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Security Guidelines for Storage Infrastructure: Draft SP 800-209r1 Available for Public Comment

The initial public draft (ipd) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-209r1, Security Guidelines for Storage Infrastructure, is now available for public comment.

Storage technology has evolved in two primary directions: (1) increased media storage capacity and (2) architectural changes that provide a software-based abstraction over all forms of background storage technologies. However, the latter evolution has increased management complexity and the probability of configuration errors and associated security threats. This document traces the evolution of the storage technology landscape and analyzes current security threats and resultant risks to provide a comprehensive set of security recommendations in the form of storage security controls.

The public comment period is open through September 8, 2026. See the publication details for a copy of the draft, instructions for submitting comments, and a summary of important changes in this revision.

NOTE: A call for patent claims is included in this draft. For additional information, see the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Patent Policy – Inclusion of Patents in ITL Publications.

AI Data Center Security Analysis: Draft SP 800-239 Available for Public Comment

NIST invites public comments on the initial public draft (ipd) of Special Publication (SP) 800-239, AI Data Center Security Analysis: A High-Performance Computing (HPC) Driven Approach, which examines the security landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.

Building upon established principles from high-performance computing (HPC) threat analyses and security overlays, this publication delivers a thorough threat and security gap analysis for purpose-built AI infrastructure used in model training, inference, and applications. By contrasting AI data centers with traditional HPC systems across architecture, hardware, software stacks, workflows, and storage systems, the publication pinpoints critical security threats and outlines possible solutions to safeguard next-generation AI environments.

The public comment period is open through September 25, 2026. See the publication details for a copy of the draft and instructions for submitting comments.

NOTE: A call for patent claims is included in this draft. For additional information, see the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Patent Policy – Inclusion of Patents in ITL Publications.

Announcing NIST’s AI Technology Evaluation (AITE)

The Technology Test and Evaluation Division at NIST is launching a new program to provide researchers with a sequestered testbed environment for the evaluation of AI model performance in a variety of meaningful tasks across diverse datasets, modalities, and domains.

The Artificial Intelligence Technology Evaluation (AITE) provides volunteer testing of AI models on blind data and its sequestered environment mitigates the risk of train/test data contamination to ensure rigorous, objective assessment. The three initial tasks focus on image analysis using large vision language models (VLMs) in the context of (1) quantum science, (2) genomics, (3) public safety. Additional tasks will be added over time. The infrastructure provided by NIST will provide common data, metrics and scoring to help developers understand the performance of their models.

AITE will rely on engagement from participants in two different tracks, each offering distinct advantages:

Data providers submit an original dataset in their domain that is inaccessible to others and a meaningful task to be performed on that dataset. Data providers will receive careful measurements of top models on their data conducting their task.
Model providers submit AI models to be tested on the datasets and tasks. Model providers will learn how their models perform on an increasing number of datasets and tasks, and how their models perform relative to others on the same data using the same metrics, improving comparability while ensuring the evaluation data is not used for training any model.

Participation is open to all who wish to engage in one of the ways described above, and who can abide by the AITE Participation Agreement and rules. To request participation or ask questions, contact us at aite-poc@list.nist.gov.

To learn more, we invite you to explore the AITE evaluation overview and specifications for the initial three tasks. These resources can be found by clicking the button below.

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Oracle Quarterly Critical Patches Issued July 21, 2026 – PATCH Now

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

THREAT INTELLIGENCE:
There are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.

SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

GoldenGate Stream Analytics, versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.1.0.0.15, 26.1.0.0.0
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Advanced Pricing – Procurement, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Configurator, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne CRM Foundation, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne General Ledger, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne HCM Foundation, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Human Resources Management, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Procurement and Subcontract Management, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Requirements Planning, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Solution Advisor, version 9.2
JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Tools, version 9.2.26.3
Management Cloud Engine, version 25.2.0.0.0
MySQL Cluster, versions 8.0.0-8.0.47, 8.4.0-8.4.10, 9.7.0-9.7.1, 8.0.0-8.0.47, 8.4.0-8.4.10, 9.0.0-9.7.1
MySQL Connectors, versions 9.7.0-9.7.1
MySQL Router, versions 8.4.0-8.4.10, 9.7.0-9.7.1
MySQL Server, versions 8.4.0-8.4.10, 9.0.0-9.7.1
OPatch, versions 12.2.0.1.16-12.2.0.1.51
Oracle Access Manager, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0, 15.1.1.0.0
Oracle Agile Engineering Data Management, version 6.2.1
Oracle Agile PLM, version 9.3.6
Oracle Agile PLM MCAD Connector, version 3.6
Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management for Process, version 6.2.4
Oracle APEX, versions 24.1, 24.2, 26.1
Oracle Application Testing Suite, version 13.3.0.1
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework, versions 25.1, 26.0.0, 26.1.0, 26.2.0, 26.3.0, 26.5.0
Oracle Banking Corporate Lending Process Management, versions 14.6.0-14.8.0
Oracle Banking Liquidity Management, versions 14.5.0-14.8.0
Oracle Banking Origination, versions 14.5.0-14.8.0
Oracle Banking Payments, versions 14.5.0-14.8.0
Oracle Banking Trade Finance, versions 14.6.0-14.8.0
Oracle Banking Trade Finance Process Management, versions 14.6.0-14.8.0
Oracle Banking Virtual Account Management, versions 14.5.0-14.8.0
Oracle BI Publisher, versions 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0, 26.1.0.0.0
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, versions 8.2.0.0.0, 26.1.0.0.0
Oracle Business Process Management Suite, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Cloud Native Session Border Controller, version 26.0.0
Oracle Coherence, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0
Oracle Commerce Guided Search, version 11.4.0
Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, version 11.4.0
Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services, version 11.4.0
Oracle Commerce Platform, version 11.4.0
Oracle Commerce Service Center, version 11.4.0
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, versions 15.0.0.0.0-15.0.1.0.0, 15.1.0.0.0-15.2.0.0.0
Oracle Communications BRM – Elastic Charging Engine, versions 15.0.0.0.0-15.0.1.0.0, 15.1.0.0.0-15.2.0.0.0
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Binding Support Function, versions 25.1.200, 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Certificate Management, version 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Console, versions 25.1.203, 25.2.201
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core DBTier, versions 25.1.200, 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Exposure Function, versions 24.2.0, 24.2.5
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment, version 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Repository Function, version 25.2.201
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Slice Selection Function, version 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Policy, versions 24.2.0, 24.2.7, 25.1.200, 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy, versions 25.1.203, 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Service Communication Proxy, versions 25.1.200, 25.2.100, 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Unified Data Repository, versions 25.2.200, 25.200
Oracle Communications Converged Application Server, versions 8.2, 8.3
Oracle Communications Convergent Charging Controller, versions 15.0.0.0.0, 15.2.0.0.0
Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router, versions 6.0.2.2.0, 6.1.0.0.0, 6.2.0.0.0, 6.3.0.0.0, 9.0.0, 9.0.0.0.0-10.0.15
Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server, version 10.0.1.8.0
Oracle Communications Messaging Server, version 8.1.0.0
Oracle Communications Network Analytics Data Director, versions 24.2.0, 24.2.0.0.1, 24.3.4, 25.1.200, 25.2.100, 25.2.200
Oracle Communications Network Charging and Control, versions 15.0.0.0.0, 15.0.1.0.0
Oracle Communications Network Integrity, versions 7.3.6, 7.4.0, 7.5.0, 8.0.0
Oracle Communications Offline Mediation Controller, versions 15.0.0.0.0-15.2.0.0.0
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor, versions 5.2, 6.0, 6.1
Oracle Communications Order and Service Management, versions 7.4.1, 7.5.0, 8.0.0
Oracle Communications Performance Intelligence Center, versions 10.5.0.1.0, 10.5.0.2.0
Oracle Communications Policy Management, version 15.0.0.0
Oracle Communications Pricing Design Center, versions 15.0.0.0.0, 15.0.1.0.0, 15.1.0.0.0, 15.2.0.0.0
Oracle Communications Service Catalog and Design, versions 8.0.0.7.0-8.3.0.3.0
Oracle Communications Session Border Controller, versions 9.3.0, 10.0.0, 10.1.0
Oracle Communications Unified Assurance, versions 6.1.1-7.0.0
Oracle Communications Unified Inventory Management, versions 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 7.6.0, 7.7.0, 7.8.0, 8.0.1
Oracle Communications User Data Repository, version 15.0
Oracle Data Integrator, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Database Server, versions 19.3-19.31, 21.3-21.22, 23.4.0-23.26.2
Oracle Demantra Demand Management, versions 12.2.3-12.2.15
Oracle E-Business Suite, versions 12.2.3-12.215, V16
Oracle Enterprise Communications Broker, versions 4.2.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0
Oracle Enterprise Data Quality, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, versions 13.5, 24.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager for Fusion Middleware, version 13.5
Oracle Enterprise Manager for MySQL Database, versions 13.5.4.0.0-13.5.5.0.0
Oracle Essbase, version 21.8.1.0.0
Oracle Financial Services Analytical Applications Infrastructure, versions 8.0.7.9.0, 8.0.8.7.0, 8.1.2.5.0
Oracle Financial Services Compliance Studio, versions 8.1.2.9, 8.1.3.0, 8.1.3.1
Oracle Financial Services Model Management and Governance, version 8.1.2.7
