Prime Cyber Insights: The Week of CVSS 10s and the Automation Nightmare

Welcome to Prime Cyber Insights. I am Aaron Cole, and well, we are looking at an exceptionally heavy week for security teams. You know, usually when we see even one CVSS 10.0 rating, it's a bad day. But this week, we have multiple perfect tens across the board, affecting everything from automation platforms to core infrastructure management. I'm Lauren Mitchell. And yeah, the implications here are just massive. We are starting with Nine, a platform that has really become a darling of the enterprise world for building those AI-driven workflows. Unfortunately, researchers have dubbed a new vulnerability there nine mare because, well, it hits right at the heart of where sensitive data and automation meet. Mm-hmm. That's exactly right, Lauren. I mean, the vulnerability, CVE-202621877 and its predecessor, 21858 are both rated at a maximum 10.0. These flaws allow for remote code execution. Roughly 100,000 servers running N8 are potentially exposed and the scary part is that N8 isn't just another app. It often holds the access tokens and credentials for every other service a company uses. Exactly. It's the ultimate keys to the kingdom scenario, Aaron, If an attacker exploits in 8N, they aren't just in the platform. They are potentially in your CI CD pipelines and your customer databases. While a patch was released in November, the public disclosure only just happened, which means many self-hosted users may still be sitting on a ticking time bomb. Yeah, and speaking of ticking time bombs... We really have to talk about HPE OneView. CISA just added CVE 20253716 to their known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. This is another CVSS 10.0 flaw, this time in a publicly reachable REST API endpoint. It allows unauthenticated remote code execution, which is basically an open door for anyone who knows how to knock. Right. What makes the HP OneView situation so critical, Aaron, is its role as the single pane of glass for servers, storage, and networking. If you lose control of that layer, you lose the entire environment. CISA's involvement tells us that this isn't theoretical. Attackers are already knocking on that door. And organizations need to prioritize this over almost any other maintenance task. Totally. And the pressure just doesn't stop there. Veeam just patched a CVSS 9.0 vulnerability, CVE-2025-5947. Ransomware actors love targeting backup servers, because once you control the backups, the victim's leverage for recovery just vanishes. Lauren, it seems like the theme of the week is attackers moving from the perimeter straight into the management and recovery tools. Exactly. Even Meta isn't immune to the chaos. They had a password reset glitch on Instagram that they've since fixed. But there are conflicting reports about a leak of 17.5 million user records. Right. While Meta denies a breach, the incident highlights how even minor technical errors can be weaponized or confused with major data thefts in this high-threat climate. Yeah, I mean, the takeaway for our listeners is pretty clear. The management plane is under fire. Whether it's N8, HPE, or Veeam, the tools we use to stay efficient are currently the primary targets. Check your versions, apply the patches, and if you can't patch immediately, limit exposure by disabling vulnerable nodes. I'm Aaron Cole. Thanks for joining us. And I'm Lauren Mitchell. Stay resilient, stay updated, and we will see you in the next episode of Prime Cyber Insights. Neural Newscast is AI-assisted, human-reviewed. View our AI transparency policy at neuralnewscast.com.