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MikroTik RouterOS flaw: how one web request can take over a router
RouterOS is the software that runs MikroTik routers, the boxes that connect a business's network to the internet. On 29 September 2026 CISA warned of a flaw in its web management page that lets an attacker take over the router with one request, before any password is asked. MikroTik had already released the fix, version 7.24, on 17 August 2026, six weeks before the flaw was made public.
Citrix NetScaler flaws: how attackers break into company networks from the internet
NetScaler is the security checkpoint at the edge of a company's network: staff working from home and customers visiting the website pass through it. In September 2026 its maker, Citrix, warned of flaws that let attackers take it over from the internet, and attackers are already using them.