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  • CVE-2026-36748: XSS in Rock RMS Leads to Privilege Escalation

    CVE-2026-36748: XSS in Rock RMS Leads to Privilege Escalation
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    Raxis Lead Pentester Jason Taylor recently discovered CVE-2026-36748, a high-risk XSS vulnerability in Rock RMS that allows privilege escalation to admin.
    Jason Taylor June 1, 2026
  • Defense in Depth Against Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation

    Defense in Depth Against Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation: A Practical Guide for Container Workloads
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    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.
    Ryan Chaplin May 26, 2026
  • Lessons from the DaVita Healthcare Ransomware Attack

    Lessons from the DaVita Healthcare Ransomware Attack
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    The DaVita ransomware attack is one of the most impactful recent healthcare breaches. Learn what happened and what could have been done to limit the impact.
    Brian Tant September 18, 2025
  • Raxis CTO, Brian Tant

    What is Least Privilege Access?
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    Raxis CTO Brian Tant explains least privilege access and why it is essential to corporate cybersecurity.
    Bonnie Smyre June 26, 2020