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

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[Verse 1]
October seventeenth, the firewall's sweating bullets
PAN-OS got a code injection, slipping past the gate like bullets
Zero-three-two-two, that's the number on the file
Needs a login first, but once inside, attacker's wearing root's own style
Root privileges, meaning total keys to the castle
Patch it quiet, patch it quick, don't make this your next hassle
Authenticated don't mean harmless, that's the lesson here today
A foot inside the door can still walk the whole hallway

[Chorus]
Critical, critical, write it on the wall
CVE's calling, better answer when it calls
Patch before the breach, before the lights go dim
October's handing out some lessons, better learn from him

[Verse 2]
Ivanti Connect Secure, remote and unauthenticated
Spoofing the handshake, authentication deflated
One-oh-four-nine-three-five, no password, no decree
A stranger walks right through pretending to be
Commands get executed, arbitrary and cold
No badge required when the whole bypass is sold
This one's the nightmare type, the kind that skips the line
Remote, unauthenticated — underline that line

[Verse 3]
Windows Shell got ninety-six-nine-five-one in its code
Command injection hiding on a well-worn road
Security feature bypassed, slipping past the guard
Unauthorized attacker finds the gate ajar
Not root, not remote command, but still a crack worth fearing
Every bypass is a whisper that the walls aren't hearing
Patch Tuesday cousin dropping outside the usual week
Stay alert, stay humble, don't let confidence critique

[Verse 4]
Now here's the wild one, Wukong HRM, open and bare
ParamAspect's a bouncer who forgot to check who's there
Just skip the AUTH-TOKEN header, that's the whole exploit
Every HR endpoint open like a window with no bolt
Nine-point-eight on the CVSS, practically maxed the scale
A palimpsest of oversight, old code layered, patched, and frail
One-oh-eight-seven-oh-seven, remember how it's spelled
Unauthenticated access to every secret HRM held

[Chorus]
Critical, critical, write it on the wall
CVE's calling, better answer when it calls
Patch before the breach, before the lights go dim
October's handing out some lessons, better learn from him

[Bridge]
Four names, four numbers, one message plain and true
Root access, spoofed logins, bypassed gates breaking through
Check your headers, check your tokens, check the code you trust
A system's only sturdy when the patching isn't just a bust

[Outro]
Zero-three-two-two, one-oh-four-nine-three-five
Nine-six-nine-five-one keeps the bad code alive
One-oh-eight-seven-oh-seven, nine-point-eight, don't delay
Patch it now, not tomorrow — that's the price you pay

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