Endpoint Security
Patched in April, the underlying vulnerability allows local attackers to elevate their privileges to root.
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Endpoint Security
Also called Copy Fail 2 and tracked as CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500, the exploit was disclosed before a patch was released.
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A fake RPC server can be used to listen for RPC requests and impersonate the target service to elevate privileges to System.
Endpoint Security
A race condition in PackageKit allows unprivileged users to escalate privileges when installing packages.
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The issue allows attackers to write arbitrary data to any file, or delete arbitrary files to obtain System privileges.
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Ransomware operators exploit a vulnerable Paragon driver in BYOVD attacks to elevate privileges to System.
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The deal values industrial cybersecurity giant Dragos at $3.25 billion, and runZero and NetRise will operate under Dragos.
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Four decades of incident response experience suggest that exploits are often the symptom, not the root cause, of today’s cybersecurity failures.
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