Issue no. 42 · The security zine
Security is all about context.
Practical security thinking for systems that increasingly write, deploy, and operate themselves. Fewer buzzwords. Better evidence. Occasional memes.
CVE-2026-18162 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift★CVE-2026-18163 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift★CVE-2026-18169 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift★CVE-2026-13355 Meta Box Meta Box AIO★CVE-2026-28324 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted★CVE-2026-28325 SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted★CVE-2026-34689 Adobe Adobe Connect★CVE-2026-73369 Adobe Adobe Campaign Classic★CVE-2026-75682 Adobe Adobe Connect★CVE-2026-75684 Adobe Adobe ConnectPatch forecast · Sep 23
Known-exploited vulnerabilities are in the wild. Patch like it is raining.
Field report · sweep 03 · 27 contacts on the board
Advisory desk
Known exploitation already skipped the prioritization meeting.
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
A remote attacker with no credentials can execute arbitrary code on IBM Financial Transaction Manager for RedHat OpenShift because user-controlled input reaches the new Function constructor.
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
IBM Financial Transaction Manager for RedHat OpenShift deserializes untrusted data, letting a remote attacker with no credentials execute arbitrary code.
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
A remote authenticated attacker can bypass symbolic-link validation in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for RedHat OpenShift to read sensitive files, rated critical at CVSS 9.9.
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A field guide to agentic vulnerability management (with an actual off switch)
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Finding vulnerabilities is getting cheaper. The backlog has noticed.
AI compresses the cost of discovery, but the expensive parts of vulnerability management still begin after the finding exists.
The vulnerability ticket is an interface, not a filing cabinet
A useful vulnerability record should help an owner decide and act—not merely preserve scanner output.
exhibit A: the backlog