On September 25, 2026, Mandiant released a report regarding continued mass exploitation of CVE-2026-35273 by the ShinyHunters group. TrendAI’s Zero Day Initiative first reported this CVE to Oracle on June 10, 2026, following an investigation I conducted with Minh Giang and Lucas Miller of TrendAI Research. Although…
Another month of patches equals another new record for Microsoft patches. It’s a good thing I survive Pwn2Own Ireland , because between these and the Adobe patches, there’s much to discuss. I’m also looking at different ways I can represent the bugs at this level of volume, so let me know if you have ideas. (Seriously…
Day Three of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 wrapsup with 17 attempts scheduled, roughly $1.33 million on the board. The headliner is the Google Pixel 10, which draws three separate attempts: Xint at 11:15 AM, Ikotas Labs at 2:00 PM, and the Valsamaras/Ken Gannon (Djini.ai)/Valsamara team closing things out at 6:30 PM — by far…
Day Two of Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 has 24 attempts on the docket, with roughly $780,000 up for grabs, running 9:30 AM to 7:30 PM IST. Samsung's Galaxy S26 will be attempted three separate times — by Valsamaras/Ken Gannon (using Djini.ai)/Valsamara at 1:00 PM, Kyeongmin Kim at 3:15 PM, and PetoWorks at 5:30 PM — worth…
Fáilte! Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 has arrived in Cork, and the world's top security researchers are ready. We've got more phone entries than we've ever had, and more than 60 entries total. Earlier today, we held the random draw to determine attempt order. Below is the official schedule. All times are Irish Standard Time…
With Pwn2Own Ireland 2026 coming up, I wanted to share an unreleased blog post from my time as a Pwn2Own contestant. This post covers the discovery and exploitation of CVE-2024-0244, which is an unauthenticated heap-based buffer overflow leading to an arbitrary free() in the Canon MF753Cdw printer featured in Pwn2Own…
Welcome back to our monthly look at Apple security patches. This release shows Apple is not immune to the new normal of AI-assisted vulnerability discovery as they release patches for 273 total CVEs. For the September 2026 release, Apple released 273 unique CVEs across macOS 27 (Golden Gate), macOS Sequoia 15.8, macOS…
Whelp, here we are. Deep into the new normal. With nearly 1,000 CVEs coming out from Microsoft and a healthy release from Adobe as well, there’s a phrase from my military days that comes to mind: embrace the suck. Take an extended break from your regularly scheduled activities as we take a look at the latest security…
I’ve successfully survived Hacker Summer Camp, and I have returned with a new outlook on patch density. When even Linus Torvalds says that huge updates are the “ new normal ”, it’s time to readjust what we consider a true bug apocalypse. This month’s release is thankfully smaller than last months, but still huge by…
Welcome to our monthly look at Apple security patches. This release shows that Apple is not immune to the bug apocalypse that is impacting other vendors. Last month, they released 37 unique CVEs compare to this month’s 210. Quite a jump. For July 2026, Apple released 210 unique CVEs across iOS/iPadOS 26.6, macOS Tahoe…
If you just want to read the rules, you can find them here . Pwn2Own Ireland returns for 2026, and it’s the third year for this event in the Emerald Isle. Despite the dreary Irish skies (and the threat of a random banshee ), we had an amazing event, even if we did end up in a jail at the end. With that in mind, we’re…
Well folks. Here we are. The bug apocalypse has fully descended upon us. I’ll do my best to sort this out in some way meaningful, but this month’s release shows us the nay-sayers were right, and I’ve got to hand it to the nay-sayers here. Excellent call. Take an extended break from your regularly scheduled activities…
In this excerpt of a TrendAI Research Services vulnerability report, Yazhi Wang and Jonathan Lein of the TrendAI Research team detail a recently patched remote code execution bug in the Windows HTTP protocol stack. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in a denial-of-service condition, or, in the…
We’re back with our look at the Apple macOS and iOS security updates. As this is a new feature for us, please let us know your feedback on the blog. For June 2026, Apple released 37 unique CVEs across iOS 26.5.2 / iPadOS 26.5.2, macOS Tahoe 26.5.2, Safari 26.5.2. Since Apple doesn’t provide CVSS scores or other…
I’ve made it through Pwn2Own Berlin, had a little vacation, and now I’m back for Patch Tuesday. Microsoft and Adobe didn’t disappoint. In fact, they have heralded my return with the largest Patch Tuesday release ever. Thanks? Take a break from your regularly scheduled activities and let’s take a look at the latest…
Following two days of intense competition, Day Three of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 brought the curtain down on an incredible event. Security researchers delivered their final exploits, pushing enterprise systems to the limit one last time as the race for Master of Pwn came to a close. Day Three added to an already historic…
Day Two of Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 and the stakes continue to rise! Security researchers are back on the Pwn2Own stage, pushing enterprise systems to their limits as the competition heats up. More exploits, more surprises, and more standout moments are unfolding, so follow along here for live updates as the race for…
Willkommen! (Welcome!) Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 has arrived at OffensiveCon, and the world’s top security researchers are ready. This year’s enterprise-focused competition features AI Databases, Coding Agents, Local Inferences, and a separate category for NVIDIA products. Earlier today, we held the random draw to determine…