Cyber Security News for August 18 2026 - Daily DefSec Brief

Daily DefSec Brief · Aug 18, 2026 · 4m · transcript

1. Windows Task Host privesc actively exploited by ransomware gangs — CVE-2025-60710 — BleepingComputer — https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-windows-task-host-flaw-now-exploited-by-ransomware-gangs/ 2. Ray unauthenticated RCE via DNS rebinding, actively exploited — CVE-2025-62593 — The Hacker News — https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/cisa-flags-actively-exploited-ray-flaw.html 3. GitLab GraphQL flaw lets unauth attackers delete public projects — CVE-2026-19478, CVE-2026-19650 — SecurityWeek — https://www.securityweek.com/gitlab-patches-critical-code-injection-vulnerability/ 4…