Attackers Chain JFrog Artifactory Flaws to Gain Admin Control and Plant Backdoors

September 2026 security news highlights active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities across enterprise infrastructure, including Cisco FMC, PaperCut, JFrog Artifactory, SAP, Check Point, Chrome, cPanel, and Microsoft products. Threat activity includes ransomware deployment, backdoor installation, exploit-kit operations, credential and token theft, Android banking malware, deceptive applications, AI-agent sandbox bypasses, and abuse of exposed administrative credentials. Several incidents involve unauthenticated remote code execution, authentication bypass, privilege escalation, or direct,20