Critical CVEs (2 of 3) — October 17, 2026

conscious rap, spoken-word verses, clean minimalist production, warm and nostalgic, midtempo, sparse piano · 3:27

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[Verse 1]
Backup server humming, quiet in the server room glow
Ahsay CBS sitting there, thinks nobody's gonna know
There's a parameter called random, but it ain't random at all
Replication Receiver's the door, and it's propped against the wall
Command injection — attacker speaks, the system obeys
Operating system commands slipping through sideways
CVE twenty-six, one-oh-five-one-three-four
Remote exploit, no invitation needed at the door

[Chorus]
October seventeen, the patches dropping like rain
Ahsay got two problems wearing the same name
Random ain't random, that's the lesson today
Check your Replication Receiver before it gets away

[Verse 2]
Same backup software, different crack in the frame
CVE one-oh-five-one-three-three, improper auth's the name
checkSysPwd component, API component too
That random parameter again, playing the same game askew
Attacker bends the login, walks in without a key
Authentication bypassed, cool as it can be
Two holes, one house, Ahsay CBS exposed twice
Patch the Replication path and patch the login vice

[Chorus]
October seventeen, the patches dropping like rain
Ahsay got two problems wearing the same name
Random ain't random, that's the lesson today
Check your Replication Receiver before it gets away

[Verse 3]
Now cross over to Cisco, Secure Email Gateway stands guard
Filtering spam and phishing, watching the mail yard hard
But a relative path traversal cracks the floorboard thin
CVE seventy-six, five-one-nine lets the stranger in
No login required, no credentials to present
Writes arbitrary files wherever the attacker's bent
Unauthenticated, remote, walking right past the gate
Three critical flaws in one news cycle — don't hesitate

[Verse 4]
Security teams scrambling, scanning every host they own
Asset inventory open, checking versions one by one
CVSS scores climbing high into the critical red
Nine point something flashing, dashboards lit up with dread
The advisory lands quiet, no fanfare, no parade
Just a changelog entry and a fix that must be made
But silence doesn't mean the danger's standing idle, still
Somewhere scanners probe the internet, hunting for the thrill

[Bridge]
Random parameters lying about their name
Path traversal walking folders just the same
Three vendors, three cracks, one Tuesday in the fall
Patch before the knock turns into a breach in the hall

[Chorus]
October seventeen, the patches dropping like rain
Ahsay got two problems wearing the same name
Cisco's gateway open, the mail room ain't secure
Check the parameter, trust nothing, that's the cure

[Outro]
Ahsay, Ahsay, double trouble in the backup lane
Cisco's gateway leaking, write access down the drain
Patch it, trace it, don't just let it sit and brew
October seventeen is teaching — now it's up to you
Three CVEs, one lesson carved in disclosure stone
Don't wait for the breach — go patch your own

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