Scans for Proxmox Servers, (Wed, Sep 9th)
2026-09-09T19:23:42Z•6a8b8aa79c226fe2f712327ca5ab1c94fbd39da69c8185f5a6cfe350b4c78b8f
Microsoft-Patch-TuesdayMikroTikProxmox-VESSH-authentication-bypassWindowsactive-exploitationnew-account-creationpersistenceprivilege-escalationremote-code-executionunsupported-softwarevulnerability-scanning
What happened
SANS ISC Diary entries report active exploitation of a critical MikroTik SSH authentication-bypass vulnerability, with attackers creating accounts for persistence, and widespread September 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes affecting 973 vulnerabilities, including 113 critical and two exploited in the wild. Additional coverage discusses scanning for vulnerable, unsupported Proxmox VE 7 servers.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- 6a8b8aa79c226fe2f712327ca5ab1c94fbd39da69c8185f5a6cfe350b4c78b8f
- Enrichment time
- 2026-09-09T19:23:42Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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