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Sicherheit: Universität Leipzig nimmt nach Cyberangriff ganze IT offline 29. Oktober 2026
Ein Cyberangriff zwingt die Universität Leipzig zum Handeln. Alle IT-Dienste sind vorerst offline. Wie lange das so bleibt, ist noch unklar. (Cybercrime, Phishing)
Forscher warnen: Millionenfach installierte Chrome-Add-ons kapern heimlich Traffic 29. Oktober 2026
Betroffen sind 319 Erweiterungen mit mehr als 13 Millionen Installationen. Sie leiten Suchanfragen um und bescheren den Betreibern damit Werbeeinnahmen. (Browser, Chrome)
Schlag gegen Cybercrime: Server und Daten eines Bulletproof-Hosters beschlagnahmt 29. Oktober 2026
Daten von über 3.000 Nutzern des an Cyberkriminelle gerichteten Bulletproof-Hosters Virtualine sind nun im Besitz der Polizei. Sie werden ausgewertet. (Cybercrime, Server)
Anzeige: Cyber Resilience Act in der Produktentwicklung umsetzen 29. Oktober 2026
Der Cyber Resilience Act erfordert Prozesse für sichere Produkte. Ein Workshop zeigt, wie Hersteller Risiken bewerten und Pflichten umsetzen. (Golem Karrierewelt, Server-Applikationen)
Goodbye Streamed: Millionenfach genutzter, illegaler Streamingdienst schließt 28. Oktober 2026
Mehr als 400 Millionen illegale Livestreams von Sportveranstaltungen sind allein im Juli über Streamed abgewickelt worden. Doch damit ist jetzt Schluss. (Streaming, IPTV)
Angriff auf PXE-Boot: 16 Jahre alte Uefi-Lücke gefährdet unzählige Server 28. Oktober 2026
Eine kritische Sicherheitslücke lässt Angreifer aus der Ferne Schadcode in PXE-Bootprozesse schleusen. Details wurden versehentlich zu früh geleakt. (Sicherheitslücke, Computer)
Firewalls unter Beschuss: Server der US-Regierung mittels PHP2Shell infiltriert 28. Oktober 2026
Chinesische Hacker sollen das Internet nach anfälligen Firewalls abgesucht und einige davon infiltriert haben - darunter solche der US-Regierung. (Cyberwar, PHP)

2026-018: Critical Vulnerabilities in PHP 23. Oktober 2026
On 20 October 2026, the PHP project announced an upcoming security release addressing two critical vulnerabilities in PHP. Public reports indicated that these vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution (RCE). The PHP team released the fixes today, 21 October 2026 at 13:30 UTC, in PHP versions 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36 and 8.2.35. Both vulnerabilities can […]
2026-019: Critical Vulnerability in GitLab Community and Enterprise Editions 22. Oktober 2026
On 21 October 2026, GitLab published a security advisory addressing several vulnerabilities among which a critical flaw that could allow an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on a GitLab server. CERT-EU recommends organisations to update affected assets as soon as possible, prioritising internet facing assets, and to run an assessment to identify compromised assets.
2026-017: Critical Vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email Gateway 15. Oktober 2026
On 14 October 2026, Cisco published a security advisory addressing a critical vulnerability affecting the Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) feature of Cisco Secure Email Gateway. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to write arbitrary files and execute commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system. The Cisco PSIRT is aware of active […]
2026-016: Critical Vulnerability in GitLab CE and EE 12. Oktober 2026
On 12 October 2026, GitLab released versions 19.4.2, 19.3.4 and 19.2.8 of GitLab Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), fixing 24 security issues among which a critical vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server. CERT-EU strongly recommends upgrading self-managed GitLab CE/EE instances to a fixed version as […]
2026-015: Critical Vulnerability in Multiple Atlassian Products 7. Oktober 2026
On 5 October 2026, Atlassian published a security advisory addressing a critical arbitrary file access vulnerability. It affects Bitbucket Data Center, Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Center, Jira Software Data Center, Bamboo Data Center, Crowd Data Center, Crucible and Fisheye. CERT-EU strongly recommends upgrading all affected installations to a fixed version as soon […]
2026-014: Critical Vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway 27. September 2026
On 27 September 2026, Citrix published a security bulletin addressing 8 vulnerabilities affecting customer-managed Citrix NetScaler ADC and Citrix NetScaler Gateway, among which 2 critical unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. Citrix has confirmed active exploitation of these 2 critical vulnerabilities in the wild. CERT-EU recommends updating affected software and running a compromise assessment on […]
2026-013: Critical Vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP APM 22. September 2026
On 22 September 2026, F5 published an advisory addressing a critical vulnerability affecting its BIG-IP APM product. The vendor confirmed active exploitation in the wild. CERT-EU recommends taking appropriate actions as soon as possible.
2026-012: Critical Vulnerabilities in Check Point Products 10. September 2026
On 9 September 2026, Check Point released emergency security updates addressing two critical vulnerabilities affecting Check Point Security Gateway, Security Management Server, and Spark Firewall deployments configured to use Remote Access VPN or Site-to-Site VPN. Both vulnerabilities carry a CVSS score of 9.8 and could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on […]
2026-011: Critical Vulnerabilities in SAP Kernel and NetWeaver Message Server 9. September 2026
On 8 September 2026, as part of its September Security Patch Day, SAP released Security Notes addressing two critical vulnerabilities affecting a broad range of SAP products[3]. The most severe, CVE-2026-44756 (CVSS 10.0), is a memory corruption vulnerability in SAP Extended Passport (EPP) processing, nicknamed "OVERPASS" by the Onapsis Research Labs (ORL), which discovered and […]
2026-010: Critical Vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway 19. August 2026
On 19 August 2026, Citrix published a security advisory addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC (formerly Citrix ADC) and NetScaler Gateway (formerly Citrix Gateway). CERT-EU recommends updating affected devices as soon as possible.