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Simcenter STAR-CCM+ contains a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a local attacker with an unprivileged account to override or modify the service executable and subsequently gain elevated privileges. Siemens is preparing updates and recommends specific countermeasures for products where updates are not, or not yet available.

Several SCALANCE X switches contain a vulnerability that could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions if the victim is tricked into clicking on a website controlled by the attacker. The attack only works if the victim has an authenticated session on the administrative interface of the switch. Siemens has …

Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is sharing the following information with the cybersecurity community as a primer for assisting in the protection of our Nation’s critical infrastructure in light of the current tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States and Iran’s historic use …

Summary Unpatched Pulse Secure VPN servers continue to be an attractive target for malicious actors. Affected organizations that have not applied the software patch to fix an arbitrary file reading vulnerability, known as CVE-2019-11510, can become compromised in an attack.[1] Although Pulse Secure [2] disclosed the vulnerability and provided software …

Summary New vulnerabilities are continually emerging, but the best defense against attackers exploiting patched vulnerabilities is simple: keep software up to date. Timely patching is one of the most efficient and cost-effective steps an organization can take to minimize its exposure to cybersecurity threats. On January 14, 2020, Microsoft released …

Summary This report is a collaborative research effort by the cyber security authorities of five nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[1][2][3][4][5] In it we highlight the use of five publicly available tools, which have been used for malicious purposes in recent cyber incidents around …

Summary The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are issuing this activity alert to inform computer network defenders about SamSam ransomware, also known as MSIL/Samas.A. Specifically, this product shares analysis of vulnerabilities that cyber actors exploited to …