Oracle Fusion Middleware, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Global Lifecycle Management NextGen OUI Framework, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 14.1.2.1.0, 15.1.1.0.0
Oracle GoldenGate, versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.30.0.0, 21.3-21.21, 23.4-23.26.2
Oracle GoldenGate Big Data and Application Adapters, versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.1.0.0.22, 21.3-21.20, 23.4-23.26.1
Oracle GoldenGate Stream Analytics, versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.1.0.0.15
Oracle GoldenGate Studio, versions 23.8.0-23.26.1
Oracle GoldenGate Veridata, versions 23.1.0.0.0-23.26.1.0.0.0
Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition, version 21.3.18
Oracle GraalVM for JDK, versions 17.0.19, 21.0.11
Oracle Graph Server and Client, versions 25.4.1, 25.4.2, 26.1.0
Oracle Health Sciences Information Manager, versions 4.0.0-4.0.2
Oracle Healthcare Data Repository, versions 8.2.0.0-8.2.0.7
Oracle Healthcare Master Person Index, versions 5.0.0.0-5.0.9.6
Oracle Hospitality Cruise Shipboard Property Management (SPMS), versions 23.1, 23.2
Oracle Hospitality Simphony, versions 19.8-19.8.5, 19.9-19.9.3, 19.10
Oracle HTTP Server, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Identity Manager, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0
Oracle Identity Manager Connector, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0
Oracle Java SE, versions 8u491, 8u491-perf, 11.0.31, 17.0.19, 21.0.11, 25.0.3, 26.0.1
Oracle JDeveloper, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Managed File Transfer, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Middleware Common Libraries and Tools, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle NoSQL Database, version 1.7
Oracle Platform Security for Java, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Product Lifecycle Analytics, version 3.6.1
Oracle Retail Allocation, versions 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail Bulk Data Integration, versions 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail EFTLink, versions 21.0.0-25.0.0
Oracle Retail Extract Tranform and Load, version 13.2.8
Oracle Retail Financial Integration, versions 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail Integration Bus, versions 14.1.3.2, 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail Invoice Matching, versions 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail Price Management, version 16.0.3
Oracle Retail Pricing, versions 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail Service Backbone, versions 16.0.3, 19.0.1
Oracle Retail Xstore Point of Service, versions 21.0.3, 21.0.5-25.0.1
Oracle Security Service, version 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle SOA Suite, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle Solaris, versions 11.3, 11.4
Oracle Spatial Studio, versions 23.2.1, 24.2
Oracle SQL Developer, versions 19.3-24.3
Oracle Transportation Management, version 6.5.3
Oracle Unified Directory, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0
Oracle Utilities Application Framework, versions 4.3.0.5.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0-4.4.0.4.0, 4.5.0.0.0-4.5.0.1.1, 4.5.0.1.3, 4.5.0.2.0, 25.4, 25.10, 26.4
Oracle Utilities Network Management System, versions 2.4.0.1.0-2.4.0.1.32, 2.5.0.1.0-2.5.0.1.17, 2.5.0.2.0-2.5.0.2.11, 2.6.0.1.0-2.6.0.1.12, 2.6.0.2.0-2.6.0.2.8, 25.12.0.0.0-25.12.0.0.2
Oracle Utilities Testing Accelerator, versions 7.0.0.0.8, 7.0.0.1.7, 25.4.0.0.3
Oracle VM VirtualBox, versions 7.2.8, 7.2.12
Oracle WebCenter Content, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebCenter Portal, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebCenter Sites, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebLogic Server, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0
Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0
PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise CRM Common Objects, version 9.2.23
PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community, version 9.2.38
PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Financial Aid, version 9.2.38
PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Student Financials, version 9.2.38
PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Student Records, version 9.2.38
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Billing Argentina, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Cash Management, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Common Objects, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Common Objects Argentina, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Common Objects Brazil, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Engineering Argentina, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Expenses, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN General Ledger Argentina, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Grants, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Manufacturing Argentina, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Manufacturing Brazil, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Pay/Bill Management, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Payables, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Program Management, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office Brazil, version 9.1
PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Mexico, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Switzerland, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Talent Acquisition Manager, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, versions 8.61, 8.62
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM eProcurement, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Inventory, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Manufacturing, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Mobile Inventory Management, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Order Management, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing, version 9.2
PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Supplier Contract Management, version 9.2
PeopleSoft In-Memory Project Discovery, version 9.2
Primavera Gateway, versions 21.12-21.12.17
Primavera P6 Enterprise Project Portfolio Management, versions 21.12.0.0-21.12.21.8, 22.12.0.0-22.12.21.2, 23.12.0-23.12.19, 24.12.0-24.12.14, 25.12.0-25.12.4
Primavera Unifier, versions 21.12.0-21.12.17, 22.12.0-22.12.15, 23.12.0-23.12.16, 24.12.0-24.12.14, 25.12.0-25.12.6
Service Delivery Platform, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0
Siebel Applications, versions 17.0-26.5
TimesTen In-Memory Database, versions 22.1.1.1.0, 26.1.1.1.0
WebCenter Content: Imaging, versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0

