Rails patches critical Active Storage flaw with RCE potential
2026-08-02T01:23:21Z•1ccd80020af16c6f1f27cc2c07fc8d8bd556f79e38fdb48e416aafc70828af18
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What happened
A BleepingComputer security-news feed covering critical vulnerabilities, active exploitation, ransomware and supply-chain threats, data breaches, attacks against critical infrastructure, and emerging AI-assisted cyberattacks. Notable items include critical Rails Active Storage and JetBrains TeamCity flaws with potential remote code execution, VMware authentication bypass and VM-escape vulnerabilities, malicious Arch AUR and npm packages, attacks on exposed water-sector PLCs, and multiple high-impact corporate data breaches. The feed also highlights cryptocurrency theft, AI-enabled autonomous攻击
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- Record identifier
- 1ccd80020af16c6f1f27cc2c07fc8d8bd556f79e38fdb48e416aafc70828af18
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-02T01:23:21Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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