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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

A U.S. CISA-maintained catalog of vulnerabilities confirmed to be actively exploited, used to prioritize patching across federal agencies and industry.

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securityOne report1 publisher

Talos reports CVE volume up 105% on the year against 37% growth in CISA's KEV catalog

Cisco Talos counts more than 70,000 CVEs by the end of September, up 105% on a year earlier, while CISA's KEV catalog grew 37%. Its newsletter says the backlog of exploited bugs from older CVEs is where the patching work sits.

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence50
buildOne report1 publisher

LMCache multiprocess mode runs pickle.loads on whatever reaches its unauthenticated socket

JFrog disclosed an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in LMCache's multiprocess mode, CVE-2026-105192, rated CVSS 9.8 with no patch. A public proof of concept exists, so any deployment that exposes the cache server to a network needs access limits or the mode turned off.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence50
buildOne report1 publisher

Windows Shell zero-day CVE-2026-96951 strips the tag that SmartScreen and Protected View read

Microsoft's October Patch Tuesday fixes CVE-2026-96951, an exploited Windows Shell zero-day rated CVSS 8.8 that strips Mark-of-the-Web from files. A dev.to analysis counts it as the third such bypass this year.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence40
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence45
buildOne report1 publisher

A path-handling bug in one Atlassian library exposes eight products to unauthenticated file reads

Atlassian rates CVE-2026-21589 critical at CVSS 4.0 9.3, a no-login file-read flaw in every version of eight self-hosted products. Honeypots saw exploitation attempts by October 6, a day after the advisory, according to a dev.to write-up that found no public report of confirmed victims.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence60
buildOne report1 publisher

Super Forms' second critical flaw in 2026 lets a form submission delete WordPress directories

Super Forms CVE-2026-17609 (CVSS 9.1) lets unauthenticated visitors recursively delete server directories when file cleanup is enabled. Versions through 6.3.316 are affected, and 6.3.317 fixes it, a dev.to analysis says.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence55
securityConfirmed6 publishers

Attackers hit Atlassian's CVE-2026-21589 two hours after watchTowr published the technique

Previdian recorded exploitation attempts against Atlassian's CVE-2026-21589 within two hours of watchTowr publishing the arbitrary file access technique. The CVSS 9.3 flaw lets an unauthenticated attacker read specific webroot files across eight Data Center products.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 27%
Operator
Operator 67%
Investor
Investor 6%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption30
Hype gap+15
Incentives45
Confidence70
securityOne report1 publisher

PaperCut's 26.0.4 patch left its exploited pre-auth RCE chain reachable

PaperCut's 27 August 2026 advisory of in-the-wild exploitation hid a pre-auth RCE chain whose first patch, 26.0.4, watchTowr defeated within a day. Operators who patched once and stopped tracking the CVEs may still be reachable without credentials.

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+8
Incentives45
Confidence55
securityOne report1 publisher

Exploited Zammad bug leaks helpdesk session cookies through Ruby error output

CISA added Zammad's unauthenticated WebSocket session-disclosure flaw, CVE-2026-102489, to its exploited-vulnerabilities catalog on October 2. The fix ships in Zammad 7.2.0, leaving teams on the unsupported 6.5-and-earlier releases to make a major-version jump.

Publishers:horizon3.ai

Reality

Evidence58
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives70
Confidence55
securityConfirmed4 publishers

SharePoint flaw CVE-2026-65660 came under attack within days of Viettel's technical write-up

Microsoft says attackers are exploiting SharePoint flaw CVE-2026-65660, roughly six weeks after it shipped a fix in August. Any server still missing that update should be treated as possibly compromised, checked for webshells and patched.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 21%
Operator
Operator 79%
Investor
Investor 0%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
securityConfirmed4 publishers

Three days from patch to probe: SAP Commerce Cloud RCE is already being hunted

CVE-2026-58231 is an unauthenticated, CVSS 10.0 code execution bug in Commerce Cloud's Data Hub Adapter. Defused says attempts hit its honeypots three days after patch day.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 21%
Operator
Operator 66%
Investor
Investor 13%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption55
Hype gap+25
Incentives45
Confidence68
securityConfirmed5 publishers

WordPress patched a comment flaw that uses an admin's session to plant a web shell

CVE-2026-93485 was fixed on September 17 in WordPress 7.1.1. An anonymous comment plants a script, an administrator opens the page, and the script uploads a plugin carrying a web shell. Affected versions go back to 4.7.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 29%
Operator
Operator 64%
Investor
Investor 7%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives45
Confidence58
securityConfirmed11 publishers

Third NetScaler zero-day hits SAML appliances already patched against the first two

Citrix confirmed CVE-2026-88779, a third exploited NetScaler zero-day, after appliances patched against the previous two began rebooting under attack. The vendor rates it denial of service, though logged payloads and a researcher's honeypot point toward code execution.

Perspective Coverage

11 publishers
Builder
Builder 19%
Operator
Operator 68%
Investor
Investor 13%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives50
Confidence70
securityOne report1 publisher

CISA sets a September 13 deadline for the MikroTrick RouterOS chain

Federal agencies now have three separate patch deadlines inside twelve days. The lowest-scoring pair of the five flaws added to KEV is the one with a documented 24-day intrusion campaign behind it.

