NINJA SIGNAL
DEFCON··SEVERE

TODAY

Ancient Apache and FTP bugs freshly exploited — patch now, no excuses.

THE THREE

  1. #1 · CVE-2016-3081

    Apache

    KEV

    What: This 2016 Apache Struts flaw — the same class of bug behind major breaches — was just added to CISA's exploited list 5 days ago with a 96% chance of active exploitation, meaning attackers are running working code against it right now. Any internet-facing Java application built on Struts 2.3.x with Dynamic Method Invocation enabled can be fully taken over remotely.

    Why it moved: Actively exploited · KEV-listed this week · Everyone runs this · 96% exploit odds · New this week

    Who is exploiting: Actively-exploited (CISA KEV)

    Action · Disable Dynamic Method Invocation in Struts configs or upgrade Struts immediately.

  2. #2 · CVE-2026-85706

    Gitlab

    KEV

    What: An unauthenticated attacker can read any file on your GitLab server through a path traversal flaw — source code, secrets, credentials, CI/CD tokens, all exposed without logging in. With a CVSS of 10.0 and 93% exploit odds, this is a full compromise waiting to happen for any org running GitLab CE or EE.

    Why it moved: Actively exploited · Widely deployed · Critical severity · 93% exploit odds

    Who is exploiting: Actively-exploited (CISA KEV)

    Action · Apply GitLab's patch immediately; block unauthenticated access to the commits API at your perimeter.

  3. #3 · CVE-2026-20079

    Cisco

    KEV

    What: Cisco's Firewall Management Center and Security Cloud Control have an authentication bypass that lets a remote attacker skip login entirely — meaning your firewall management plane could be controlled by an outsider. A CVSS 10.0 on your security infrastructure is about as bad as it gets.

    Why it moved: Actively exploited · Widely deployed · Critical severity · 88% exploit odds

    Who is exploiting: Actively-exploited (CISA KEV)

    Action · Apply Cisco's patch for FMC/SCC now and restrict management access to trusted IPs only.

TRAVERSAL

No cross-feed connection surfaced in today's graph. That's the honest reading — we don't invent one.

NUMBERS

Entities
12M
Relationships
67M
Threat actors
244
Indicators
980k
Feeds live
20
Sources total
24
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