[Verse 1] Picture a firewall standing between you and the void Cisco's ASA, your perimeter deployed But someone found a crack inside the heap's own memory CVE-2026-20349, read it carefully No credentials needed, just a packet from the net An unauthenticated stranger casting out his net The heap inspection flaw lets remote hands reach in Traffic crashes, service drops — let the chaos begin [Chorus] Three CVEs on August thirteen Cracks in the walls you thought were clean Heap inspection, privilege climb, injected SQL line Patch the code before the breach defines your baseline Cisco, Microsoft, Metabase in frame Three different wounds, three different games No authentication, no permission slip required August thirteenth, the threat is live and wired [Verse 2] Now shift to Windows, something quieter, closer in The ancillary driver for WinSock discipline CVE-2026-68820, use-after-free A memory block is freed but still referenced, you see The pointer lingers, trusting space already gone An authorized attacker pulls the privilege on Local elevation — kernel level in their hands No external access needed, just a user who expands [Chorus] Three CVEs on August thirteen Cracks in the walls you thought were clean Heap inspection, privilege climb, injected SQL line Patch the code before the breach defines your baseline Cisco, Microsoft, Metabase in frame Three different wounds, three different games No authentication, no permission slip required August thirteenth, the threat is live and wired [Bridge] Metabase stores your data, runs your dashboards clean But CVE-2026-72898 cuts behind the scene SQL injection, unauthenticated, remote Arbitrary queries slipped inside like a stolen note Administrator access handed on a plate The database surrenders to the attacker's weight Not a login needed, just a crafted string No key, no knock — they walk in through everything [Verse 3] Three different products, three distinct attack designs A firewall, a driver, and a query pipeline mines The pattern that connects them — patching speed is life Every unaddressed CVE is an open knife Cisco issued guidance, Microsoft's on alert Metabase users — update now before you're hurt Check your versions, cross the numbers off your list August thirteenth, twenty twenty-six — don't get missed [Outro] Heap inside the ASA, memory torn apart Use-after-free in WinSock, kernel access at the start SQL past Metabase gates, administrator keys 20349, 68820, 72898 — remember these The calendar marks the date, the CVEs are named Vulnerabilities disclosed, now no one can be blamed Except the admin who delays — the patch is in your queue August thirteenth calls the question straight to you
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