RISK:
Government:

Large and medium government entities: High
Small government: High

Businesses:

Large and medium business entities: High
Small business entities: High

Home Users: Low

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Oracle products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution.

A full list of all vulnerabilities can be found in the Oracle link in the References section.

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in remote code execution in the context of the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
We recommend the following actions be taken:

Apply appropriate updates provided by Oracle to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051:Update Software)
- Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
- Safeguard 7.2: Establish and Maintain a Remediation Process: Establish and maintain a risk-based remediation strategy documented in a remediation process, with monthly, or more frequent, reviews.
- Safeguard 7.4: Perform Automated Application Patch Management: Perform application updates on enterprise assets through automated patch management on a monthly, or more frequent, basis.
- Safeguard 7.5 : Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Internal Enterprise Assets: Perform automated vulnerability scans of internal enterprise assets on a quarterly, or more frequent, basis. Conduct both authenticated and unauthenticated scans, using a SCAP-compliant vulnerability scanning tool.
- Safeguard 7.7: Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities: Remediate detected vulnerabilities in software through processes and tooling on a monthly, or more frequent, basis, based on the remediation process.
- Safeguard 12.1: Ensure Network Infrastructure is Up-to-Date: Ensure network infrastructure is kept up-to-date. Example implementations include running the latest stable release of software and/or using currently supported network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings. Review software versions monthly, or more frequently, to verify software support.
- Safeguard 18.1: Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program: Establish and maintain a penetration testing program appropriate to the size, complexity, and maturity of the enterprise. Penetration testing program characteristics include scope, such as network, web application, Application Programming Interface (API), hosted services, and physical premise controls; frequency; limitations, such as acceptable hours, and excluded attack types; point of contact information; remediation, such as how findings will be routed internally; and retrospective requirements.
- Safeguard 18.2: Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests: Perform periodic external penetration tests based on program requirements, no less than annually. External penetration testing must include enterprise and environmental reconnaissance to detect exploitable information. Penetration testing requires specialized skills and experience and must be conducted through a qualified party. The testing may be clear box or opaque box.
- Safeguard 18.3: Remediate Penetration Test Findings: Remediate penetration test findings based on the enterprise’s policy for remediation scope and prioritization.
Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. (M1026:Privileged Account Management)
- Safeguard 4.7: Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software: Manage default accounts on enterprise assets and software, such as root, administrator, and other pre-configured vendor accounts. Example implementations can include: disabling default accounts or making them unusable.
- Safeguard 5.4: Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts: Restrict administrator privileges to dedicated administrator accounts on enterprise assets. Conduct general computing activities, such as internet browsing, email, and productivity suite use, from the user’s primary, non-privileged account.
- Safeguard 5.5: Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Service Accounts: Establish and maintain an inventory of service accounts. The inventory, at a minimum, must contain department owner, review date, and purpose. Perform service account reviews to validate that all active accounts are authorized, on a recurring schedule at a minimum quarterly, or more frequently.
Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. (M1050:Exploit Protection)
- Safeguard 10.5: Enable Anti-Exploitation Features: Enable anti-exploitation features on enterprise assets and software, where possible, such as Microsoft® Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Windows® Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG), or Apple® System Integrity Protection (SIP) and Gatekeeper™.
Block execution of code on a system through application control, and/or script blocking. (M1038:Execution Prevention)
- Safeguard 2.5: Allowlist Authorized Software: Use technical controls, such as application allowlisting, to ensure that only authorized software can execute or be accessed. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
- Safeguard 2.6: Allowlist Authorized Libraries: Use technical controls to ensure that only authorized software libraries, such as specific .dll, .ocx, .so, etc., files, are allowed to load into a system process. Block unauthorized libraries from loading into a system process. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
- Safeguard 2.7: Allowlist Authorized Scripts: Use technical controls, such as digital signatures and version control, to ensure that only authorized scripts, such as specific .ps1, .py, etc., files, are allowed to execute. Block unauthorized scripts from executing. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
Use capabilities to prevent suspicious behavior patterns from occurring on endpoint systems. This could include suspicious process, file, API call, etc. behavior. (M1040:Behavior Prevention on Endpoint)
- Safeguard 13.2: Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Detection Solution: Deploy a host-based intrusion detection solution on enterprise assets, where appropriate and/or supported.
- Safeguard 13.7: Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Solution: Deploy a host-based intrusion prevention solution on enterprise assets, where appropriate and/or supported. Example implementations include use of an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) client or host-based IPS agent.
Inform and educate users regarding the threats posed by hypertext links contained in emails or attachments especially from un-trusted sources. Remind users not to visit un-trusted websites or follow links provided by unknown or un-trusted sources. (M1017:User Training)
- Safeguard 14.1: Establish and Maintain a Security Awareness Program: Establish and maintain a security awareness program. The purpose of a security awareness program is to educate the enterprise’s workforce on how to interact with enterprise assets and data in a secure manner. Conduct training at hire and, at a minimum, annually. Review and update content annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
- Safeguard 14.2: Train Workforce Members to Recognize Social Engineering Attacks: Train workforce members to recognize social engineering attacks, such as phishing, pre-texting, and tailgating.

REFERENCES:

Oracle:
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Google ChromeCould Allow for Arbitrary Code Executi

This Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) Advisory is being provided to assist agencies and organizations in guarding against the persistent malicious actions of cybercriminals. NOTE: In an effort to reduce duplicate emails, if you currently receive cybersecurity advisories direct from the MS-ISAC, please let us know by responding to this email.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

Threat Intelligence

Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2026-11645 exists in the wild.

Systems Affected

Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.102/.103 for Windows and MAC Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.102 for Linux

Risk

Government:
– Large and medium government entities: High
– Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:
– Large and medium business entities: High
– Small business entities: Medium

Home Users: Low

Recommendations

Apply appropriate updates provided by Google to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. Restrict execution of code to a virtual environment on or in transit to an endpoint system. Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. Restrict use of certain websites, block downloads/attachments, block Javascript, restrict browser extensions, etc. Inform and educate users regarding the threats posed by hypertext links contained in emails or attachments especially from un-trusted sources. Remind users not to visit un-trusted websites or follow links provided by unknown or un-trusted sources.

Reference

Google:
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html

Critical Patches Issued for Microsoft Products, June 9, 2026 – PATCH NOW

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

THREAT INTELLIGENCE:
There are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.

SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

.NET
Active Directory Domain Services
ASP.NET Core
Azure HorizonDB
Azure Stack Edge
Copilot Chat (Microsoft Edge)
Function Discovery Service (fdwsd.dll)
GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code
HTTP/2
Linux MANA Driver
M365 Copilot
Microsoft Azure Attestation service and Device Health Attestation Service
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service
Microsoft Bing
Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises)
Microsoft Exchange Online
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Graph
Microsoft Graphics Component
Microsoft Kinect
Microsoft Live Share Canvas SDK
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Click-To-Run
Microsoft Office Excel
Microsoft Office Project
Microsoft Office SharePoint
Microsoft Office Word
Microsoft PC Manager
Microsoft PowerToys
Microsoft Teams for Android
Microsoft UxTheme Library (uxtheme.dll)
Microsoft Windows DNS
Office for Android
Remote Desktop Client
Role: Windows Hyper-V
UI Automation Manager (uiamanager.dll)
Universal Plug and Play (upnp.dll)
Visual Studio Code
Windows Administrator Protection
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock
Windows Application Identity (AppID) Subsystem
Windows BitLocker
Windows Bluetooth Port Driver
Windows Bluetooth Service
Windows Boot Manager
Windows Collaborative Translation Framework
Windows Common Log File System Driver
Windows Cryptographic Services
Windows Deployment Services
Windows DHCP Client
Windows DHCP Server
Windows DWM Core Library
Windows Hotpatch Monitoring Service
Windows HTTP.sys
Windows Hyper-V
Windows Internet (wininet.dll)
Windows Kerberos
Windows Kernel
Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers
Windows Mark of the Web (MOTW)
Windows Media
Windows Narrator Braille
Windows Network Controller (NC) Host Agent
Windows NT OS Kernel
Windows NTFS
Windows NTLM
Windows Performance Monitor
Windows Program Compatibility Assistant Service
Windows Projected File System Filter Driver
Windows Push Notifications
Windows RDP
Windows SDK
Windows Secure Boot
Windows Shell
Windows Storage
Windows TCP/IP
Windows Telephony Service
Windows UEFI
Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS)
Windows Win32K – GRFX
Winlogon

RISK:
Government:

Large and medium government entities: High
Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:

Large and medium business entities: High
Small business entities: Medium

Home users: Low

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution.

A full list of all vulnerabilities can be found in the Microsoft link in the Reference section.

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
We recommend the following actions be taken:

Apply appropriate updates provided by Microsoft to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software)
- Safeguard 7.1 : Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
- Safeguard 7.2: Establish and Maintain a Remediation Process: Establish and maintain a risk-based remediation strategy documented in a remediation process, with monthly, or more frequent, reviews.
- Safeguard 7.4: Perform Automated Application Patch Management: Perform application updates on enterprise assets through automated patch management on a monthly, or more frequent, basis.
- Safeguard 7.5 : Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Internal Enterprise Assets: Perform automated vulnerability scans of internal enterprise assets on a quarterly, or more frequent, basis. Conduct both authenticated and unauthenticated scans, using a SCAP-compliant vulnerability scanning tool.
- Safeguard 7.7: Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities: Remediate detected vulnerabilities in software through processes and tooling on a monthly, or more frequent, basis, based on the remediation process.
- Safeguard 12.1: Ensure Network Infrastructure is Up-to-Date: Ensure network infrastructure is kept up-to-date. Example implementations include running the latest stable release of software and/or using currently supported network-as-a-service (NaaS) offerings. Review software versions monthly, or more frequently, to verify software support.
- Safeguard 18.1: Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program: Establish and maintain a penetration testing program appropriate to the size, complexity, and maturity of the enterprise. Penetration testing program characteristics include scope, such as network, web application, Application Programming Interface (API), hosted services, and physical premise controls; frequency; limitations, such as acceptable hours, and excluded attack types; point of contact information; remediation, such as how findings will be routed internally; and retrospective requirements.
- Safeguard 18.2: Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests: Perform periodic external penetration tests based on program requirements, no less than annually. External penetration testing must include enterprise and environmental reconnaissance to detect exploitable information. Penetration testing requires specialized skills and experience and must be conducted through a qualified party. The testing may be clear box or opaque box.
- Safeguard 18.3: Remediate Penetration Test Findings: Remediate penetration test findings based on the enterprise’s policy for remediation scope and prioritization.
Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. (M1026: Privileged Account Management)
- Safeguard 4.7: Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software: Manage default accounts on enterprise assets and software, such as root, administrator, and other pre-configured vendor accounts. Example implementations can include: disabling default accounts or making them unusable.
- Safeguard 5.5: Establish and Maintain an Inventory of Service Accounts: Establish and maintain an inventory of service accounts. The inventory, at a minimum, must contain department owner, review date, and purpose. Perform service account reviews to validate that all active accounts are authorized, on a recurring schedule at a minimum quarterly, or more frequently.
Vulnerability scanning is used to find potentially exploitable software vulnerabilities to remediate them. (M1016: Vulnerability Scanning)
- Safeguard 16.13: Conduct Application Penetration Testing: Conduct application penetration testing. For critical applications, authenticated penetration testing is better suited to finding business logic vulnerabilities than code scanning and automated security testing. Penetration testing relies on the skill of the tester to manually manipulate an application as an authenticated and unauthenticated user.
Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services that should not be exposed from the internal network. Configure separate virtual private cloud (VPC) instances to isolate critical cloud systems. (M1030: Network Segmentation)
- Safeguard 12.2: Establish and Maintain a Secure Network Architecture: Establish and maintain a secure network architecture. A secure network architecture must address segmentation, least privilege, and availability, at a minimum.
Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. (M1050: Exploit Protection)
- Safeguard 10.5: Enable Anti-Exploitation Features: Enable anti-exploitation features on enterprise assets and software, where possible, such as Microsoft? Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Windows? Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG), or Apple? System Integrity Protection (SIP) and Gatekeeper™.

