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Inside CVE-2026-0257: PAN-OS GlobalProtect Authentication Bypass Under Active Attack
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability, CVE-2026-0257, affects Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect Portal and Gateway deployments. The vulnerability allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to establish an unauthorized VPN connection by exploiting weaknesses in the handling of authentication override cookies.
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Deep Dive into FIRESTARTER: Persistent Backdoor on Cisco ASA & Firepower Devices
Modern cyber-espionage campaigns are increasingly shifting away from loud exploitation techniques and toward stealth-focused, persistence-driven operations that abuse trusted infrastructure. Rather than relying on chains of zero-day vulnerabilities or commodity malware, advanced threat actors are no...
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Prevention in the Age of AI Vulnerability Discovery
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview (Project Glasswing) has pushed a new question into the center of security discussions. Anthropic says Mythos has already identified thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure, and that in testing it was able to identify and exploit zero-day...