Episode 152: August 31, 2026
Download MP3On today's Signal Check, we dig into ServiceNow's critical AI platform vulnerabilities scoring a perfect ten, over 8,300 Gitea servers sitting exposed to remote code execution, and a new Linux privilege escalation exploit called Omarchy that's got security teams scrambling. Adrian covers the overnight moves that turned someone's coffee cold and explains why these aren't next-week problems.
On today's Signal Check, we dig into ServiceNow's critical AI platform vulnerabilities scoring a perfect ten, over 8,300 Gitea servers sitting exposed to remote code execution, and a new Linux privilege escalation exploit called Omarchy that's got security teams scrambling. Adrian covers the overnight moves that turned someone's coffee cold and explains why these aren't next-week problems.
Stories covered:
- Three CVSS 10.0 ServiceNow Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Execute Code and SQL (The Hacker News) - https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/three-cvss-100-servicenow-flaws-could.html
- Over 8,300 Gitea servers vulnerable to code execution attacks (BleepingComputer) - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-8-300-gitea-servers-vulnerable-to-code-execution-attacks/
- Omarchy: Any User Process Can Escalate to Root (Hacker News) - https://0xcc.io/posts/omarchy-root-creds/
- Blandine L’Hirondel Wins the UTMB and Nearly Loses Half Her Lead In The Final Kilometers (Marathon Handbook) - https://marathonhandbook.com/2026-utmb-womens-results/
- European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy (Hacker News) - https://reclaimthenet.org/eu-protecteu-strategy-encryption-backdoor-law-enforcement
- I asked 100 companies for my data. Some deleted it instead. (Ars Technica) - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/i-asked-100-companies-for-my-data-some-deleted-it-instead/