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Adobe Products Could Allow for Arbitrary Code Execution – PATCH: NOW

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution.

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) is an enterprise-grade digital experience platform that combines a Content Management System (CMS) and a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system.
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Forms is an enterprise-grade solution that enables organizations to create, manage, publish, and update complex digital forms securely.
Adobe InDesign is the industry-standard desktop publishing and page layout software.
Adobe InCopy is a professional word processor that integrates directly with Adobe InDesign to allow copywriters and designers to collaborate on the same document simultaneously.
Adobe Substance 3D Sampler is an application that allows users to create, capture, and edit digital materials, textures, and environment lighting.
The Adobe Content Credentials SDK (Software Development Kit) is a developer toolset that allows applications to attach secure, tamper-evident metadata to digital content like images, video, and audio.
Adobe Dreamweaver is a professional, subscription-based web development tool that lets you design, code, and manage websites.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free, globally recognized software program used to view, print, sign, share, and annotate PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
Adobe ColdFusion is a commercial rapid web application development platform used to build and deploy dynamic web and mobile applications.
Adobe Format Plugins refers to a collection of software components and updates across the Adobe ecosystem that manage, translate, and interpret file formats.
Adobe Campaign Classic is an enterprise-grade marketing automation platform that helps organizations design, automate, and track complex, personalized cross-channel marketing campaigns.

Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

THREAT INTELLIGENCE:
There are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild.

SYSTEMS AFFECTED:

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) 6.5 LTS SP1 and earlier
Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) SP24 and earlier
AEM Cloud Service (CS) 6.5 LTS SP1 and earlier versions
AEM Cloud Service (CS) 6.5 LTS SP1 and earlier SP24 and earlier versions
Adobe InDesign ID21.3 and earlier versions
Adobe InDesign ID20.5.3 and earlier versions
Adobe InCopy 21.3 and earlier versions
Adobe InCopy 20.5.3 and earlier versions
Adobe Substance 3D Sampler 6.0.0 and earlier versions
Content Credentials JS SDK c2pa-web@0.7.1 and earlier
Content Credentials Rust SDK c2pa-v0.80.1 and earlier
Adobe Dreamweaver 21.7 and earlier versions
Adobe Acrobat 26.001.21651 and earlier versions
Acrobat Reader 26.001.21651 and earlier versions
Acrobat 2024 24.001.30365 and earlier versions
ColdFusion 2025 Update 8 and earlier versions
ColdFusion 2023 Update 19 and earlier versions
Adobe Format Plugins 1.1.2 and earlier versions
Adobe Campaign Classic ACC v7: 7.4.3 build 9394 and earlier

RISK:
Government:

Large and medium government entities: High
Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:

Large and medium business entities: High
Small business entities: Medium

Home users: Low

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Adobe products, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Details of these vulnerabilities are as follows:

Tactic: Execution (TA0002)
Technique: Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203):

Adobe Experience Manager:

Cross-site Scripting (DOM-based XSS) (CVE-2026-47935, CVE-2026-47946, CVE-2026-47947, CVE-2026-47982, CVE-2026-47983, CVE-2026-47985, CVE-2026-47986, CVE-2026-47987, CVE-2026-47989, CVE-2026-47993, CVE-2026-34692, CVE-2026-48250, CVE-2026-48251, CVE-2026-48256, CVE-2026-48258, CVE-2026-48264, CVE-2026-48265, CVE-2026-48266, CVE-2026-48268, CVE-2026-48271, CVE-2026-48280)
Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CVE-2026-47936, CVE-2026-47939, CVE-2026-47941, CVE-2026-47942, CVE-2026-47943, CVE-2026-47944, CVE-2026-47945, CVE-2026-47948, CVE-2026-47949, CVE-2026-47950, CVE-2026-47951, CVE-2026-47953, CVE-2026-47954, CVE-2026-47956, CVE-2026-47957, CVE-2026-47958, CVE-2026-47962, CVE-2026-47966, CVE-2026-47970, CVE-2026-47972, CVE-2026-47973, CVE-2026-47974, CVE-2026-47975, CVE-2026-47977, CVE-2026-47978, CVE-2026-47980, CVE-2026-47981, CVE-2026-47990, CVE-2026-48297, CVE-2026-48299, CVE-2026-48300, CVE-2026-48301, CVE-2026-48304)
Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-47991, CVE-2026-48288, CVE-2026-48289)

Adobe Experience Manager Forms:

Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CVE-2026-34691, CVE-2026-34694)
Cross-site Scripting (Reflected XSS) (CVE-2026-34693)

Adobe InDesign:

Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-34695, CVE-2026-34697, CVE-2026-34702)
Use After Free (CVE-2026-34696)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-34698, CVE-2026-34699, CVE-2026-34701)
Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2026-34700, CVE-2026-48293)
NULL Pointer Dereference (CVE-2026-34703, CVE-2026-34704)
Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2026-34705)

Adobe InCopy:

Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2026-34706)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-34707)
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-34708)

Substance 3D Sampler:

Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2026-48305, CVE-2026-48306, CVE-2026-34709, CVE-2026-34710)

Content Credentials SDK:

Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CVE-2026-34711)
Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-34712, CVE-2026-47903)
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CVE-2026-34713, CVE-2026-47902, CVE-2026-47904, CVE-2026-47905)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’) (CVE-2026-34657)

