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Apple Patches Two Zero-Days Used in ‘Extremely Sophisticated’ Attacks
Image: ink drop/Adobe Stock Apple has rolled out emergency updates to patch two serious security flaws that were actively being exploited in highly targeted attacks on iPhones and other Apple devices. The fixes, released on April 16 as part of iOS 18.4.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.4.1, address zero-day vulnerabilities. Apple said these bugs were used in an “extremely sophisticated attack…
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Ivanti patches Connect Secure zero-day exploited since mid-March
Ivanti has released security updates to patch a critical Connect Secure remote code execution vulnerability exploited by a China-linked espionage actor to deploy malware since at least mid-March 2025. Tracked as CVE-2025-22457, this critical security flaw is due to a stack-based buffer overflow weakness. It impacts Pulse Connect Secure 9.1x (which reached end-of-support in December), Ivanti Connect Secure 22.7R2.5 and…
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Apple Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in iOS 15 and 16
Image: ink drop/Adobe Stock On Monday, Apple issued critical security updates that retroactively address three actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities affecting legacy versions of its operating systems. CVE-2025-24200 The first vulnerability, designated CVE-2025-24200, was patched in iOS 16.7.11, iPadOS 16.7.11, iOS 15.8.4, and iPadOS 15.8.4. CVE-2025-24200 allows a physical attacker to disable USB Restricted Mode on an Apple device. This is…
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GitLab patches critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities
GitLab released security updates for Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE), fixing nine vulnerabilities, among which two critical severity ruby-saml library authentication bypass flaws. All flaws were addressed in GitLab CE/EE versions 17.7.7, 17.8.5, and 17.9.2, while all versions before those are vulnerable. GitLab.com is already patched, and GitLab Dedicated customers will be updated automatically, but users who maintain…
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Juniper patches bug that let Chinese cyberspies backdoor routers
Juniper Networks has released emergency security updates to patch a Junos OS vulnerability exploited by Chinese hackers to backdoor routers for stealthy access. This medium severity flaw (CVE-2025-21590) was reported by Amazon security engineer Matteo Memelli and is caused by an improper isolation or compartmentalization weakness. Successful exploitation lets local attackers with high privileges execute arbitrary code on vulnerable routers to compromise…
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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws
The monthly report is relatively lightweight, with some mobile updates or fixes that have already been performed server-side and shouldn’t be a concern to admins, said Tyler Reguly, associate director of security R&D at global cybersecurity software and services provider Fortra. Another vulnerability impacts only Microsoft Surface hardware. February update patches two exploited vulnerabilities The two exploited vulnerabilities are: CVE-2025-21391,…
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Cisco patches critical flaws in Identity Services Engine
Cisco has rolled out software updates to address a pair of critical vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could let hackers take over devices and access data. The flaws affect Cisco ISE and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector, versions 3.0 to 3.3, but not 3.4. A workaround is not possible, so a software upgrade is required. Cisco said…
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AMD patches microcode security holes after accidental early disclosure
Matt Kimball, VP and principal analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, also said he believed that AMD did well in how it handled this situation. “It’s good to see AMD working with its community to solve for these vulnerabilities quickly. The amount of work that goes into providing a fix — and thoroughly testing it — is extensive. It’s a…
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2025’s first Patch Tuesday: 159 patches, including several zero-day fixes
Microsoft began 2025 with a hefty patch release this month, addressing eight zero-days with 159 patches for Windows, Microsoft Office and Visual Studio. Both Windows and Microsoft Office have “Patch Now” recommendations (with no browser or Exchange patches) for January. Microsoft also released a significant servicing stack update (SSU) that changes how desktop and server platforms are updated, requiring additional…
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Microsoft’s January 2025 Security Update Patches Exploited Elevation of Privilege Attacks
Microsoft’s latest batch of security patches includes an expanded blacklist for certain Windows Kernel Vulnerable Drivers and fixes for several elevations of privilege vulnerabilities. The January 2025 Security Update addressed 159 vulnerabilities. Security patches should be applied to keep software up-to-date. However, early versions of patches may be unreliable and should be cautiously approached and deployed in test environments first.…
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