Why Security in 2026 Requires Continuous Threat and Exposure Management (CTEM) at Scale
2026-05-07T19:23:47Z•245a3fe9900133a8a4b93588368faeedbb17e6fcfdef2bca2a601fdcae979f88
CTEMCVE-2026-0300CVE-2026-31431CVE-2026-41940Chaos ransomwareCopy FailLinux KernelMetasploitMuddyWaterPAN-OSPalo AltoRATattack-surface-managementauthentication-bypassbuffer-overflowcPanelexploitin-the-wildlocal-privilege-escalationransomwarestate-sponsoredvulnerability
What happened
This Rapid7 collection highlights several high-impact security issues and threat activity from May 2026: (1) CVE-2026-0300 — a critical, unauthenticated buffer overflow in Palo Alto PAN-OS User‑ID Authentication (Captive Portal) allowing remote arbitrary code execution as root; vendor confirms in‑the‑wild exploitation (CVSSv4 ~9.3). (2) CVE-2026-41940 — a critical authentication‑bypass in cPanel & WHM enabling unauthenticated administrative access (CVSS 9.8); vendor released updates. (3) CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) — a high‑profile Linux kernel cryptographic logic flaw with public PoC and a Met
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