Adobe Dreamweaver:

Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component (CVE-2026-47906)
Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-47907, CVE-2026-47909)
Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2026-47908, CVE-2026-21272, CVE-2026-47907, CVE-2026-47909, CVE-2026-47906)

Adobe Acrobat Reader:

Out-of-bounds Write (CVE-2026-47911)
Use After Free (CVE-2026-47912, CVE-2026-47913, CVE-2026-47914, CVE-2026-47915, CVE-2026-47916, CVE-2026-47917, CVE-2026-47918, CVE-2026-47919, CVE-2026-47920, CVE-2026-47921, CVE-2026-47955, CVE-2026-47924)
Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-47959)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-47952)
Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CVE-2026-47937)
Out-of-bounds Read (CVE-2026-47961, CVE-2026-47923, CVE-2026-47926)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CVE-2026-47925)

Adobe ColdFusion:

Improper Input Validation (CVE-2026-47928, CVE-2026-47931, CVE-2026-47930)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (‘Path Traversal’) (CVE-2026-47932)
Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2026-47929)
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (‘XXE’) (CVE-2026-47960)
Cross-site Scripting (Stored XSS) (CVE-2026-47933)

Adobe Format Plugins:

Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-48291, CVE-2026-48292)

Adobe Campaign Classic:

Incorrect Authorization (CVE-2026-48303, CVE-2026-47938)

RECOMMENDATIONS:
We recommend the following actions be taken:

Apply the stable channel update provided by Adobe to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. (M1051: Update Software)
- Safeguard 7.1: Establish and Maintain a Vulnerability Management Process: Establish and maintain a documented vulnerability management process for enterprise assets. Review and update documentation annually, or when significant enterprise changes occur that could impact this Safeguard.
- Safeguard 7.2: Establish and Maintain a Remediation Process: Establish and maintain a risk-based remediation strategy documented in a remediation process, with monthly, or more frequent, reviews.
- Safeguard 7.6: Perform Automated Vulnerability Scans of Externally-Exposed Enterprise Assets: Perform automated vulnerability scans of externally-exposed enterprise assets using a SCAP-compliant vulnerability scanning tool. Perform scans on a monthly, or more frequent, basis.
- Safeguard 7.7: Remediate Detected Vulnerabilities: Remediate detected vulnerabilities in software through processes and tooling on a monthly, or more frequent, basis, based on the remediation process.
- Safeguard 16.13: Conduct Application Penetration Testing: Conduct application penetration testing. For critical applications, authenticated penetration testing is better suited to finding business logic vulnerabilities than code scanning and automated security testing. Penetration testing relies on the skill of the tester to manually manipulate an application as an authenticated and unauthenticated user.
- Safeguard 18.1: Establish and Maintain a Penetration Testing Program: Establish and maintain a penetration testing program appropriate to the size, complexity, and maturity of the enterprise. Penetration testing program characteristics include scope, such as network, web application, Application Programming Interface (API), hosted services, and physical premise controls; frequency; limitations, such as acceptable hours, and excluded attack types; point of contact information; remediation, such as how findings will be routed internally; and retrospective requirements.
- Safeguard 18.2: Perform Periodic External Penetration Tests: Perform periodic external penetration tests based on program requirements, no less than annually. External penetration testing must include enterprise and environmental reconnaissance to detect exploitable information. Penetration testing requires specialized skills and experience and must be conducted through a qualified party. The testing may be clear box or opaque box.
- Safeguard 18.3: Remediate Penetration Test Findings: Remediate penetration test findings based on the enterprise’s policy for remediation scope and prioritization.
Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. (M1026: Privileged Account Management)
- Safeguard 4.7: Manage Default Accounts on Enterprise Assets and Software: Manage default accounts on enterprise assets and software, such as root, administrator, and other pre-configured vendor accounts. Example implementations can include: disabling default accounts or making them unusable.
- Safeguard 5.4: Restrict Administrator Privileges to Dedicated Administrator Accounts: Restrict administrator privileges to dedicated administrator accounts on enterprise assets. Conduct general computing activities, such as internet browsing, email, and productivity suite use, from the user’s primary, non-privileged account.
Restrict use of certain websites, block downloads/attachments, block Javascript, restrict browser extensions, etc. (M1021: Restrict Web-Based Content)
- Safeguard 2.3: Address Unauthorized Software: Ensure that unauthorized software is either removed from use on enterprise assets or receives a documented exception. Review monthly, or more frequently.
- Safeguard 2.7: Allowlist Authorized Scripts: Use technical controls, such as digital signatures and version control, to ensure that only authorized scripts, such as specific .ps1, .py, etc., files, are allowed to execute. Block unauthorized scripts from executing. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
- Safeguard 9.3: Maintain and Enforce Network-Based URL Filters: Enforce and update network-based URL filters to limit an enterprise asset from connecting to potentially malicious or unapproved websites. Example implementations include category-based filtering, reputation-based filtering, or through the use of block lists. Enforce filters for all enterprise assets.
- Safeguard 9.6: Block Unnecessary File Types: Block unnecessary file types attempting to enter the enterprise’s email gateway.
Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. (M1050: Exploit Protection)
- Safeguard 10.5: Enable Anti-Exploitation Features: Enable anti-exploitation features on enterprise assets and software, where possible, such as Microsoft? Data Execution Prevention (DEP), Windows? Defender Exploit Guard (WDEG), or Apple? System Integrity Protection (SIP) and Gatekeeper™.
Block execution of code on a system through application control, and/or script blocking. (M1038:Execution Prevention)
- Safeguard 2.5: Allowlist Authorized Software: Use technical controls, such as application allowlisting, to ensure that only authorized software can execute or be accessed. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
- Safeguard 2.6: Allowlist Authorized Libraries: Use technical controls to ensure that only authorized software libraries, such as specific .dll, .ocx, .so, etc., files, are allowed to load into a system process. Block unauthorized libraries from loading into a system process. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
- Safeguard 2.7: Allowlist Authorized Scripts: Use technical controls, such as digital signatures and version control, to ensure that only authorized scripts, such as specific .ps1, .py, etc., files, are allowed to execute. Block unauthorized scripts from executing. Reassess bi-annually, or more frequently.
Use capabilities to prevent suspicious behavior patterns from occurring on endpoint systems. This could include suspicious process, file, API call, etc. behavior. (M1040: Behavior Prevention on Endpoint)
- Safeguard 13.2: Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Detection Solution: Deploy a host-based intrusion detection solution on enterprise assets, where appropriate and/or supported.
- Safeguard 13.7: Deploy a Host-Based Intrusion Prevention Solution: Deploy a host-based intrusion prevention solution on enterprise assets, where appropriate and/or supported. Example implementations include use of an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) client or host-based IPS agent.

