The PHP security team does not usually announce patches before they ship. So when it posted an advance notice on the evening of 20 October 2026 warning of an out-of-cycle …
patch management
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A critical WordPress core flaw, CVE-2026-87902, was being probed by attackers hours after the 22 September patch. Here’s how it works and what to do now.
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Third party plugin risk, not clever malware, is why a critical WooCommerce flaw patched in February is still being exploited in September.
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The Cisco ISE patch for CVE-2026-76460 isn’t optional. A step-by-step plan for checking versions, patching, and spotting prior compromise.
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A practical checklist for the WordPress Click2Shell flaw: whether you’re affected, how serious it really was, and the five things to check this week.
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WordPress’s automated plugin review caught a real backdoor before it shipped. That is a genuine win, but it does nothing about the vulnerable plugins already on your site.
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CISA has added five actively exploited vulnerabilities in JFrog Artifactory, ConnectWise ScreenConnect and MikroTik RouterOS to its watch list this week.
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A maximum-severity path traversal flaw in GitLab’s repository commits API is being scanned within hours of disclosure. Here’s what happened and what self-managed users need to check.
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New firewall and VPN vulnerabilities in Cisco, Citrix and Fortinet gear are under active attack. A step-by-step checklist for IT managers without a dedicated security team.
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A practical order for tackling this month’s 974 Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities, from the two already-exploited bugs to your e-commerce platform.