Vulnerability Report – Week 1 of September 2026

Name: Prioritized vulnerability dataset – Week 1 of September 2026
Creator: defend.network
Published: 2026-09-07T07:00:00Z
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Analyst Guidance

with GitLab CVE-2026-85706 (CVSS 10.0) requiring immediate patching due to in-the-wild probes within hours of disclosure. patching these should begin immediately. Security teams should focus on vulnerabilities with demonstrated active exploitation and public PoC availability rather than theoretical risk scores alone.

CVE Details & Remediation

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🛡️CVE-2026-85706 – GitLab Community Edition And Enterprise Edition ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P65

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply GitLab security patch immediately
Review server logs for evidence of unauthorized file access attempts
Restrict repository API access to authenticated users only
Deploy network segmentation to limit exposure of GitLab servers

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-20079 – Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) And Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS76% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) And Security Cloud Control (SCC) Firewall Management as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-75650 – Adobe Commerce And Magento ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P81

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Identify systems affected by CVE-2026-75650 using vulnerability scanning tools
Apply vendor patches according to the vendor's published security advisory
Verify patch installation across all affected systems

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-49869 – Kestra OSS ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P79

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance Healthcare

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Kestra OSS as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-83548 – SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS5% · P91

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply SonicWall security updates for SMA 1000 series VPN appliances as released by vendor
If patching cannot be completed immediately, isolate affected SMA 1000 appliances from untrusted networks
Monitor appliance logs for unusual SSRF or authentication bypass attempts
Enforce network access restrictions to administrative interfaces
Review and revoke any suspicious user sessions or API tokens created on affected appliances

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-21962 – Oracle HTTP Server And Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-In ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS42% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance Government

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Oracle HTTP Server And Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-In as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-72898 – Metabase ✓ NVD

CVSS10 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS94% · P100

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Metabase Metabase as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-84869 – ConnectWise ScreenConnect ✓ NVD

CVSS9.9 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P51

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedGovernment Technology Defense

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Connectwise Screenconnect as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-19490 – Citrix NetScaler ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS6% · P92

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Citrix NetScaler as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2025-25249 – Fortinet Multiple Products ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P83

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Fortinet Multiple Products as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-86218 – N-Able N-Central ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P53

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor patch for N-able N-central immediately.
Verify patch deployment across all instances.
Monitor for indicators of compromise or suspicious authentication attempts.
Review access logs for unauthorized pre-authentication activities.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-81578 – PaperCut NG/MF ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P75

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedEducation

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor patch to address the authentication bypass flaw
Review access logs for evidence of unauthorized authentication or command execution
Conduct credential audit of accounts that may have been exposed
Restrict network access to PaperCut management interfaces

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-9586 – Sangoma Switchvox ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS12% · P96

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Sangoma Switchvox as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-82329 – JFrog Artifactory ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS8% · P94

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Healthcare Finance

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for JFrog Artifactory as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2023-49105 – Owncloud Server ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS43% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply ownCloud security patch for CVE-2023-49105 immediately
Review access logs for indicators of compromise targeting file repositories
Restrict network access to ownCloud instances to trusted networks where possible
Monitor for unauthorized file access or exfiltration activity

References:

🛡️CVE-2021-23758 – Ajaxpro.2 Project Ajaxpro.2 (also: Michaelschwarz) ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS84% · P100

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Ajaxpro.2 Project Ajaxpro.2 as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-72529 – TrueConf Server ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P74

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security patch
Review system logs for evidence of exploitation
Verify affected systems are fully patched
Monitor for suspicious activity post-remediation

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-33824 – Microsoft Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Service Extensions ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS73% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Consult CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for affected product details
Apply vendor patch when available
Verify patch deployment across affected systems

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-59310 – Broadcom VMware VCenter ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS46% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedHealthcare Government

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Vmware Vcenter Server as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-65400 – Apple MacOS ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS10% · P95

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedHealthcare Government

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Apple Macos as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-60004 – Gitea ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS87% · P100

