Last updated: July 5, 2026 at 9:01 AM UTC
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SharePoint remote code execution flaw added to CISA KEV after active exploitation

CISA has added a SharePoint remote code execution flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after confirming active exploitation, months after Microsoft rated it less likely to be attacked. The bug (CVE-2026-45659, CVSS 8.8) comes from unsafe deserialization of untrusted data and lets an authenticated attacker with only Site Member permissions run code on a SharePoint server over the network, with low complexity and no user interaction. Microsoft patched it in May for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, 2019, and Enterprise 2016. On-premises SharePoint is a repeated target because it holds sensitive data and is often internet-facing, and it has a long history of weaponized code execution flaws.

Check
Confirm the May 2026 SharePoint updates are applied to all on-premises servers, restrict internet exposure, and hunt for web shells, unexpected scheduled tasks, and unauthorized file changes on internet-facing SharePoint.
Affected
On-premises SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, 2019, and Enterprise 2016 missing the May 2026 patch (CVE-2026-45659); any authenticated user with Site Member permissions can run code remotely on the server.
Fix
Apply Microsoft's May 2026 SharePoint updates now, limit SharePoint to trusted networks or a VPN, tighten privileged access, and run a compromise assessment on internet-facing servers given confirmed exploitation.

Adobe patches seven critical code execution flaws in ColdFusion and Campaign Classic

Adobe has released patches for seven critical, top-rated code execution vulnerabilities in its ColdFusion web application platform and Campaign Classic marketing tool. Six of the flaws affect ColdFusion 2025 and 2023 and stem from unrestricted file uploads, improper input validation, and path traversal, each allowing arbitrary code execution; the seventh, in Campaign Classic, is an authorization flaw with the same impact on on-premises installations. All can be exploited in low-complexity attacks without user interaction. Adobe says it is not aware of any active exploitation but assigned its highest deployment priority, urging admins to patch quickly, since ColdFusion has repeatedly been targeted by attackers and ransomware crews.

Check
Identify ColdFusion 2025 and 2023 servers and on-premises Campaign Classic instances, confirm their update levels, and prioritize any that are internet-facing for immediate patching.
Affected
ColdFusion 2025 and 2023 before Update 10 and Update 21, and on-premises Adobe Campaign Classic before build 9397; unauthenticated or low-privilege attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution in low-complexity attacks.
Fix
Install ColdFusion 2025 Update 10, ColdFusion 2023 Update 21, and Campaign Classic build 9397 within days, as Adobe advises, and restrict these platforms from direct internet exposure where possible.

Unpatched Argo CD flaw lets attackers take over Kubernetes clusters

Researchers at Synacktiv disclosed an unpatched flaw in Argo CD, the popular GitOps tool for deploying to Kubernetes, that can lead to full cluster takeover. The problem is in repo-server, the component that turns Git repository files into Kubernetes manifests: its internal gRPC service requires no authentication, so anyone who can reach it on the cluster network can send a crafted request and run commands. Synacktiv reported it about eighteen months ago, but there is still no fix and no CVE, so it went public to warn users. With no patch, the practical defense is network isolation using Kubernetes network policies.

Check
Check whether Kubernetes network policies restrict access to Argo CD's repo-server and Redis, using kubectl get networkpolicy across namespaces; Helm installs leave these policies off by default, exposing the ports cluster-wide.
Affected
Argo CD deployments where the repo-server's unauthenticated internal service is reachable from the wider cluster network; any workload that can reach it can run commands and take over the cluster.
Fix
Enable Kubernetes network policies so only Argo CD components can reach the repo-server and Redis ports, isolate Argo CD on the cluster network, and watch for an official fix to apply.

Critical Oracle E-Business Suite flaw now exploited for unauthenticated takeover

Attackers have begun exploiting a critical flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite, the financial and operations platform used by large enterprises, threat intelligence firm Defused reports. The bug (CVE-2026-46817), rated 9.8, sits in the File Transmission component of Oracle Payments and lets an unauthenticated attacker with HTTP access take over the system through a low-complexity attack. Oracle patched it in its May 2026 update, but exploitation began over the weekend despite no public proof-of-concept existing, meaning attackers built their own. Observed payloads attempt to read sensitive system files. Shadowserver tracks more than 450 EBS instances exposed online, many in North America and Asia, with unknown numbers still unpatched.

