The Hacker News Launches 'Cybersecurity Stars Awards 2026' — Submissions Now Open
2026-05-06T13:24:12Z•ee0c0dc4b041001e0a036e96774e9e8a777f08770683e8ad1c29264f8c5a9178
APTRATactive-exploitationcredential-theftincident-responselinux-lpeoauth-riskphishingremote-code-executionsoftware-vulnerabilitiessupply-chain-attackvendor-advisory
What happened
The Hacker News roundup (early May 2026) highlights multiple high-risk, actively exploited vulnerabilities and supply-chain incidents: a PAN-OS unauthenticated RCE under active exploitation (CVE-2026-0300); an Apache HTTP/2 double-free (CVE-2026-23918); critical MetInfo and Weaver E-cology unauthenticated RCEs (CVE-2026-29014, CVE-2026-22679) being weaponized in the wild; and a Linux local privilege escalation added to CISA KEV (CVE-2026-31431). The feed also reports supply-chain compromises (DAEMON Tools, ScarCruft gaming platform), large-scale phishing and credential-theft campaigns (incl. R
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- Yes
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