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usbliter8 – Apple A12 and A13 SecureROM Exploit
The usbliter8 SecureROM exploit is big news for jailbreaking iPhones. This hardware vulnerability cannot be fixed with a software update.
RoguePlanet: The Defender Zero-day that Survived Microsoft’s June Patch
The new critical Microsoft Defender exploit, RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656), is confirmed active in the wild. Learn what it is and how to protect your network.
Building Security Tools from Source to Bypass Endpoint Security
Endpoint security detects many malicious files created with pentest tools, but pentesters can sometimes bypass this by rebuilding source code. Learn how here.
BloodHound’s Community Edition has everything a penetration tester needs to enumerate relationships in a domain in order to gain more access, even Domain Admin.
CVE-2026-36748: XSS in Rock RMS Leads to Privilege Escalation
Raxis Lead Pentester Jason Taylor recently discovered CVE-2026-36748, a high-risk XSS vulnerability in Rock RMS that allows privilege escalation to admin.
Defense in Depth Against Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation: A Practical Guide for Container Workloads
With current local privilege escalation exploits like Copy Fail and Dirty Frag active in the wild, harden your defenses to halt attacks even before patching.