Claude Code's “Don't Ask Again” File Exposes Passwords and Keys in 1,122 Public Copies on GitHub
2026-11-08T19:23:58Z•99bea16228ee373023bc6449215d718eeb437c1a8a694ffe3ec86c6b974b3196
CVE-2024-27834CVE-2026-109593CVE-2026-116606CVE-2026-123158CVE-2026-83844AI securityAPI keysAPTAppleBarracudaLinuxOpenSSHWordPressZyxelactive exploitationauthentication bypassbackdoorcredential exposuredata breachprivilege escalationremote code executionroot accesssupply chain attackweb application securityzero-day
What happened
Security news aggregation covering active exploitation, critical vulnerabilities, credential and secret exposure, supply-chain and web-application attacks, backdoors, AI-assisted cyber threats, and major breaches. Notable items include OpenSSH authentication bypasses on Alpine Linux, WordPress update-time RCE exposure, Barracuda appliance root access, Zyxel switch zero-day exploitation, APT package substitution leading to root execution, and exposed credentials in Claude Code configuration files.
Why it matters
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- 99bea16228ee373023bc6449215d718eeb437c1a8a694ffe3ec86c6b974b3196
- Enrichment time
- 2026-11-08T19:23:58Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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