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Zero-day — articles and guides

All CySec articles about Zero-day: current vulnerabilities, step-by-step guides and practical protection advice for businesses in Armenia.

N-able N-central “4EverAble2Shell” zero-day: when the remote management server is the target

A newly disclosed exploit chain gives attackers root on on-premises N-central servers; attacks began hours after the proof of concept. No complete fix yet — immediate checks.

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Outlook zero-day CVE-2026-124194 and November 2026 Patch Tuesday: what to update first

An exploited Outlook flaw leaks NTLM password hashes from a crafted file. Microsoft fixed over 1,000 vulnerabilities this month — here is what to prioritise.

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Chrome zero-day CVE-2026-125350: update the browser and restart it

Google fixed a use-after-free in Chrome that is already exploited. The fix only works after the browser restarts — here is how to make sure every PC is protected.

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OpenSSH “SSHole” (CVE-2026-123158): password bypass on Alpine and other musl-based Linux

A flaw in how OpenSSH handles locked accounts on musl-based systems was exploited within two days of the fix. Who is affected and what to check.

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Windows zero-days exploited in 2026: what was attacked and what to do

Shell, Mark-of-the-Web and NTLM flaws were exploited before or soon after patches this year. A short overview and the protections that help against the whole class.

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FortiGate and FortiCloud SSO (CVE-2026-24858): exploited login bypass — check your version

A critical authentication bypass in FortiOS, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer and other Fortinet products was exploited in the wild. Fixed versions and checks.

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Cisco ASA and FTD (CVE-2025-20333, CVE-2025-20362): zero-days in VPN firewalls

Two chained flaws in Cisco firewall VPN services were exploited before patches existed, prompting an emergency directive. What owners of Cisco ASA should check.

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SharePoint “ToolShell” (CVE-2025-53770): on-premises SharePoint servers under attack

A zero-day in on-premises SharePoint let attackers run code and steal server keys. Why patching had to be followed by rotating machine keys.

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Palo Alto GlobalProtect (CVE-2024-3400): a maximum-severity firewall flaw

Command injection in the VPN feature of PAN-OS allowed attackers to run commands as root on the firewall itself. What to learn about edge devices.

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Ivanti Connect Secure (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887): a VPN chain exploited before patches existed

Two chained flaws gave attackers full control of Ivanti VPN gateways. Why a factory reset was recommended even after patching.

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Citrix Bleed (CVE-2023-4966): stolen sessions that bypass passwords and MFA

A memory leak in NetScaler let attackers copy logged-in sessions. Why patching alone was not enough and what to do after a VPN gateway flaw.

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MOVEit Transfer (CVE-2023-34362): how a file-sharing tool became a mass data theft

A SQL injection in a managed file transfer product let a ransomware group steal data from hundreds of organizations. What it teaches about file exchange systems.

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Follina (CVE-2022-30190): a Word document that ran code without macros

Attackers abused the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool through Office documents. No macros, sometimes not even opening the file was needed.

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Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228): the logging library that shook the internet

One line of text in a log could give attackers full control of a server. Why Log4Shell still matters and how to make sure you are protected.

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ProxyLogon (CVE-2021-26855): when on-premises Exchange servers were hacked en masse

A chain of Exchange Server flaws let attackers take over mail servers without a password. Lessons for anyone still running Exchange on-premises.

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WP File Manager (CVE-2020-25213): a zero-day that let anyone upload files to WordPress

A file manager plugin with about 700,000 installations allowed unauthenticated file upload and code execution. A classic lesson about risky plugins.

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Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472): taking over a Windows domain in seconds

A cryptographic flaw in the Netlogon protocol let an attacker on the network become domain administrator. Why domain controllers must be patched first.

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Citrix ADC and Gateway (CVE-2019-19781): when mitigation came before the patch

A path traversal in Citrix ADC let attackers run code without logging in. Patches took a month — mitigation steps were the only defence in the meantime.

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