Oracle’s October 2025 Critical Patch Update fixes 374 vulnerabilities in multiple products, making it one of the largest patches recently, covering databases, middleware, enterprise applications, and communication systems. As always, Oracle recommends that customers apply patches without delay, as many of the fixed vulnerabilities can be exploited remotely, even without …

During the first day of the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking contest by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, participants earned $522,500 for their exploits. 34 new vulnerabilities have been used to hack printers, NAS devices, routers, and smart home products. The top prize of $100,000 was given in the ‘SOHO Smashup’ …

TP-Link Systems has released a firmware update that fixes four serious vulnerabilities in its Omada gateway series, like ER605, ER7206, and ER8411, commonly used in businesses. These flaws—CVE-2025-6541, CVE-2025-6542, CVE-2025-7850, and CVE-2025-7851—can let attackers run arbitrary commands on the devices, sometimes without needing authentication. According to TP-Link’s advisory, “An arbitrary …