Authentication Bypass
The latest Authentication Bypass coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Critical Siemens Opcenter X Bug Lets Attackers Forge Admin Tokens, CVSS 10 — Patch V2604 Now
Siemens has released an emergency fix for its cloud manufacturing platform Opcenter X after discovering that attackers could forge JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) to impersonate any user — including...
No Patch, No Safe Workaround: Inside the 9.8-Severity WordPress SSO Plugin Flaw That Gives Attackers Admin Keys
No administrator wants to hear that the plugin responsible for single sign-on has become a wide-open door to a total site compromise. But that’s exactly the situation facing WordPress sites running...
Cisco SD-WAN 0-Day Exploited: Patch Critical CVE-2026-20182 Now
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical authentication bypass flaw in Cisco’s Catalyst SD-WAN Controller to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...
Siemens Patches Critical SINEC NMS Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-24032) - Upgrade to V4.0 SP3 Required
Siemens has released a critical security update addressing CVE-2026-24032, a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in SINEC NMS installations using the User Management Component (UMC)....
Siemens SINEC NMS flaw CVE-2024-31468 grants admin access without login; update to V4.0 SP3 Update 1.
Siemens has disclosed a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in its SINEC NMS (Network Management System) that allows attackers to gain administrative access without credentials. The...
CVE-2026-26119: Critical Windows Admin Center Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Patched
Microsoft has issued an urgent security update addressing a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Admin Center (WAC) tracked as CVE-2026-26119, which carries a CVSS score of 8.8...
CVE-2023-27536: libcurl GSSAPI Delegation Flaw - Security Analysis & Windows Impact
A subtle but significant security vulnerability in libcurl, tracked as CVE-2023-27536, has exposed a critical connection-reuse flaw that could allow attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms in...
Exporter-toolkit cache flaw lets attackers bypass Prometheus auth with bcrypt hashes.
A critical security vulnerability has been discovered in the Prometheus exporter-toolkit that allows attackers to bypass basic authentication through cache poisoning, potentially exposing sensitive...
CISA Warns: Unauthenticated Access in ZLAN5143D Gateways Could Let Attackers Remotely Control Industrial Systems
On February 10, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent advisory for a critical vulnerability in the ZLAN5143D serial-to-Ethernet gateway, widely used...
TP-Link VIGI Camera Bug Lets Attackers Seize Control—Patch Now, CISA Says
On February 5, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory for a high-severity authentication bypass affecting dozens of TP-Link VIGI IP camera models....
CVE-2026-24858 Fortinet SSO Bypass: Critical Vulnerability Analysis & Mitigation
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Fortinet's Single Sign-On (SSO) implementation has security teams scrambling as the company confirms active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as...