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Docker Fixes Critical Ask Gordon AI Flaw Allowing Code Execution via Image Metadata

Docker Fixes Critical Ask Gordon AI Flaw Allowing Code Execution via Image Metadata

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw impacting Ask Gordon, an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant built into Docker Desktop and the Docker Command-Line Interface (CLI),… 

Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package

Hackers Exploit Metro4Shell RCE Flaw in React Native CLI npm Package

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Open Source / Vulnerability Threat actors have been observed exploiting a critical security flaw impacting the Metro Development Server in the popular “@react-native-community/cli” npm package. Cybersecurity company VulnCheck said it first observed… 

APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

APT28 Uses Microsoft Office CVE-2026-21509 in Espionage-Focused Malware Attacks

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Vulnerability / Malware The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 (aka UAC-0001) has been attributed to attacks exploiting a newly disclosed security flaw in Microsoft Office as part of a campaign… 

Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Mozilla Adds One-Click Option to Disable Generative AI Features in Firefox

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Artificial Intelligence / Privacy Mozilla on Monday announced a new controls section in its Firefox desktop browser settings that allows users to completely turn off generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) features. “It provides… 

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Notepad++ Hosting Breach Attributed to China-Linked Lotus Blossom Hacking Group

Ravie LakshmananFeb 03, 2026Malware / Open Source A China-linked threat actor known as Lotus Blossom has been attributed with medium confidence to the recently discovered compromise of the infrastructure hosting Notepad++. The attack enabled the… 

OpenClaw Bug Enables One-Click Remote Code Execution via Malicious Link

OpenClaw Bug Enables One-Click Remote Code Execution via Malicious Link

Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Vulnerability / Artificial Intelligence A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in OpenClaw (formerly referred to as Clawdbot and Moltbot) that could allow remote code execution (RCE) through a crafted malicious link.… 

Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos

Microsoft Begins NTLM Phase-Out With Three-Stage Plan to Move Windows to Kerberos

Ravie LakshmananFeb 02, 2026Kerberos / Enterprise Security Microsoft has announced a three-phase approach to phase out New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) as part of its efforts to shift Windows environments toward stronger, Kerberos-based options. The…