Application Security

Application Security
Self-Healing WordPress Backdoor Defies Standard Removal
Sucuri found a WordPress backdoor, SC, that persists across eight file, database, and memory locations and rebuilds itself when any one is deleted.
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Chrome, Firefox Patch Over 100 Flaws in Joint Update
Chrome and Firefox fixed over 100 vulnerabilities between them, including a critical ANGLE buffer overflow in Chrome rated capable of remote code execution.
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Autonomous AI Agent Breaches Cybersecurity Nonprofit DIVD
An autonomous AI agent exploited a vulnerability to breach Dutch nonprofit DIVD on its own, leaving extensive forensic evidence of its intrusion attempt.
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OpenAI Discloses Self-Replicating Worm-Style Prompt Injection
OpenAI disclosed that GPT models can be manipulated into self-replicating prompt injections that spread like a worm across connected tools and channels.
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101 Malicious npm Packages Add Developers to WhatsApp Groups
OX Security found 101 malicious npm packages in a campaign called PhantomSub that add developers to WhatsApp groups without consent after installation.
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Kiteworks Patches Critical Flaw Found During Precautionary Shutdown
Kiteworks discovered and patched a previously unknown critical flaw during a precautionary shutdown ordered after a federal warning of an imminent attack.
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Apple Patches CoreGraphics Zero-Day Used in Targeted Attacks
Apple patched CVE-2026-86950, an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in CoreGraphics exploited in extremely sophisticated targeted attacks reported by Meta.
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MCP Python SDK Flaw Exposes OAuth Credentials to Malicious Servers
Vulnerability in MCP Python SDK pre-1.30.0 allowed malicious servers to steal OAuth credentials including client secrets and authorization codes.
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Over 16,000 Supabase Databases Exposed Due to Misconfiguration
Security researchers found more than 16,000 misconfigured Supabase databases with publicly readable tables exposing PII, passwords, and tokens.
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Bitget Attributes $388M Theft to Third-Party Security Product Flaw
Bitget disclosed that attackers exploited a third-party security product vulnerability to steal $388 million on September 24. North Korean actors suspected.