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Coverage now updates on a rolling 6-hour window, while NVD entries come from the live API using a last-24-hours modified window and are sorted by severity.

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News stays on the current 6-hour slice, videos now use the last 24 hours, and NVD uses the API instead of the traditional feed to better match the live site behavior.

Top stories

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Worth skimming

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Tracked videos

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NVD vulnerabilities

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Top stories

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:31:54 +0530

Attackers Exploit VMware vCenter Vulnerability to Gain Persistent Remote Access

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

The Hacker Newsvulnai

Summary
Threat actors have begun to actively exploit a recently patched critical security flaw in Broadcom VMware vCenter, according to new findings from QUIRSO. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-59310 (CVSS score: 9.8), a directory-traversal vulnerability in

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:11:38 +0530

ShieldBreak Zero-Day PoC Claims Microsoft Defender Patch Bypass With SYSTEM Access

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

The Hacker Newsvulnai

Summary
The security researcher going by the name Chaotic Eclipse (aka INFINITE NIGHTMARE, MSNightmare, and Nightmare-Eclipse) has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) for a new Microsoft zero-day called ShieldBreak. The vulnerability, rooted in Microsoft Defender for Wi

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:45:58 +0530

Cisco ASA and FTD Flaw Exploited in the Wild Can Trigger Remote DoS

9.3/10 · Must read/watch

The Hacker Newsvuln

Summary
Cisco has warned that a new vulnerability impacting Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software has been exploited in the wild. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-20349 (CVSS score: 8.6)

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Wed, Aug 12 · 06:00 AM CDT

Microsoft Fixes 400 Flaws on August Patch Tuesday

8.8/10 · Worth your time

Infosecurity Magazinevuln

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:34:52 +0530

Malicious LiteLLM Releases Tied to Trivy Hack May Have Exposed 2,100+ Organizations

8.7/10 · Worth your time

The Hacker Newsaiidentity

Summary
Two malicious LiteLLM releases sat on PyPI for about 40 minutes in March carrying credential-stealing code capable of harvesting cloud keys, SSH keys, Kubernetes tokens, database passwords, and other secrets from systems that installed them. Threat intelligenc

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Worth skimming

Wed, Aug 12 · 03:00 AM CDT

Launch HN: Discovered Materials (YC P26) – AI agents to discover new materials

8.5/10 · Worth your time

Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 3 hours ago.

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Wed, Aug 12 · 06:00 AM CDT

OpenAI Launches Two-Tier Security Access Program Alongside GPT 5.6 Cyber

8.2/10 · Worth your time

Infosecurity Magazineai

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Wed, Aug 12 · 06:00 AM CDT

Russian-Linked Hackers Accessed Polish Power Plant OT Network Through Private APN, Says CERT.PL

8.2/10 · Worth your time

Infosecurity Magazinegeneral

Summary
Collected from the Infosecurity Magazine news page during the latest run.

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Wed, Aug 12 · 05:05 AM CDT

Tim Gowers: What sort of maths are LLMs good at?

8.2/10 · Worth your time

Hacker Newsai

Summary
Surfaced from Hacker News front page during collection run. Freshness on HN: 55 minutes ago.

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Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:01:40 +0530

SAP Commerce Cloud Flaw Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code

8.1/10 · Worth your time

The Hacker Newsvulnidentity

Summary
SAP has released patches to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Commerce Cloud (Data Hub Adapter) that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-58231, is rated 10.0 on the CVSS scoring sys

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Videos worth watching

Tue, Aug 11 · 10:00 AM CDT

Can AI Build Hacker Traps That Actually Work?

8.1/10 · Worth your time

YouTube / John Hammondai

Why it matters
Recent creator upload with some page-level evidence. Better than raw feed discovery, but still not a full content review.

Worth watching?Maybe — good candidate if the title matches your interests, but confidence is still moderate.

Confidencelow

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NVD vulnerabilities

Mon, Jan 29 · 08:29 PM CST

CVE-2018-0101

10.0/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) VPN functionality of the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. The vulnerability is due to an attempt to double free a region of memory when

CVECVE-2018-0101

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedMon, Jan 29 · 08:29 PM CST

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Thu, Mar 12 · 04:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-0796

10.0/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) protocol handles certain requests, aka 'Windows SMBv3 Client/Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

CVECVE-2020-0796

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Mar 12 · 04:15 PM CDT

ModifiedWed, Aug 12 · 05:17 AM CDT

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Wed, May 22 · 05:29 PM CDT

CVE-2019-11634

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
Citrix Workspace App before 1904 for Windows has Incorrect Access Control.

CVECVE-2019-11634

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, May 22 · 05:29 PM CDT

ModifiedWed, Aug 12 · 05:17 AM CDT

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Fri, Dec 27 · 02:15 PM CST

CVE-2019-19781

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
An issue was discovered in Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and Gateway 10.5, 11.1, 12.0, 12.1, and 13.0. They allow Directory Traversal.

