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PCAPGraph: Threat Hunting at the Speed of Triage

PCAPGraph: Threat Hunting at the Speed of Triage

PCAPGraph is an open-source network investigation and threat hunting tool that transforms packet cap...

Open-Source Network Discovery & Topology Mapping

Open-Source Network Discovery & Topology Mapping

RedSide Security has open-sourced NETMAPPER, a network discovery and visualization tool designed to ...

 RDPGraph: Turn Windows Event Logs into an Interactive RDP Attack Graph

RDPGraph: Turn Windows Event Logs into an Interactive RDP Attack Graph

When an incident unfolds and all you have left are Windows event logs, understanding attacker moveme...

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ShieldBreak: Microsoft Defender Zero-Day and RoguePlanet Patch Bypass

ShieldBreak: Microsoft Defender Zero-Day and RoguePlanet Patch Bypass

RedSide Security September 17, 2026 Vulnerability 72 views

ShieldBreak (CVE-2026-69414) is a Microsoft Defender elevation-of-privilege vulnerability linked to research on bypassing mitigations for RoguePlanet (CVE-2026-50656). Explore the technical research, affected components, and defensive detection opportunities.

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Citrix Secure Access Client Flaws Allow SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Windows Endpoints

Citrix Secure Access Client Flaws Allow SYSTEM Privilege Escalation on Windows Endpoints

RedSide Security July 18, 2026 Vulnerability 112 views

Cloud Software Group has patched two vulnerabilities affecting Citrix Secure Access Client and Endpoint Analysis Client for Windows, including CVE-2026-53565, a high-severity privilege escalation flaw that allows low-privileged users to gain full SYSTEM access. Organizations are urged to upgrade immediately.

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Bad Epoll Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access on Linux and Android

Bad Epoll Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Root Access on Linux and Android

RedSide Security July 04, 2026 Vulnerability 214 views

A newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability, Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242), allows unprivileged users to gain root access on Linux and Android systems through a race condition and use-after-free flaw in the epoll subsystem. With no workaround available, organizations are urged to deploy kernel patches as soon as they become available.

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DirtyClone Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Privilege Escalation

DirtyClone Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Privilege Escalation

RedSide Security June 29, 2026 Vulnerability 150 views

DirtyClone (CVE-2026-43503) is a newly disclosed Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability that allows local attackers to gain root access by abusing packet cloning and page-cache corruption. Researchers have released a working exploit, making immediate patching essential for affected Linux systems.

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