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November 06, 2026 at 05:39 UTC
Experts Demonstrate Barracuda Email Security Gateway Chain Enabling Root Access Without Login
By [email protected] (The Hacker News)
AI Summary
Security firm watchTowr published a full exploit chain for two Barracuda Email Security Gateway flaws — CVE-2026-116606 (authorization bypass) chained with a second RCE flaw — enabling unauthenticated root command execution on the appliance. Patches were released on Monday before the Thursday public disclosure. Given Barracuda's history of actively exploited ESG vulnerabilities, security teams should treat patching as urgent.
Relevance score: 85.0/100
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