// #web-security
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Drupal SA-CORE-2026-004: Highly Critical SQL Injection CVE-2026-9082 — PostgreSQL Sites Must Patch Immediately
Drupal published SA-CORE-2026-004 on 20 May, disclosing CVE-2026-9082, a highly critical unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Drupal's database abstraction API affecting sites running PostgreSQL. The flaw is zero-click and unauthenticated, and Drupal warned that exploit code turnaround would be measured in hours. CISA added the CVE to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 22 May after confirmed exploitation.
Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Infrastructure Compromised — Backdoored Plugin Pushed to 800,000 Sites
Attackers breached Nextend's update servers and distributed a fully weaponised backdoor through the official Smart Slider 3 Pro update channel, affecting WordPress and Joomla sites that auto-updated between 7–8 April 2026. The compromised version 3.5.1.35 creates rogue admin accounts, drops persistent remote access tools, and exfiltrates credentials — all delivered through the trusted plugin update mechanism.