Check
Identify internet-facing Oracle E-Business Suite instances, confirm whether the May 2026 Critical Patch Update is applied, and review logs for suspicious requests to the Payments component and unexpected system-file access.
Affected
Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 with the Payments component reachable over HTTP (CVE-2026-46817); unauthenticated attackers can fully compromise the system, and a private exploit is already in use.
Fix
Apply Oracle's May 2026 Critical Patch Update immediately, restrict EBS access to trusted networks, and run a compromise assessment if patching was delayed, since exploitation is underway without public exploit code.

Public exploit released for critical libssh2 flaw affecting curl, Git, and more

A public proof-of-concept has been released for a critical flaw in libssh2 (CVE-2026-55200), the client-side SSH library embedded in curl, Git, PHP, backup agents, firmware updaters, and countless appliances. A malicious or compromised SSH server can send a crafted packet that corrupts memory on the connecting client, with no credentials or user interaction needed, potentially leading to code execution. Rated 9.2, the bug affects all versions through 1.11.1. The fix was merged into the source on June 12, but no tagged release exists yet, so distributions are backporting it. The hardest part is that libssh2 is often statically bundled, so package updates miss those copies entirely.

Check
Inventory everything that links libssh2, including statically bundled copies inside curl, Git, PHP, backup tools, and appliances that package managers will not flag, especially anything connecting to untrusted SSH servers.
Affected
Any software using libssh2 through version 1.11.1 that connects to an untrusted or attacker-controlled SSH server (CVE-2026-55200); the malicious server, not the client, triggers the memory corruption without authentication.
Fix
Apply a build that includes the upstream fix, whether a distribution backport or patched source, watch vendor advisories for tagged releases, and restrict outbound SSH to untrusted servers until patched.

PTC Windchill flaw exploited for remote code execution on manufacturing systems

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical flaw in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM, product lifecycle management software widely used across automotive, aerospace, defense, and manufacturing to store designs, engineering data, and intellectual property. The bug (CVE-2026-12569) is an unsafe deserialization issue that lets an unauthenticated attacker run code remotely by sending a crafted request. PTC patched it in mid-June, but has since reported heightened activity, with attackers deploying JSP web shells for command execution and data theft. CISA added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, the first-ever PTC product to be listed, with a federal deadline of June 28. PTC has published indicators of compromise.

Check
Inventory PTC Windchill and FlexPLM instances and versions, restrict internet exposure of the login endpoint, and hunt for the JSP web shells and indicators of compromise PTC published.
Affected
Organizations running unpatched PTC Windchill or FlexPLM (CVE-2026-12569), especially internet-facing instances; manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, and defense risk remote code execution, intellectual-property theft, and supply-chain compromise.
Fix
Apply PTC's patches for your Windchill or FlexPLM version immediately, restrict the login endpoint to trusted networks, deploy the published IOCs, and check for web shells before assuming systems are clean.

Cisco Unified CM flaw now exploited to gain root on phone systems

A flaw in Cisco Unified Communications Manager, the system that runs enterprise phone and call infrastructure, is now being exploited in attacks. The bug (CVE-2026-20230) is a server-side request forgery that lets an unauthenticated attacker send a crafted HTTP request to write files onto the underlying system, which can then be used to escalate to root and fully take over the server. Cisco patched it on June 3 and rates it critical; public exploit code has been available since, and security firms now see active exploitation attempts. The flaw is only exploitable when the WebDialer service is enabled, which is not the default.

Check
Check whether your Cisco Unified CM or Session Management Edition deployments have the WebDialer service enabled and confirm the software version, then review system logs for unexpected file writes or webshells.
Affected
Cisco Unified CM and Unified CM SME with the WebDialer service enabled (CVE-2026-20230); version 14 before 14SU6 and version 15 before 15SU5, especially with management interfaces reachable by attackers.
Fix
Patch to Cisco Unified CM 14SU6 or apply the version 15 interim fix, or disable the WebDialer service if it is not needed, and restrict management interfaces to trusted networks.

