New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel

2026-03-04T23:31:11Z29083e34fe7134137587a35a2d7f69d9842c49297c099df3d4b62381943ff597
CVE-2025-40538CVE-2026-0628CVE-2026-20127CVE-2026-21513CVE-2026-25108APT28active-exploitationaeternum-c2browser-securitychromecisco-sd-wanexploitationfilezenfreepbxgeminigo-modulegoogle-cloud-api-keysmalwaremshtmlnpmnugetpqcquantum-resistant-certificatesrekoobesupply-chain

What happened

The feed reports a wave of high-impact security incidents and supply-chain abuse across browsers, cloud services, networking gear, OSS package ecosystems, and AI tooling. Notable vulnerabilities include a Chrome WebView privilege escalation (CVE-2026-0628), an MSHTML bypass linked to APT28 (CVE-2026-21513), a widely exploited Cisco SD‑WAN zero-day with a CVSS 10.0 bypass (CVE-2026-20127), and a FileZen command‑injection now in CISA’s KEV (CVE-2026-25108). Researchers also disclosed malicious packages (npm, NuGet, Go), a trojanized Go crypto module delivering the Rekoobe backdoor, thousands of泄

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