A 9.8-severity flaw (CVE-2026-24061) in GNU InetUtils telnetd allows remote authentication bypass and root access in versions ...

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Despite appearing rather complex at first glance, the Linux terminal is a nifty tool for most tasks, be it installing new packages or troubleshooting the most obscure errors. That said, enabling root ...

Several MacFixIt readers have reported problems disabling root user access using NetInfo Manager in Mac OS X 10.3.x. Though NetInfo indicates that Root access is being disabled, but users are still ...

AWS has introduced a new capability for AWS Organizations members, allowing administrators to centrally manage and restrict root-user access across multiple AWS accounts. This update enhances security ...

Sudo, the main command in Linux that allows users to run tasks, has been found to have a vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to execute commands as a root user. The vulnerability, known as ...

A coordinated campaign has been observed targeting a recently disclosed critical-severity vulnerability that has been present ...

There is a surprising and serious security leak in Mac OS X 10.1. It allows you get root access without needing to know the password for the root account. With root access, you have "superuser" ...

A security researcher has found a way that an attacker could leverage the macOS version of Zoom to gain access over the entire operating system. Details of the exploit were released in a presentation ...