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- 5
- Must be fixed within 7 days
- 31
- News stories in the last 24 hours
The biggest threats this week
See all news →- 01Used in attacksCiscoCanadian Centre for Cyber Security · 2026-09-09Cisco security advisory (AV26-197) – Update 3
CVE-2026-20131 · CVE-2026-20079
- 02Used in attacksCiscoThe Hacker News · 2026-09-11Cisco FMC Flaws Exploited to Steal Credentials and Deploy Qilin Ransomware
CVE-2026-20079
- 03Used in attacksCiscoHelp Net Security · 2026-09-10Cisco FMC bugs exploited by nation-state and ransomware actors (CVE-2026-20079, CVE-2026-20316)
CVE-2026-20316 · CVE-2026-20079
- 04Used in attacksGitLabDark Reading · 2026-09-14Maximum Severity GitLab Flaw Puts Supply Chains at Risk
CVE-2026-85706
- 05Used in attacksGitLabRapid7 Blog · 2026-09-14CVE-2026-85706: Critical GitLab Path Traversal Exploited in the Wild
CVE-2026-85706
- 06Used in attacksCiscoCanadian Centre for Cyber Security · 2026-09-14Cisco security advisory (AV26-921)
CVE-2026-76461
What changed, and what to do about it.
This week’s briefing →Daily briefing · 2026-09-16
61 stories tracked in the last 24 hours, 1 rated critical.
Top stories
- CVE 2026 76461: Critical Cisco Secure Email Gateway Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
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