Transparent COM instrumentation for malware analysis

Cisco Talos published multiple items covering new tooling, vulnerability disclosures/patches, and active threat activity. Key highlights: DispatchLogger — an open-source transparent COM IDispatch proxy for improved malware analysis; disclosure and patching of vulnerabilities in Libbiosig (BioSig Project) and OpenFOAM, plus an unpatched Microsoft DirectX issue; Microsoft March 2026 Patch Tuesday (79 vulnerabilities, 3 marked critical); active exploitation of CVE-2026-20127 in Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN (tracked as UAT-8616) enabling unauthenticated admin access; APT activity UAT-9244 targeting South