Critical CVEs (2 of 3) — October 11, 2026

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[Verse 1]
ONLYOFFICE Docs, server humming calm
Upload an image, slide it in your palm
But hidden in the filename, a sneaky little path
A slash then two dots, pure digital legerdemain, a magician's craft
It steps outside the folder it was ever meant to see
Walks past the gate even when JWT's supposed to hold the key
Remote code execution waiting at the door
Patch that interstice — that tiny gap — before they ask for more

[Verse 2]
Flash back to twenty fifteen, ProFTPD on the scene
Site cpfr, site cpto, copy commands so clean
But permission checks were napping, access control gone lax
Remote attackers strolling through, reading, writing, no tax
Arbitrary files exposed like an open filing drawer
Config secrets, password hashes, scattered on the floor
An old bug still can bite you if the server's never updated
Improper access control — the risk is understated

[Chorus]
Dot dot slash, that's the old trick
Buffer stretched thin till the memory's sick
Access unchecked, doors left unlocked
Three critical cracks, and the clock keeps ticking, ticking, ticking

[Verse 3]
Now Citrix NetScaler, ADC and the Gateway too
Memory buffer bending past the bounds it's built to do
Operations spilling over like a cup poured past the rim
Crash the service, corrupt the data, slip a payload in through the seam
It's the kind of flaw that network traffic loves to find
Watch your version numbers, patch it, don't be left behind
No score confirmed in what we're told, but treat it grave and real
Memory safety matters — that's the lesson here to feel

[Bridge]
One's a path that wanders, one's a gate left wide
One's a buffer bursting at its edges, overflowing on the inside
Different flaws, same whisper traveling through the wire
Check your software, check your patches, don't invite the fire... wait, check your patches, raise the bar higher

[Chorus]
Dot dot slash, that's the old trick
Buffer stretched thin till the memory's sick
Access unchecked, doors left unlocked
Three critical cracks, and the clock keeps ticking, ticking, ticking

[Verse 4]
So what's a sysadmin to do when the headlines never stop?
Inventory every service, know what's running, know what's hot
Subscribe to the advisories, don't wait for the breach report
Segment the network, log the traffic, watch the firewall's fort
Validate every input, sanitize every name
Least privilege for every process, don't let the access flow the same
Because the pattern keeps repeating, the names just rearrange
Dot dot slash or buffer blown, the fix is always change

[Outro]
ONLYOFFICE, ProFTPD, Citrix in the mix
October eleventh taught you three distinct tricks
Patch the gap, guard the gate, mind the overflow
That's the news today — now you already know

[Chorus]
Dot dot slash, that's the old trick
Buffer stretched thin till the memory's sick
Access unchecked, doors left unlocked
Three critical cracks, and the clock keeps ticking, ticking, ticking

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