FFmpeg PixelSmash flaw enables code execution on media servers via crafted videos

FFmpeg has patched PixelSmash, a heap overflow in the MagicYUV video decoder of its libavcodec library that a crafted AVI, MKV, or MOV file can trigger, even during automated thumbnail generation or media scanning. The flaw (CVE-2026-8461) can crash applications or, where address-space randomization is disabled or bypassed, lead to remote code execution; researchers demonstrated full code execution on a Jellyfin media server. Because FFmpeg is embedded almost everywhere video is processed, the bug reaches many self-hosted tools, including Jellyfin, Kodi, Emby, Nextcloud, PhotoPrism, and OBS Studio. The fix shipped in FFmpeg 8.1.2, and several affected projects have updated or added mitigations.

Check
Identify self-hosted media and file-handling services that bundle FFmpeg, check their FFmpeg version, and determine whether they automatically process or generate thumbnails from user-supplied video files.
Affected
Applications using FFmpeg before 8.1.2 with the MagicYUV decoder enabled (CVE-2026-8461), including media servers like Jellyfin, Emby, Kodi, Nextcloud, PhotoPrism, and OBS Studio that ingest untrusted video files.
Fix
Update to FFmpeg 8.1.2 or later, or update the bundled application that ships it. Where patching lags, disable the MagicYUV decoder or block untrusted AVI, MKV, and MOV uploads until fixed.

AutoJack turns AI browsing agents into a path to host code execution

Microsoft researchers detailed AutoJack, an attack that turns an AI browsing agent into a route for running code on the user's machine. If the agent is steered to open an attacker's web page, that page's JavaScript can reach a privileged local service on the same host and spawn a process, with no credentials and no further interaction once the page loads. A planted link, poisoned URL field, or prompt injection is enough to trigger it. The demonstrated flaw sits in AutoGen Studio, the prototyping interface for Microsoft's AutoGen agent framework. The lesson: once an agent browses the open web and can reach local services, localhost is no longer a trust boundary.

Check
Inventory AI agents and assistants that can both browse the web and reach local services, and check whether any expose privileged localhost endpoints, such as AutoGen Studio, without authentication.
Affected
Developers and teams running web-browsing AI agents that can reach unauthenticated local services on the same host; the public demonstration targets Microsoft's AutoGen Studio prototyping interface.
Fix
Authenticate local control-plane services rather than trusting localhost, keep agent process execution behind an allowlist, give agents their own least-privilege identity, and isolate agent runtimes from sensitive hosts and developer sessions.

Critical F5 NGINX flaws allow unauthenticated code execution and crashes

F5 has issued out-of-band patches for two critical flaws in NGINX, the web server and reverse proxy that runs a large share of the internet. CVE-2026-42530 (a use-after-free in the HTTP/3 module) and CVE-2026-42055 (a heap overflow in the HTTP/2 proxy and gRPC modules), both rated 9.2, let a remote, unauthenticated attacker corrupt memory in an NGINX worker, crashing it for a denial of service and, where address-space randomization is disabled or bypassed, potentially running code. They affect non-default configurations across NGINX Open Source, Plus, Gateway Fabric, and Instance Manager. F5 has not seen exploitation yet, but its products are frequent attacker targets.

Check
Inventory NGINX instances and versions across servers, ingress, and gateways, and check whether HTTP/3 (QUIC) or HTTP/2 proxy and gRPC upstreams are enabled, which is what exposes these flaws.
Affected
NGINX Open Source, NGINX Plus, Gateway Fabric, and Instance Manager in non-default configurations using HTTP/3 (CVE-2026-42530) or HTTP/2 proxying and gRPC (CVE-2026-42055); unauthenticated remote attackers can trigger the flaws.
Fix
Upgrade to the fixed releases (NGINX Open Source 1.31.2, Plus 37.0.2.1 or R36 P6, Gateway Fabric 2.6.4). If you cannot patch now, disable HTTP/3 or the affected proxy settings as F5 advises.