Security

Colombia's EMC guerrilla group claimed on August 30 to have captured a Colombian soldier of the French Foreign Legion, taken hostage on August 6 in Nariño department.

A Russian drone strike on a weapons depot near Kyiv killed at least 37 people and forced hundreds to evacuate, prompting an investigation into the storage of munitions near residential areas.

US forces struck two rocket launchers on Iran's Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, killing two and injuring two, prompting Iranian retaliatory missile attacks on US bases in Jordan and a drone attack on an air base in the UAE.

CISA published an advisory for an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability (CVE-2026-76060) in ZoneMinder versions 1.37.48 and 1.38.3, which could allow remote code execution as the web server user. The vendor recommends upgrading to 1.38.3 or later.

CISA added three vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog based on evidence of active exploitation, including CVEs in ownCloud, Linux Kernel, and JFrog Artifactory.

CISA published an advisory on August 25, 2026, disclosing three vulnerabilities in Bendix EC80 Brake ECU used in commercial vehicles. The flaws include a stack-based buffer overflow, an out-of-bounds write, and use of hard-coded credentials, which could allow an attacker to crash the ECU, execute arbitrary code, inject CAN bus traffic, or disable safety functions like ABS and traction control. Bendix has released firmware updates to address the issues.

CISA published an advisory for a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-75960) in Rently Smart Home versions 20.1.0 and prior. The flaw could allow an attacker to retrieve pins, including the Master Pin, and override user permissions. Rently has patched the issue; no user action is required.

CISA published an advisory for a missing authorization vulnerability in PayRange API, which could allow remote attackers to access sensitive device information, modify devices, or cause denial of service. PayRange has not responded to mitigation requests.

Armed gangs killed at least 47 people in Kenscoff, Haiti, on August 24-25, 2026, while a UN report shows gang violence spreading beyond Port-au-Prince despite intensified security operations.

Siemens has disclosed a critical missing authentication vulnerability (CVE-2026-58115) in SIMATIC IoT2050 Advanced devices running Industrial OS with Node-RED installed. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with maximum privileges. Siemens has released a fix in version V4.3.4.1.