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Brotli Decoder Vulnerability: What Hosting Operators Need to Know
October 25, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Brotli Decoder Vulnerability: What Hosting Operators Need to Know

A buffer overflow in Google's Brotli decoder poses RCE risks across multiple platforms and applications commonly deployed in hosting environments.

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UEFI Bootkit Threats and Secure Boot Limitations in 2026
October 24, 2026 · HOSTCAY

UEFI Bootkit Threats and Secure Boot Limitations in 2026

A newly documented UEFI bootkit exploits gaps in Secure Boot implementation even on patched systems. Understanding firmware-level threats is crucial for anyone managing critical infrastructure.

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Unowned AI Agents: The Insider Threat Nobody's Watching
October 23, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Unowned AI Agents: The Insider Threat Nobody's Watching

Rogue AI agents on employee machines can steal credentials and access sensitive systems. Infrastructure teams need oversight mechanisms and audit trails for local AI deployments.

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GitLab's 12-Year RCE Flaw: Why Patching Cadence Matters for Self-Hosted Infrastructure
October 22, 2026 · HOSTCAY

GitLab's 12-Year RCE Flaw: Why Patching Cadence Matters for Self-Hosted Infrastructure

A critical GitLab flaw spanning 12 years of releases allows unauthenticated remote code execution. What it reveals about patch management and self-hosted infrastructure security.

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Intermediate CA Compromise: What Hosting Operators Need to Know
October 21, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Intermediate CA Compromise: What Hosting Operators Need to Know

A major compromise of intermediate certificate authority keys revealed critical weaknesses in the CA hierarchy. Hosting operators and infrastructure teams must understand the implications and immediate mitigations.

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Plex2Shell: How Unpatched Media Servers Become Crypto Mining Botnets
October 20, 2026 · HOSTCAY

Plex2Shell: How Unpatched Media Servers Become Crypto Mining Botnets

A four-vulnerability chain in Plex Media Server is now actively exploited to install crypto miners and reverse proxy backdoors. Infrastructure teams must patch immediately.

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