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curl 8.21.0 Fixes 25-Year-Old libcurl mTLS Bug
curl 8.21.0 fixes 18 security flaws, including CVE-2026-8932, a 25-year-old libcurl mTLS connection-reuse bug. The practical risk is in applications that embed libcurl and change client certificate settings while reusing connection pools.
Mandiant Details Cisco SD-WAN Attack That Turned a Malicious CSV Into Root Access
Mandiant says an attacker used rogue Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN peering, admin password manipulation, and CVE-2026-20245 to gain root access through a malicious CSV upload. The new details make the June SD-WAN advisories an incident-response problem, not just a patching task.
CISA Gives UniFi OS and Lantronix Flaws a June 26 Patch Deadline
CISA added three Ubiquiti UniFi OS flaws and a Lantronix EDS5000 code-injection bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, setting a June 26 remediation deadline for federal agencies. The risk is not just another CVE list: exposed network management interfaces can become a fast path to device control.
CISA’s June 23 Deadline Puts Cisco SD-WAN, Chrome, and Arista EOS on the Triage List
CISA’s June 23 remediation deadline covers three actively exploited flaws across Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager, Google Chrome’s V8 engine, and Arista EOS. The useful move for security teams is not treating them as one patch chore, but triaging each layer: network control plane, browsers, and tunnel decapsulation paths.
OpenAI Codex Record & Replay Turns Workflow Demos Into Reusable Skills
OpenAI’s new Codex Record & Replay feature lets eligible macOS users demonstrate a repeatable workflow once and turn it into a reusable skill. It could make desktop and browser automation easier to capture, but teams need to treat recordings, permissions, and sensitive data carefully.
Klue Breach Shows How SaaS OAuth Tokens Became a Salesforce Risk
Klue’s June security incident let attackers use a legacy integration credential to obtain OAuth tokens and pull Salesforce CRM data from connected customer environments. The breach is a practical warning for teams that treat SaaS integrations as trusted background plumbing instead of monitored, scoped access paths.
LiteLLM Exploit Puts AI Gateways on a June 22 Patch Deadline
CISA’s June 22 remediation deadline for CVE-2026-42271 puts LiteLLM AI gateways on the security team’s priority list. The flaw affects MCP test endpoints, can expose model-provider credentials, and may become unauthenticated RCE when chained with a Starlette host-header bypass.
CISA Puts FortiSandbox Exploits on an Emergency Patch Clock
CISA added two Fortinet FortiSandbox command-injection flaws to its exploited-vulnerabilities catalog on July 16, giving federal agencies until July 19 to remediate. Security teams should patch affected FortiSandbox systems, restrict management access, and review logs and connected credentials if exposure existed before the upgrade.
AryStinger Botnet Turns Old Routers Into Attack Proxies
Security researchers say AryStinger has compromised more than 4,300 legacy routers, turning aging home and small-office gear into proxy and reconnaissance infrastructure. The campaign is a reminder that end-of-life routers are not just slow or outdated; they can become someone else’s attack platform.
Gemini TTS Streaming Gives AI Voice Apps a Faster Start
Google added streaming speech generation to Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, letting developers start playback as audio chunks arrive instead of waiting for a complete file. The update matters for voice assistants, narration tools, training apps, and other AI audio products where perceived latency shapes the whole experience.