CVE-2021-35523

Securepoint SSL VPN Client v2 before 2.0.32 on Windows has unsafe configuration handling that enables local privilege escalation to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM. A non-privileged local user can modify the OpenVPN configuration stored under "%APPDATA%\Securepoint SSL VPN" and add a external script file tha...

What is the WireGuard VPN protocol?

In layman’s terms, a VPN uses encryption to create a private online connection between a device and a VPN server. With a good VPN service, you can shield your data from curious eyes. A VPN protocol is the set of rules that shapes how your data travels between your computer, mobile phone, tablet, ...

A week in security (June 21 – June 27)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Want to stop ransomware attacks? Send the cybercriminals to jail, says Brian Honan: Lock and Code S02E11 Atomic research institute breached via VPN vulnerability Hotel staff bust Hermes SMS scammer with suspiciously large number of cables City of Liège hit by...

Watch Out! Zyxel Firewalls and VPNs Under Active Cyberattack

Taiwanese networking equipment company Zyxel is warning customers of an ongoing attack targeting a "small subset" of its security products such as firewall and VPN servers. Attributing the attacks to a "sophisticated threat actor," the firm noted that the attacks single out appliances that have...

SonicWall ‘Botches’ October Patch for VPN Bug

UPDATE An October patch for a critical remote code execution RCE bug in a SonicWall VPN appliance turned out to be insufficient. While the patch closed the RCE attack vector, more than 800,000 devices were still vulnerable to an additional memory-leak flaw for months, according to researchers...

SonicWall Left a VPN Flaw Partially Unpatched Amidst 0-Day Attacks

A critical vulnerability in SonicWall VPN appliances that was believed to have been patched last year has been now found to be "botched," with the company leaving a memory leak flaw unaddressed, until now, that could permit a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information. The shortcomin...

CVE-2021-0505

In the Settings app, there is a possible way to disable an always-on VPN due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android...

CVE-2021-0517

In updateCapabilities of ConnectivityService.java, there is a possible incorrect network state determination due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to biasing of networking tasks to occur on non-VPN networks, which could lead to remote information disclosure, with no additional executi...

CVE-2021-0517

In updateCapabilities of ConnectivityService.java, there is a possible incorrect network state determination due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to biasing of networking tasks to occur on non-VPN networks, which could lead to remote information disclosure, with no additional executi...

Privilege escalation

In the Settings app, there is a possible way to disable an always-on VPN due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android...

CVE-2021-0505

In the Settings app, there is a possible way to disable an always-on VPN due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android...

CVE-2021-0505

In the Settings app, there is a possible way to disable an always-on VPN due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android...

CVE-2021-0505

CVE-2021-0505 affects Android 11 (Settings) with a missing permission check that could allow disabling an always-on VPN, enabling local elevation of privilege without user interaction. Documents consistently describe a local, low-exploitability EoP risk; no explicit exploit details or fixes are p...

Atomic research institute breached via VPN vulnerability

Remember when we told you to patch your VPNs already? I hate to say "I told you so", but I informed you thusly. According to South Korean officials a North Korean cyber-espionage group managed to infiltrate the network of South Koreas state-run nuclear research institute last month. The crime: ti...

Weak password vulnerability in remote access platform of Shenzhen Wheaton Information Technology Co.

Shenzhen Wheaton Information Technology Co., Ltd Wheaton for short is a company dedicated to providing government, enterprises and institutions with remote application centralized access solutions, VPN security interconnection solutions, core data security protection solutions and so on. There is...

N Korean hackers used VPN flaws to breach S Korean atomic agency

By Deeba Ahmed Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute KAERI has disclosed that its internal network suffered a cyber attack by hackers from North Korea. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: N Korean hackers used VPN flaws to breach S Korean atomic agency...

North Korea Exploited VPN Flaw to Hack South's Nuclear Research Institute

South Korea's state-run Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute KAERI on Friday disclosed that its internal network was infiltrated by suspected attackers operating out of its northern counterpart. The intrusion is said to have taken place on May 14 through a vulnerability in an unnamed virtual...

Russia bans VyprVPN, Opera VPN services for not complying with blacklist request

Russia's telecommunications and media regulator Roskomnadzor RKN on Thursday introduced restrictions on the operation of VyprVPN and Opera VPN services in the country. "In accordance with the regulation on responding to threats to circumvent restrictions on access to child pornography, suicidal,...

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-45151)

The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is a virtual private network VPN client for a variety of operating systems and hardware configurations. A denial of service vulnerability exists in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows versions prior to 4.10.01075. The vulnerability stems...

CVE-2021-1567

A vulnerability in the DLL loading mechanism of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for Windows could allow an authenticated, local attacker to perform a DLL hijacking attack on an affected device if the VPN Posture HostScan Module is installed on the AnyConnect client. This vulnerability is...