Daily Cyber News: Active SiteGuard attacks can seize servers with full privileges

Attackers are actively exploiting SiteGuard Server Edition to run operating-system commands with root or SYSTEM privileges. The issue affects the statistics function in host-based web application firewall instances, and that function is enabled by default. The vendor says its technology protects more than 1.5 million websites, while WordPress statistics show five hundred thousand active sites.

Key context: This matters because a security product with system-level control can become a powerful entry point when its own functions are abused.

Additional detail: The larger lesson is to treat internet-facing defense tools as privileged infrastructure.

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