REFERENCES:

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Check Point ProductsCould Allow for Authentication Bypass

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Check Point products. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to network resources. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights.

Threat Intelligence

Check Point reports CVE-2026-50751 has been exploited in a limited number of cases in the wild. Additionally, they have attributed one case of exploitation to the Qilin ransomware operation.

Systems Affected

Security Gateways: R82.10 Jumbo Hotfix Take 19 or below R82 Jumbo Hotfix Take 103 or below R81.20 Jumbo Hotfix Take 141 or below R81.10 (EOS) R81 (EOS) R80.40 (EOS) Spark Firewalls: R80.20.X (EOS) R81.10.X R82.00.X

Risk

Government:
– Large and medium government entities: Medium
– Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:
– Large and medium business entities: Medium
– Small business entities: Medium

Home Users: Low

Recommendations

Apply appropriate updates provided by Check Point to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. Use vulnerability scanning to find potentially exploitable software vulnerabilities to remediate them. Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services that should not be exposed from the internal network. Configure separate virtual private cloud (VPC) instances to isolate critical cloud systems. Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring.

References

Check Point:
https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185035
https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk185033

CVE:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-50751
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-50752

Vulnerability in Cisco ProductsCould Allow for Server-Side Request Forgery

A vulnerability has been discovered in Cisco products. Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM)/Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME) is Cisco’s central, software-based call control and session management platform for enterprise communication. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for Server-Side Request Forgery, where an attacker could write files to the underlying operating system that could be used later to elevate to root. Depending on the location the attacker is able to write files to, they may be able to execute commands or remotely access the affected device.

Threat Intelligence

There are currently no reports of these vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild. However, proof of concept code appears to exist publicly.

Systems Affected

Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Session Management Edition 14 prior to 14SU Cisco Unified Communications Manager and Session Management Edition15 prior to 15SU5 (Sep 2026) or COP

Risk

Government:
– Large and medium government entities: Medium
– Small government entities: Medium

Businesses:
– Large and medium business entities: Medium
– Small business entities: Medium

Home Users: N/A

Recommendations

Apply appropriate updates provided by Cisco or other vendors which use this software to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. Use vulnerability scanning to find potentially exploitable software vulnerabilities to remediate them. Architect sections of the network to isolate critical systems, functions, or resources. Use physical and logical segmentation to prevent access to potentially sensitive systems and information. Use a DMZ to contain any internet-facing services that should not be exposed from the internal network. Configure separate virtual private cloud (VPC) instances to isolate critical cloud systems. Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring.

References

CVE:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-20230

CISCO:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-ssrf-cXPnHcW

Updated SCAP Specification Drafts Available for Public Comment

NIST announces the release of Special Publication (SP) 800-126r4 (Revision 4), Technical Specification for the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP): SCAP Version 1.4, and SP 800-126Ar4, SCAP 1.4 Component Specification Version Updates: An Annex to NIST SP 800-126r4. These coordinated revisions build on SCAP Version 1.3, streamline requirements to emphasize current implementations, and update supporting references and URLs. 

About SCAP

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a suite of interoperable specifications for the standardized expression, exchange, and processing of security configuration and vulnerability information. SCAP enables consistent automation and reporting across products and environments by defining machine-readable content and associated processing requirements.

About the Publications

SP 800-126r4 — Updates the SCAP technical specification to focus on SCAP Version 1.4 by removing backward compatibility requirements for earlier SCAP versions, revising digital signature requirements, and eliminating unused requirements. This revision also updates requirements regarding OVAL references and related component specifications (i.e., redirecting OVAL references to the OVAL Community GitHub). Hyperlinks and schema references are also updated to the current SCAP 1.4 resources. 
SP 800-126Ar4 (updated annex) — Aligns the annex with SCAP Version 1.4. Informative notes and change logs have been refreshed, and the document structure and normative references have been revised to conform to the latest NIST template and editorial policies.

Read SP 800-126 Rev. 4

Read SP 800-126A Rev. 4