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Gitea Gitea as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60004

🛡️CVE-2026-8452 – Citrix NetScaler ADC And NetScaler Gateway ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P74

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-86060 – MikroTik RouterOS ✓ NVD

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P61

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for MikroTik RouterOS as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-64849 – Lfprojects Mlflow ✓ NVD

CVSS9.3 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS16% · P97

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security patch
Review system logs for evidence of exploitation
Verify affected systems are fully patched
Monitor for suspicious activity post-remediation

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-82078 – PaperCut NG/MF ✓ NVD

CVSS9.1 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P76

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedEducation

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor patch to address the remote code execution vulnerability
Audit logs for malicious script execution or unauthorized commands
Verify integrity of system binaries and scripts on affected servers
Restrict inbound access to PaperCut services to trusted networks

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-55040 – Microsoft SharePoint ✓ NVD

CVSS9.1 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS51% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedHealthcare Government

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Microsoft Sharepoint Server as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-72530 – TrueConf Server ✓ NVD

CVSS9 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P78

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTransportation Technology Finance

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Trueconf Server as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-73570 – Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) ✓ NVD

CVSS8.9 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS32% · P98

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-42016 – JFrog Artifactory ✓ NVD

CVSS8.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P57

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply vendor patch to JFrog Artifactory
Audit administrative privilege assignments and review recent administrative actions
Scan systems for evidence of backdoor malware deployment
Implement network access controls to restrict Artifactory exposure

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-87491 – Google Chromium V8 ✓ NVD

CVSS8.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P56

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Google Chromium V8 as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-85046 – Google Chromium V8 ✓ NVD

CVSS8.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P68

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Retail Telecom

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Google Chrome as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2025-62593 – Ray-Project Ray ✓ NVD

CVSS8.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS17% · P97

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Manufacturing Energy

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Anyscale Ray as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2019-1068 – Microsoft SQL Server ✓ NVD

CVSS8.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS53% · P99

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Microsoft SQL Server as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-20349 – Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) And Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) ✓ NVD

CVSS8.6 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS2% · P82

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Government

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-67277 – MikroTik RouterOS ✓ NVD

CVSS8.2 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P56

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Consult CISA KEV catalog and vendor advisory for affected product and version
Apply vendor patch to all affected systems
Verify patch deployment across your environment

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-59822 – BerriAI LiteLLM ✓ NVD

CVSS8.2 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P57

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for BerriAI LiteLLM as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-81963 – Microsoft Windows ✓ NVD

CVSS7.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P48

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Microsoft Windows as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-85880 – Microsoft Windows ✓ NVD

CVSS7.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P46

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Microsoft Windows as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2026-53362 – Linux Kernel ✓ NVD

CVSS7.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P42

ActionPatch immediately

AffectedTechnology Finance Government

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Linux Kernel as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

🛡️CVE-2015-5287 – Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool ✓ NVD

CVSS7.8 NVD 3.1

Triage statusActive Exploit

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS5% · P92

ActionPatch immediately

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for Red Hat Automatic Bug Reporting Tool as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References:

Editorial integrity

Verified facts (green zone): 40 CVE ID(s) verified verbatim against source articles; 40 published in NVD with full canonical data (vendor, product, CVSS, references); 40 confirmed exploited in CISA KEV; 2 corroborated across 2+ sources.

AI-synthesized content (analyst summary, remediation step phrasing): generated by an AI model from 5 security feeds. Generic remediation guidance (apply patch, restrict network access, monitor logs) is best-practice and trusted; specific vendor steps and version numbers must be verified against the official advisories linked above. Verify before acting in production.

Adjustments before publication: 8 unverified claim(s) stripped or genericized.

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Updated 2026-09-18: NVD canonical data arrived for CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85880; moved into Verified Facts.

🤖 This vulnerability report was compiled by defend.network using AI-powered analysis of vulnerability databases, vendor advisories, and threat intelligence feeds. Always verify remediation steps through official vendor channels before implementing changes in production environments.