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Three actively exploited flaws land on CISA's KEV list — Citrix, Apple patch now

By The IT Security Desk

Good morning. Start with the vulnerabilities that attackers are already using. CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog lists CVE-2026-88771 in Citrix NetScaler ADC as known to be exploited. The flaw carries a CVSS base score of 9.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) — reachable over the network, no authentication and no user interaction required. CISA also lists CVE-2026-88772 in the same product as exploited; it scores 8.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Citrix's advisory names the fixed release as 13.1-64.23 for the 13.1 branch. Citrix's security bulletin (CTX697096) covers both. Move NetScaler ADC to 13.1-64.23 per the vendor advisory.

CISA's catalog also lists CVE-2026-86950 in Apple macOS as exploited, scoring 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), with user interaction required. Apple's advisory gives the fix in macOS 15.8.1. Apply it.

Google's Chrome release note addresses three flaws — CVE-2026-102331, CVE-2026-102316 and CVE-2026-102309 — each scoring 9.6 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), fixed in Chrome 154.0.8037.92. These are not on CISA's KEV list. Update to 154.0.8037.92.

On active campaigns: The Hacker News reported that the suspected China-linked actor Warlock continues to weaponize Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities against organizations in Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking countries, observed by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, disabling security tools and deploying ransomware. BleepingComputer reported Warlock breached a water utility, a telecom provider, a regional government body and a university by exploiting SharePoint vulnerabilities to gain initial access. Audit your SharePoint patch state and monitor for security-tool tampering.

SecurityWeek reported Fortra patched critical vulnerabilities in BoKS that could lead to authentication bypass, shell command execution and memory corruption. Patch per Fortra's guidance.

On breaches: BleepingComputer reported the Technical University of Denmark says hackers accessed its identity and access management system and downloaded a large amount of data belonging to up to 200,000 users. BleepingComputer also reported Frontline Education is notifying school districts of a breach after attackers exploited a third-party software vulnerability and stole employee data including Social Security numbers.

On law enforcement and espionage: BleepingComputer reported a suspected ShinyHunters member known as "Rey" has been detained in Jordan and is cooperating with the FBI. The Hacker News reported MI5 issued a Security Service Espionage Alert on September 30, 2026 warning that more than 100 academics helped China's Ministry of State Security gather intelligence. The Register reported that exploitation attempts against a vulnerability came from a China-hosted IP, according to a VulnCheck researcher.