New Linux pedit COW Exploit Enables Root Access by Poisoning Cached Binaries
2026-06-26T13:24:09Z•fb92a80606a196dbf99c31f424c1ab3580c5045e2ac3c71eec4152e541572417
CISA-KEVChrome-extensionCisco-SD-WANCisco-Unified-CMCordycepsDirtyCloneFortiBleedGitHub-ActionsLantronixMiasmaNode.js-implantPTC-WindchillTurlabackdoorcredential-harvestenterprise-RCElinux-kernellocal-exploitmalwarenpmpacket-cache-corruptionpedit-COWphishingprivilege-escalationsupply-chain
What happened
Multiple high-impact security stories: active, publicly weaponized Linux kernel privilege-escalation bugs (pedit COW CVE-2026-46331 and DirtyClone CVE-2026-43503) allow local unprivileged users to gain root; several enterprise products are under active exploitation (PTC Windchill RCE added to CISA KEV, Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN CVE-2026-20245 and Cisco Unified CM CVE-2026-20230 being exploited after PoCs, and critical Lantronix EDS5000 code-injection CVE-2025-67038). Supply-chain and credential-theft campaigns continue: Miasma malware targets npm/Go packages and GitHub Actions, Cordyceps CI/CD hij
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- 2026-06-26T13:24:09Z
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