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-2026-110838 FreeRDP FreeRDP★CVE-2026-110856 GitPython GitPython★CVE-2026-110858 GitPython GitPython★CVE-2026-110859 GitPython GitPython★CVE-2026-110862 Better Auth Better Auth★CVE-2026-110863 Better Auth Better Auth SSO★CVE-2026-110864 Better Auth Better Auth★CVE-2026-110867 Renovate Renovate★CVE-2026-110868 Renovate Renovate★CVE-2026-110869 Nodemailer NodemailerPatch forecast · Oct 15
Known-exploited vulnerabilities are in the wild. Patch like it is raining.
Field report · sweep 03 · 120 contacts on the board
Advisory desk
Known exploitation already skipped the prioritization meeting.
FreeRDP FreeRDP
The FreeRDP shadow server from 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 dispatches input before authentication, letting unauthenticated attackers inject keystrokes into a host session. CVSS 4.0 8.7.
GitPython GitPython
GitPython before 3.2.0 has a regular expression denial of service in actor and date parsing that crafted commit or tag objects can trigger. CVSS 4.0 8.7.
GitPython GitPython
GitPython from 3.1.30 before 3.2.0 checks unsafe pull options only in keyword arguments, letting a positional refspec carry an upload-pack option into command execution. CVSS 3.1 8.1, CVSS 4.0 9.2.
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A field guide to agentic vulnerability management (with an actual off switch)
A practical operating model for introducing agents without confusing automation, authority, and accountability.
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