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Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root via systemd Cleanup Timing Exploit

Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 flaw exploits cleanup timing in snap-confine to gain root access, risking full system compromise.
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Interlock Ransomware Exploits Cisco FMC Zero-Day CVE-2026-20131 for Root Access

Interlock ransomware is actively exploiting CVE-2026-20131 (CVSS 10.0) in Cisco FMC, enabling unauthenticated remote code execution as root.
CSOonline

Hackers gain root access to Palo Alto firewalls through chained bugs

A recently disclosed medium-severity bug was chained with critical, older bugs to gain root-level access to PAN firewall systems. A high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Palo Alto ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers exploit critical telnetd auth bypass flaw to get root

A coordinated campaign has been observed targeting a recently disclosed critical-severity vulnerability that has been present in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server for 11 years. The security issue is ...
Bleeping Computer

Cisco bug lets hackers run commands as root on UWRB access points

Cisco has fixed a maximum severity vulnerability that allows attackers to run commands with root privileges on vulnerable Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) access points that provide ...