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Bad Things Also Come in Small Packages: A 38-byte DoS in fflate (CVE-2026-45820)

We discovered this new vulnerability as part of our abandoned-packages research. Despite what seems like a 2-year hiatus, fflate is one of the few popular npm packages that released a fix for the vulnerabilities we found merely using Sonnet-4.6, giving its 50M+ users a chance to upgrade to a safe version.

Build the Zero-Day Playbook Before the Next Crisis

In this video, Daniel dos Santos, VP of Research, explains why organizations should establish a zero-day containment playbook before a crisis occurs. A well-defined playbook connects response actions to assets, critical services, and business functions while outlining decision-making, impact validation, and crisis communication processes. When a real-world zero-day strikes, there is no time to create a plan from scratch. Preparation helps teams respond faster, align stakeholders, and reduce uncertainty during high-pressure situations.

How Anthropic's Claude Mythos Escaped a Secure Environment and What It Means for SMBs

SecuritySenses and BCA, an IT services company in Spokane, team together to help small and midsize businesses turn frontier-AI security news into controls they can actually implement. During an internal evaluation, Anthropic gave Claude Mythos Preview access to a restricted computer and instructed it to find a way out. The model discovered a weakness, bypassed its technical restrictions and contacted the researcher overseeing the test.

Finding eight high-severity vulnerabilities in NodeBB in six hours

TL;DR While improving our AI Pentest, we ran a whitebox assessment on NodeBB, a forum software powered by NodeJS. The result? Eight high-severity vulnerabilities that would all be exploitable on default instances of NodeBB. This includes Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), two of which require interaction with a custom Federation server that the AI agent had to set up itself. Another affects practically every input on NodeBB due to a template injection.

WP2Shell: WordPress Core SQLi + REST API Chain to Pre-Auth RCE

A newly disclosed WordPress exploit chain, nicknamed “WP2Shell,” lets unauthenticated attackers achieve remote code execution (RCE) on any WordPress Core installation, no plugins required. Disclosed on July 17, 2026, the chain combines two vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-60137 (SQL injection) and CVE-2026-63030 (REST API batch-route confusion).

SQL injection isn't dead

Oops! A SQL injection bug just forced an emergency WordPress core patch last week. On July 17, WordPress shipped an emergency release to fix an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in the core, reachable via a SQL injection that an anonymous attacker can exploit on a stock install. WordPress.org even turned on forced auto-updates because of how severe it is. Searchlight Cyber, who reported it, estimates over 500 million sites run WordPress.

Why Reachability Changes Vulnerability Response

When a critical vulnerability is announced, the first response is often urgency—and sometimes panic. But not every vulnerable asset presents the same level of risk. In this video, Daniel dos Santos, VP of Research, explains how reachability helps security teams move beyond broad vulnerability hunting and focus on the assets that are both vulnerable and exposed in ways that matter to the business. By understanding reachability, organizations can prioritize response efforts, reduce noise, and bring structure to vulnerability management.

Security Strategies That Help Minimize Data Breach Risks

Data compromises happen daily, creating massive headaches for companies of all sizes. Cyber criminals constantly find fresh entry points into modern networks. Smart business leaders focus on proactive defense methods to stay ahead of bad actors. Simple systemic upgrades can keep sensitive customer records safe from harm.