CISA Adds Six Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog

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Summary

CISA added six CVEs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on evidence of active exploitation. It urges organizations to prioritize remediation and describes updated risk-based requirements for federal agencies.

Key points

  • The six additions affect Cisco BroadWorks, Barracuda products, Openwave Messaging Webtop, Microsoft Outlook, and Google Chromium.
  • The listed vulnerabilities include XML external entity handling, OS command injection, authentication bypass, and use-after-free flaws.
  • BOD 26-04 requires FCEB agencies to prioritize certain KEV-listed vulnerabilities on publicly exposed assets and check for possible compromise before patching.
  • CISA encourages all organizations to use risk-based vulnerability management and prioritize KEV vulnerabilities.

Article Details

Vulnerability Types
  • Improper restriction of XML external entity references
  • OS command injection
  • Incorrect resource transfer between spheres
  • Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel
  • Missing user interaction for a potentially unsafe action
  • Use-after-free
Exploitation Status
active
Exploit Availability
unknown
Patch Status
unknown

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