Cyber Security News for September 14 2026 - Daily DefSec Brief

Daily DefSec Brief · Sep 14, 2026 · 6m · transcript

1. GitLab path traversal at CVSS 10, now exploited — CVE-2026-85706 — Do: Upgrade GitLab, then grep for file.path — https://watchtowr.com/resources/rapid-reaction-gitlab-critical-path-traversal-vulnerability-cve-2026-85706/ 2. ScreenConnect file-transfer flaw now has a patch — CVE-2026-84869 — Do: Upgrade ScreenConnect to 26.6.5 — https://www.connectwise.com/company/trust/security-bulletins/2026-09-08-screenconnect-bulletin 3. Artifactory chain mints admins, drops a backdoor — CVE-2026-42018, CVE-2026-42016 — Do: Patch Artifactory, audit admin accounts —…