Arista Networks released security updates for CVE-2026-114625, a critical (CVSS 9.9) zero-day SQL injection in VeloCloud Orchestrator (VCO) that is being actively exploited. Any authenticated user, even with the lowest built-in Enterprise Read Only role, who can reach the VCO web interface can escalate to operator privileges and masquerad…
On October 21, 2026, attackers compromised the LiteLLM release pipeline and published malicious version 1.107.0 to PyPI, Docker Hub and GHCR. The package carried a credential stealer ("privcollect") and a backdoor that runs remote code every hour, effectively a RAT. LiteLLM suspects the attacker obtained developer GitHub CLI OAuth tokens …
Microsoft attributed the recent supply chain compromise of the ConnectWise Cloud Backup application to Storm-0940, a China state-aligned actor. The actor used ARTEX, a Go-based agentic AI penetration testing framework, to automate reconnaissance, password spraying and OAuth application abuse at "machine speed" against hundreds of organiza…
Qilin and Settra ransomware groups are actively exploiting CVE-2026-0257, an authentication bypass in PAN-OS GlobalProtect and Prisma Access disclosed in May 2026, according to ReliaQuest. Because access arrives through the victim's own VPN, it can resemble legitimate remote work and go unnoticed until credential theft, lateral movement, …
This weekly recap covers several concurrent incidents. ConnectWise disabled seven application identities and suspended Cloud Backup after unknown actors abused them to compromise Microsoft 365 tenants. China-nexus Armory Castle (UNC5221 / Warp Panda) exploited BeyondTrust Remote Support flaw CVE-2026-102764 (CVSS 9.3) as a zero-day in lat…
Unknown threat actors breached the TeamUpdraft website on 17-18 October 2026 and likely accessed its customer database, which holds connection keys for UpdraftCentral, UpdraftVault and UpdraftClone. Patchstack observed an attacker holding valid UpdraftCentral dashboard keys issuing signed commands to install backdoor plugins on connected …