CVECVE-2019-19781

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, Dec 27 · 02:15 PM CST

ModifiedWed, Aug 12 · 05:17 AM CDT

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Fri, Apr 26 · 07:29 PM CDT

CVE-2019-2725

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Services). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0 and 12.1.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successf

CVECVE-2019-2725

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, Apr 26 · 07:29 PM CDT

ModifiedWed, Aug 12 · 05:17 AM CDT

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Fri, Jul 24 · 11:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-12812

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
An improper authentication vulnerability in SSL VPN in FortiOS 6.4.0, 6.2.0 to 6.2.3, 6.0.9 and below may result in a user being able to log in successfully without being prompted for the second factor of authentication (FortiToken) if they changed the case of their username.

CVECVE-2020-12812

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, Jul 24 · 11:15 PM CDT

ModifiedWed, Aug 12 · 05:17 AM CDT

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Tue, Oct 20 · 05:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-3992

9.8/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
OpenSLP as used in VMware ESXi (7.0 before ESXi_7.0.1-0.0.16850804, 6.7 before ESXi670-202010401-SG, 6.5 before ESXi650-202010401-SG) has a use-after-free issue. A malicious actor residing in the management network who has access to port 427 on an ESXi machine may be able to trigger a use-after-free in the OpenSLP serv

CVECVE-2020-3992

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedTue, Oct 20 · 05:15 PM CDT

ModifiedWed, Aug 12 · 05:17 AM CDT

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Wed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-3187

9.1/10 · Must read/watch

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attacks and obtain read and delete access to sensitive files on a targeted system. The vulner

CVECVE-2020-3187

SeverityCRITICAL

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Wed, Oct 02 · 07:15 PM CDT

CVE-2019-12675

8.8/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in the multi-instance feature of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to escape the container for their FTD instance and execute commands with root privileges in the host namespace. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient protections o

CVECVE-2019-12675

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, Oct 02 · 07:15 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:37 PM CDT

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Thu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-0228

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the ingress flow creation functionality of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the CPU to increase upwards of 100% utilization, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handlin

CVECVE-2018-0228

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:37 PM CDT

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Thu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-0230

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the internal packet-processing functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop processing traffic, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. T

CVECVE-2018-0230

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Thu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-0231

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) library of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of the affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerabil

CVECVE-2018-0231

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:37 PM CDT

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Thu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-0240

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Application Layer Protocol Inspection feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

CVECVE-2018-0240

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Apr 19 · 08:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Fri, May 03 · 03:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-15388

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the WebVPN login process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause increased CPU utilization on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to excessive processing load for existing W

CVECVE-2018-15388

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, May 03 · 03:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:37 PM CDT

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Thu, Nov 01 · 12:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-15454

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) inspection engine of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload or trigger high CPU, resulting in a denial of service (Do

CVECVE-2018-15454

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Nov 01 · 12:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Fri, May 03 · 03:29 PM CDT

CVE-2018-15462

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the TCP ingress handler for the data interfaces that are configured with management access to Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an increase in CPU and memory usage, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability

CVECVE-2018-15462

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, May 03 · 03:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:37 PM CDT

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Wed, Oct 02 · 07:15 PM CDT

CVE-2019-15256

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vu

CVECVE-2019-15256

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, Oct 02 · 07:15 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Thu, Jan 24 · 04:29 PM CST

CVE-2019-1669

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the data acquisition (DAQ) component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured access control policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly manages sy

CVECVE-2019-1669

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedThu, Jan 24 · 04:29 PM CST

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Fri, May 03 · 03:29 PM CDT

CVE-2019-1694

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the TCP processing engine of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the impr

CVECVE-2019-1694

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, May 03 · 03:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:37 PM CDT

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Fri, May 03 · 04:29 PM CDT

CVE-2019-1703

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the internal packet-processing functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for the Cisco Firepower 2100 Series could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop processing traffic, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability

CVECVE-2019-1703

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, May 03 · 04:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Fri, May 03 · 04:29 PM CDT

CVE-2019-1708

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 Mobility and Multihoming Protocol (MOBIKE) feature for the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak or a reload of an affected device th

CVECVE-2019-1708

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, May 03 · 04:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Fri, May 03 · 05:29 PM CDT

CVE-2019-1714

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the implementation of Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 Single Sign-On (SSO) for Clientless SSL VPN (WebVPN) and AnyConnect Remote Access VPN in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attack

CVECVE-2019-1714

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedFri, May 03 · 05:29 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Wed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-3189

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the VPN System Logging functionality for Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak that can deplete system memory over time, which can cause unexpected system behaviors or device crashes. The vulnerability is due to the system

CVECVE-2020-3189

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Wed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-3191

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in DNS over IPv6 packet processing for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to im

CVECVE-2020-3191

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Wed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

CVE-2020-3196

8.6/10 · Worth your time

NVDvuln

Summary
A vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)/Transport Layer Security (TLS) handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust memory resources on the affected device, leading to a denial of servic

CVECVE-2020-3196

SeverityHIGH

TypeUPDATED

PublishedWed, May 06 · 05:15 PM CDT

ModifiedTue, Aug 11 · 07:33 PM CDT

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Ignore today

Generic low-detail roundups without primary reporting.
HN items that are interesting but not clearly security or AI relevant.
Creator videos that look more like promotion, podcast chatter, or evergreen content than time-sensitive signal outside the rolling window.