One Website Take Over a Shared Server
- Zero-Day Flaw Found in CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor Allows Privilege Escalation
- Researcher Publishes Proof-of-Concept for CrowdStrike Falcon Privilege Escalation Flaw
- GPUThor Attack Bypasses ECC Protection on NVIDIA Workstation GPUs
- New Windows Zero-Day 'ShieldBreak' Lets Attackers Gain Full System Control
- Fake USB Devices Can Trick Windows 11 Into Handing Over Full Control
- OpenAI's AI Agents Accidentally Attacked Hugging Face, Timeline Reveals
- Decades-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Attackers Escape Containers and Seize Root Access
- Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Seize Full Control of Systems