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Vulnerabilities

Critical and actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities, prioritised for systems common in finance.

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Vulnerabilities

vm2 Sandbox Escape (CVE-2026-24118): RCE Risk for SAMA Banks

Twelve critical vm2 Node.js sandbox escape vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-24118 (CVSS 9.8), let attackers execute arbitrary code on host servers. Saudi banks and fintechs running Node.js platforms face urgent SAMA CSCC remediation pressure.

8 May 2026 3 min
Vulnerabilities

cPanel CVE-2026-41940: Vendor Risk for SAMA-Regulated Banks

A pre-auth cPanel bypass (CVE-2026-41940) exposes 1.5M internet-facing servers — including those running Saudi bank marketing sites and vendor portals. Here is what SAMA-regulated CISOs must act on now.

7 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-0300: PAN-OS Captive Portal RCE Threat to SAMA Banks

A critical PAN-OS Captive Portal buffer overflow lets unauthenticated attackers gain root on Palo Alto firewalls. SAMA-regulated banks must patch and isolate User-ID portals immediately.

7 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

MOVEit CVE-2026-4670: Critical Auth Bypass Threatens SAMA Banks

A CVSS 9.8 authentication bypass flaw in MOVEit Automation (CVE-2026-4670) lets unauthenticated attackers seize full administrative control of file transfer servers. Saudi financial institutions must act now.

7 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-32202: APT28's Zero-Click Windows Shell Threat to SAMA Banks

A zero-click Windows Shell vulnerability (CVE-2026-32202) is being weaponized by Russian APT28 to silently harvest NTLMv2 credentials. Saudi banks face an urgent patching window before May 12.

7 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

Copy Fail CVE-2026-31431: Linux Root Threat to SAMA Banks

A 732-byte exploit grants root on every major Linux distribution since 2017. Saudi banks running RHEL, Ubuntu, or Amazon Linux face urgent SAMA CSCC patching obligations.

7 May 2026 4 min
Cloud & Identity

Oracle Identity Manager CVE-2026-21992: Critical IAM Threat to SAMA Banks

A pre-authentication RCE in Oracle Identity Manager (CVSS 9.8) gives attackers direct control of the IAM core that Saudi banks rely on for SAMA CSCC compliance. Here is how to detect, patch, and respond.

7 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

FortiClient EMS CVE-2026-35616: Critical RCE Threat to SAMA Banks

Fortinet disclosed a critical pre-authentication RCE flaw in FortiClient EMS (CVSS 9.1). For SAMA-regulated Saudi banks running Fortinet endpoint management, immediate patching is non-negotiable.

7 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

Android Zero-Click CVE-2026-0073: Mobile Banking Threat to SAMA Banks

A critical zero-click flaw in Android's wireless ADB daemon (CVE-2026-0073) allows attackers in Wi-Fi proximity to obtain a remote shell without any user interaction — a direct threat to Saudi mobile banking and BYOD fleets under SAMA CSCC.

6 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

Langflow CVE-2026-33017 RCE: AI Pipeline Threat to SAMA Banks

An unauthenticated RCE in Langflow's public flow endpoint puts AI orchestration pipelines at Saudi financial institutions in the crosshairs. Here is what SAMA-regulated banks must do this week.

6 May 2026 3 min
Vulnerabilities

MOVEit Automation CVE-2026-4670: Critical Auth Bypass Threatens SAMA Banks

Progress disclosed CVE-2026-4670 — a CVSS 9.8 authentication bypass in MOVEit Automation. Here is what SAMA-regulated banks must do this week to protect interbank file transfers and meet third-party risk obligations.

6 May 2026 4 min
Vulnerabilities

Argo CD CVE-2026-43824: Read-Only RBAC Bypass Threatens SAMA Banks

A new Argo CD flaw (CVE-2026-43824) lets read-only users extract plaintext Kubernetes secrets via the ServerSideDiff API. Saudi banks running GitOps must patch and audit RBAC immediately.

6 May 2026 5 min

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