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  1. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-81578 — PaperCut NG/MF actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    PaperCut NG/MF Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability. PaperCut NG/MF contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to modify certain system...

  2. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-82078 — PaperCut NG/MF actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    PaperCut NG/MF Unsafe Reflection Vulnerability. PaperCut NG/MF contains an unsafe reflection vulnerability that allows an attacker to manipulate system configuration parameters and execute arbitrary Java bytecode residing on the...

  3. How did 1,200 OpenAI agents go rogue?

    BetaKit · · Medium severity

    “Somebody should do something about all the problems.” That’s a classic headline from The Onion , satirizing the sentiment of expressing concern while expecting an abstract somebody to sweep in and somehow fix it. That headline was top...

  4. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-60004 — Gitea Gitea actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Gitea Code Injection Vulnerability. Gitea contains a code injection vulnerability that allows an attacker with repository write access to send a malicious patch to the diffpatch API endpoint to plant an executable Git hook and run shell...

  5. CISA KEV: CVE-2019-1068 — Microsoft SQL Server actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Microsoft SQL Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Microsoft SQL Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability that could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the SQL Server Database Engine service account....

  6. CISA KEV: CVE-2022-0995 — Linux Kernel actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability. Linux Kernel contains an out-of-bounds memory write vulnerability which could allow a local user to gain privileged access or cause a denial of service on the system. Required action:...

  7. CISA KEV: CVE-2015-3246 — Red Hat Libuser actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Red Hat Libuser Race Condition Vulnerability. Red Hat libuser contains a race condition vulnerability that allows authenticated local users to corrupt the /etc/passwd file to cause a denial of service or privilege escalation. Required...

  8. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-66384 — JFrog Artifactory actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    JFrog Artifactory Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory Vulnerability. JFrog Artifactory contains an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability. This can allow an authenticated user...

  9. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-53362 — Linux Kernel actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    Linux Kernel Unspecified Vulnerability. Linux Kernel contains an unspecified vulnerability that can allow for privilege escalation via IPv6 networking subsystem. This vulnerability can impact multiple products, including but not limited...

  10. CISA KEV: CVE-2023-49105 — ownCloud ownCloud actively exploited

    CISA KEV · · Critical severity

    ownCloud Improper Authentication Vulnerability. ownCloud contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows an attacker to access, modify, or delete any file without authentication if the username of a victim is known, and...

  11. House Democrats ask GAO to study CISA workforce cuts

    Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News ·

    Five lawmakers serving on the Homeland Security Committee said Congress didn’t know enough about the Trump administration’s changes to the cybersecurity agency.

  12. Frontier AI tipping the scales toward cyber adversaries

    Cybersecurity Dive - Latest News · · Medium severity

    Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 warn that threat actors are already using AI to accelerate cyberattacks beyond the abilities of modern defenses.

  13. Report Finds Defense Contractors Unprepared for CMMC Compliance

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Defense contractors largely continued their cybersecurity compliance efforts after the Pentagon suspended third-party assessments under its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, but many remain unprepared for those...

  14. VA Deploys Federal EHR to 3 Indiana Hospitals

    News – MeriTalk ·

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) deployed the Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) system at three VA hospitals in Indiana on Aug. 22 as the agency continues deployments under its Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM)...

  15. Nicole Perry Takes Helm of Navy Small Business Programs

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Nicole Perry has assumed leadership of the Department of the Navy’s Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), where she will oversee small-business acquisition initiatives across the Navy and Marine Corps, the department announced on...

  16. Navy Secretary Appoints Andrew Magliochetti to Lead DIB Office

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao appointed Andrew Magliochetti as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for the defense industrial base, the Department of the Navy announced Aug. Magliochetti will serve as the principal civilian adviser...

  17. DOT, USDA See Opportunity in New AI Cyber Reality

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Federal technology officials said on Aug. 25 that increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI) models are giving agencies new opportunities to strengthen cyber defenses and advance mission work as the technology reshapes the...

  18. White House Targets 1,000 Space Launches, Reentries by 2030

    News – MeriTalk ·

    20 issued a new national space transportation policy that calls for U.S. space transportation ranges to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030. The policy directs directing federal agencies to expand launch...

  19. Treasury Dept. Launches Quantum-Readiness Task Force

    News – MeriTalk ·

    The Treasury Department announced on Aug. 24 that it launched a public-private task force to help coordinate the financial sector’s shift to quantum-resistant cybersecurity. 24 press release that the Quantum-Readiness Task Force will...

  20. GSA Flags More Than $13B in Suspected Procurement Fraud

    News – MeriTalk ·

    The General Services Administration (GSA) said Tuesday that it identified more than $13 billion in suspected fraud by federal contractors since March, calling it the largest suspected fraud bust in the agency’s history. 25 press release...

  21. Army Selects 5 Vendors, 5 Sites for Janus Program

    News – MeriTalk ·

    The Department of the Army has selected five nuclear energy vendors and five initial military installations for the development of nuclear microreactors, officials told reporters on Aug. The selected vendors and installations are:...

  22. State Dept., ServiceNow: Scaling AI Requires More Than Technology

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Federal agencies looking to scale artificial intelligence need to focus on more than technology. Mission alignment, governance, organizational structure, and workflow design will determine whether AI investments translate into lasting...

  23. Treasury CIO Sam Corcos Takes On New Roles at GSA

    News – MeriTalk ·

    Treasury Department Chief Information Officer (CIO) Sam Corcos has taken on additional tech leadership roles at the General Services Administration (GSA), the agency confirmed to MeriTalk. Corcos now serves as acting director of...

  24. FBI, DOJ Seize China-Linked Hacking Platforms Targeting Federal Agencies

    News – MeriTalk · · Critical severity

    The Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Aug. 26 that they seized domains used by two China-linked hacking platforms that targeted multiple federal agencies, the U.S. Senate, and critical...

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