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Wireless ADB CVE-2026-0073: an encrypted connection to the wrong peer

Google fixed a certificate-verification error in Android’s wireless debugging service. The flaw concerns mutual authentication and shell access under adjacent or proximal conditions.

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Android CVE-2025-48595: why the June 2026 patch date matters

The CVE carries a 2025 identifier, but Google’s June 2026 bulletin reports the fix and targeted exploitation. The disclosed issue involves integer overflows and local privilege escalation.

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Qualcomm CVE-2026-21385: when memory-allocation arithmetic goes wrong

Qualcomm’s flaw concerns alignment calculations during memory allocation. The public record describes local access and targeted exploitation, while device-specific patch coverage depends on the manufacturer.

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WebKit CVE-2026-64728: an iframe sandbox flaw, explained

Apple repaired how WebKit enforces an embedded document’s permissions. The fix concerns iframe policy, which is different from a browser process escaping into the operating system.

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Apple’s M5 MIE bypass: what the researchers demonstrated

Calif combined two macOS bugs to gain root on an M5 Mac while MIE remained enabled. Apple patched them in macOS 26.6. Here’s what the result says about memory tagging.

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Adobe’s September Acrobat fixes: what happens when you open a PDF

The update addresses memory corruption and authorization flaws across Acrobat’s update tracks. Check the reader people use and the protections applied to outside documents.

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Firefox’s September update: use-after-free bugs and sandbox escapes

Mozilla’s fixes cover Firefox 155 and two ESR branches. The advisories explain the risks, but checking the right update still starts with knowing which channel is installed.

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Apple ImageIO CVE-2026-65346: the risk inside image decoding

Apple fixed an integer overflow in ImageIO. Here’s how image-size calculations can go wrong, what Apple has disclosed and why the operating-system update matters.

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Why a vendor patch date and a CISA catalog date can differ

Four Apple, Google and Microsoft cases show why patch announcements and known-exploitation records belong in the same workflow, without treating either date as the start of an attack.