<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Signal Desk: Cybersecurity News</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev</link><description>Exploited-now security news, threat hunting, AI security and practical playbooks.</description><item><title>Windows Shell zero-day CVE-2026-96951 exploited; on CISA KEV, due Oct 16</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#cve-2026-96951</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#cve-2026-96951</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>confirmed</category><description>Microsoft&#x27;s October Patch Tuesday marks this Windows Shell security feature bypass (CVSS 8.8) as &#x27;Exploitation Detected&#x27;. CISA added it to KEV on Oct 13 (listed as a Windows command injection) with an Oct 16 federal due date. Patch Windows endpoints first.</description></item><item><title>Ivanti Connect Secure CVE-2026-104935 added to KEV, due Oct 16</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#cve-2026-104935</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#cve-2026-104935</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>confirmed</category><description>Authentication bypass by spoofing leading to remote command execution (CVSS 8.6). Listed in CISA KEV on Oct 13 with an Oct 16 due date. Apply Ivanti&#x27;s fix and review appliance integrity.</description></item><item><title>October 2026 Patch Tuesday: criticals to prioritize after the zero-day</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#pt-2026-10</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#pt-2026-10</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>confirmed</category><description>Not known exploited, but high-value: Exchange Server RCE CVE-2026-70571 (8.1) and AD Domain Services RCE CVE-2026-70229 (8.1), both &#x27;Exploitation More Likely&#x27;; Outlook RCEs at 9.8 such as CVE-2026-70242; Message Queuing RCE CVE-2026-100202 (9.8); DHCP Server RCE CVE-2026-96934 and QUIC RCEs. Severity and exploitability labels are Microsoft&#x27;s.</description></item><item><title>REDCap CVE-2026-90817 unauthenticated RCE exploited via public surveys</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#redcap</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#redcap</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>exploited (researcher), not on KEV</category><description>Unit 42 reports attacks dropping a webshell then a fileless XMRig miner. Fixed in 16.0.49, 17.3.10 and 17.4.4. Not in CISA KEV as of Oct 13; NVD has no entry yet.</description></item><item><title>Rumor: exploit for VMware vCenter CVE-2026-59310 offered for sale</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#vcenter-rumor</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#vcenter-rumor</guid><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>unconfirmed</category><description>A dark-web monitor claims an exploit is for sale at $10k. No confirmed in-the-wild use. Make sure vCenter is patched and not internet-facing.</description></item><item><title>AhsayCBS CVE-2026-105133 + CVE-2026-105134 chain exploited since Oct 7</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#ahsay</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#ahsay</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>exploited (vendor/researcher), not on KEV</category><description>Auth bypass chained with Replication Receiver RCE gives SYSTEM. Huntress observed webshells and a disguised crypto miner. The first fix was incomplete: install hotfix 10.3.4.45 (v10) or 9.15.2.70 (v7-v9), reboot, then hunt for compromise. Not in CISA KEV as of Oct 13.</description></item><item><title>Bricksforge WordPress plugin CVE-2026-85097 unauthenticated RCE</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#bricksforge</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#bricksforge</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>exploited (Patchstack), not independently re-verified</category><description>Patchstack reports first exploitation on Oct 7. Update the plugin or remove it. We could not reach a primary advisory page today, so treat details as preliminary. Not in KEV as of Oct 13.</description></item><item><title>SonicWall SMA1000 CVE-2026-102255 pre-auth SSRF under attack</title><link>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#sonicwall</link><guid>https://signal-desk-d5t.pages.dev/news#sonicwall</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>exploitation reported, not on KEV</category><description>Pre-auth SSRF in the Work Place interface (advisory SNWLID-2026-0017). Upgrade to 12.4.3-03670 or 12.5.0-03082; note 12.5.0-02952, the September zero-day fix, is now listed as affected. Canada&#x27;s Cyber Centre cites open-source reports of exploitation. Not in KEV as of Oct 13.</description></item></channel></rss>