Reality

Evidence60
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence55
securityConfirmed6 publishers

Google reports limited targeted exploitation of a Pixel cellular modem permission bypass

CVE-2026-58704 is a logic error in the cellular modem that lets an attacker within radio range, already holding basic privileges on the handset, escalate with no user interaction. It is one of 110 fixes in September's Pixel bulletin.

Perspective Coverage

6 publishers
Builder
Builder 23%
Operator
Operator 70%
Investor
Investor 7%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives25
Confidence74
securityConfirmed10 publishers

Cisco patches an ISE authentication bypass attackers used before the fix existed

CVE-2026-76460 scores a CVSS 10.0, affects Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC in every configuration, and has no workaround. CISA added it to the KEV catalog the day the patches shipped and gave federal agencies three days.

Perspective Coverage

10 publishers
Builder
Builder 16%
Operator
Operator 74%
Investor
Investor 10%

Reality

Evidence82
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives30
Confidence80
securityConfirmed4 publishers

CISA's seven new KEV entries put SonicWall gateways and Artifactory on one patch clock

SonicWall's CVSS 10.0 SSRF chains into command execution on remote access appliances, and JFrog Artifactory hands unauthenticated attackers admin under default configuration. Reverse shells and miners are already landing.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 14%
Operator
Operator 72%
Investor
Investor 14%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives35
Confidence68
securityConfirmed9 publishers

Apple patches CoreGraphics bug that may have been used in targeted iPhone attacks

Apple patched CoreGraphics flaw CVE-2026-86950 in iOS 26.7.1 after a report that it may have been exploited against targeted iPhone users. iPhone fleets still on iOS 26 have the strongest case for forcing that update before the next scheduled patch window.

Perspective Coverage

9 publishers
Builder
Builder 31%
Operator
Operator 65%
Investor
Investor 4%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+15
Incentives25
Confidence74
buildOne report1 publisher

Kestra's 10.0 auth bypass reaches CISA's exploited list 91 days after the fix shipped

CISA added Kestra's unauthenticated code-execution flaw CVE-2026-49869, rated 10.0, to its exploited list on 2 September, three months after the fix. Orchestrators hold their workflows' credentials, so any reachable unpatched instance needs a compromise check as well as an upgrade.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence55
Adoption20
Hype gap+5
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence55

Earlier coverage

  1. DIVD traces its breach to two chained zero-days in its own Zammad helpdesk

    Security · October 1, 2026 · Confirmed9 publishers

  2. Default NetScaler Gateway configurations meet the conditions for both exploited pre-auth RCE bugs

    Build · September 28, 2026 · Confirmed3 publishers

  3. Attackers reach admin on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager by encoding one URL character

    Security · September 30, 2026 · Confirmed12 publishers

  4. GitLab's commits API returns server files to callers who never log in

    Product · September 14, 2026 · Confirmed3 publishers

  5. CISA wants NetScaler owners to check for intruders before installing Citrix's zero-day fixes

    Product · September 28, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  6. Attackers are exploiting two unpatched NetScaler RCE flaws, watchTowr says

    Security · September 27, 2026 · Confirmed3 publishers

  7. DepthFirst's AF_UNIX exploit takes host root out of a default-configured Ubuntu container

    Security · September 23, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  8. GeoServer flaw has no CVE, no patch, and hundreds of probes: triage exposure now

    Security · August 15, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  9. CISA sets August 14 clock on Metabase and Cisco bugs, August 25 for the Windows SYSTEM flaw

    Security · August 15, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  10. CISA's KEV clock now runs on BOD 26-04, and your patch SLA cites the wrong directive

    Security · August 19, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  11. 14,530 Dahua cameras in 35 days, and the only exotic tool was masscan

    Security · August 19, 2026 · Confirmed6 publishers

  12. CISA gives federal agencies three days to patch a 2023 ownCloud auth bypass

    Security · August 29, 2026 · Confirmed4 publishers

  13. Any PostgreSQL replication account can load a shared library as the postgres OS user

    Security · September 4, 2026 · Confirmed4 publishers

  14. CISA ties federal patch deadlines to four yes-or-no questions about each CVE

    Security · September 6, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  15. A CVSS 10.0 Cisco FMC bypass tops the four flaws CISA moved into KEV

    Security · September 10, 2026 · Confirmed4 publishers

  16. Microsoft's 966-fix September Patch Tuesday closes two exploited zero-days with security updates

    Build · September 10, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  17. Check Point patches two 9.8 VPN certificate flaws without naming what triggers them

    Security · September 10, 2026 · Confirmed5 publishers

  18. A hand-debugged Python toolkit turned marimo CVE-2026-39987 into bastion SSH in eight seconds

    Security · September 11, 2026 · Confirmed3 publishers

  19. cPanel warns a single hosting account can take root on unpatched LiteSpeed Enterprise servers

    Security · September 15, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers

  20. Ransomware gangs move onto the vCenter Syslog bug Broadcom patched on July 29

    Security · September 15, 2026 · Confirmed2 publishers