by Fortify Security Team | Jan 26, 2022 | Security Advisories
A vulnerability in Polkit’s pkexec component could allow for local privilege escalation. Polkit (formerly PolicyKit) is a component for controlling system-wide privileges in Unix-like operating systems. It provides an organized way for non-privileged processes...
by Fortify Security Team | Jan 12, 2022 | Security Advisories
A vulnerability has been discovered in Citrix Workspace App for Linux, a virtual desktop application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow for local privilege escalation. A privilege escalation enables the attacker to obtain root privileges within...
by Fortify Security Team | Jul 21, 2021 | Industry News
Title: Groundhog Day: Npm Package Caught Stealing Browser Passwords Date Published: July 21, 2021 https://blog.secure.software/groundhog-day-npm-package-caught-stealing-browser-passwords Excerpt: “It isn’t malicious by itself, but it can be when put into the malicious...
by Fortify Security Team | Jul 19, 2021 | Security Advisories
A vulnerability has been discovered HP, Xerox, and Samsung printer drivers, which could result in local privilege escalation. A printer driver is a piece of system software that allows your computer to interact with your printer. This vulnerability specifically deals...
by Fortify Security Team | Apr 21, 2021 | Industry News
Title: Would Be so Cool If Everyone Normalized These Pesky Data Leaks, Says Data-Leaking Facebook in Leaked Memo Date Published: April 21, 2021 https://www.theregister.com/2021/04/20/facebook_data_breach/ Excerpt: “Facebook wants you to believe that the scraping of...
