
GHSA-cxm3-wv7p-598c: Nx Build System Supply-Chain Compromise
On August 26, 2025, the popular Nx build system package was compromised in a sophisticated supply-chain attack. Malicious versions of Nx and related packages were published to npm, embedding malware that scanned developer environments for sensitive credentials and exfiltrated them. This attack stands out not only because of its impact with thousands of developers who […]

2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms: 5 Takeaways That We Believe Matter
Gartner has released the 2025 CNAPP Market Guide. According to Gartner: “while numerous providers exist, only a handful offer a comprehensive platform with the required breadth and depth of functionality, particularly emphasizing seamless integration through the development and operations processes.” We believe that Upwind’s inclusion in this group of vendors is a significant milestone. To […]

Understanding the NVIDIAScape (CVE‑2025‑23266) Container Toolkit Vulnerability – and Why Your AI Workloads Are Most Likely Safe
Overview: CVE-2025-23266 is a container‑escape vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) affecting the NVIDIA Container Toolkit and GPU Operator. While this vulnerability requires multiple specific conditions, it has the potential to allow a malicious container image to escape its sandbox and execute code as root on the host. NVIDIA has released patched versions of both components. Upgrading to Toolkit v1.17.8 and GPU Operator 25.3.1 […]

CVE‑2025‑32463: Critical Sudo “chroot” Privilege Escalation Flaw
A critical vulnerability in sudo (Changelog v1.9.14–1.9.17) allows local users to gain root access via the –chroot (-R) option. This flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.3 (Critical). Affected Versions Platform Coverage Why This Matters This flaw originates from a change introduced in sudo 1.9.14. Path resolution began occurring within the chroot environment before the […]

CVE-2024-12718: Path Escape via Python’s tarfile Extraction Filters
A newly disclosed vulnerability in Python’s standard library, CVE-2024-12718, allows attackers to modify file metadata or file permissions outside the intended extraction directory. This issue affects systems running Python 3.12 and above when using tarfile.extract() or tarfile.extractall() with the filter parameter set to “data” or “tar”. Though the vulnerability does not allow direct code execution, […]

Linux Kernel SMB 0-Day Vulnerability CVE-2025-37899 Uncovered Using ChatGPT o3
For the first time, a zero-day vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been discovered using a large language model, OpenAI’s o3. Discovered by security researcher Sean Heelan and assigned CVE-2025-37899, this vulnerability marks a milestone not just in cybersecurity but in the integration of AI into vulnerability research. It also raises serious questions about the […]

io_uring: Linux Performance Boost or Security Headache?
The Linux kernel is constantly evolving, and one of the significant additions in recent years is io_uring. Introduced in kernel 5.1 (2019), it’s designed to dramatically speed up input/output (I/O) operations. But as with many powerful tools, it brings new security considerations. Let’s break down what io_uring is, the risks it presents, and how to […]

Unpacking the Security Risks of Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers
Modern AI systems, especially large language models (LLMs), are no longer isolated engines responding to static inputs. They’re evolving into intelligent agents, copilots, and autonomous systems that interact with their environment, reason over external data, and adapt in real time. But there’s a fundamental problem: LLMs are powerful, but they don’t know anything outside of […]

CVE-2025-32433: Critical Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerability (CVSS 10)
On April 16, 2025, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Erlang’s SSH library was publicly disclosed. Tracked as CVE-2025-32433, this vulnerability received the maximum possible CVSS score of 10.0, signaling how severe and exploitable it is, especially in environments relying on Erlang/OTP for SSH access. Overview What is CVE-2025-32433? Discovered by researchers at […]

IngressNightmare: How New ingress-nginx Vulnerabilities Threaten Kubernetes Clusters
Kubernetes administrators take note: a critical set of vulnerabilities in the popular ingress-nginx controller—collectively dubbed “IngressNightmare”—could put your entire cluster at risk. In particular, CVE-2025-1974, with a CVSS score of 9.8, allows attackers to take over Kubernetes clusters simply by exploiting the Validating Admission Controller feature. Because ingress-nginx runs in roughly 40% of Kubernetes deployments, […]