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February 2026

Critical Flaws Found in Four VS Code Extensions with Over 125 Million Installs

Critical Flaws Found in Four VS Code Extensions with Over 125 Million Installs

Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Vulnerability / Software Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security vulnerabilities in four popular Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extensions that, if successfully exploited, could allow threat actors to steal local… 

Dell RecoverPoint for VMs Zero-Day CVE-2026-22769 Exploited Since Mid-2024

Dell RecoverPoint for VMs Zero-Day CVE-2026-22769 Exploited Since Mid-2024

Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Zero-Day / Vulnerability A maximum severity security vulnerability in Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines has been exploited as a zero-day by a suspected China-nexus threat cluster dubbed UNC6201 since mid-2024, according to… 

Notepad++ Fixes Hijacked Update Mechanism Used to Deliver Targeted Malware

Notepad++ Fixes Hijacked Update Mechanism Used to Deliver Targeted Malware

Ravie LakshmananFeb 18, 2026Vulnerability / Application Security Notepad++ has released a security fix to plug gaps that were exploited by an advanced threat actor from China to hijack the software update mechanism to selectively deliver…