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HTTP2Shell CVE-2026-111497: one Brotli decoder bug reaches every HTTP stack. Node.js, Bun, Python and Chromium are patched, while bundled copies in .NET, PHP, Ruby, DuckDB, ClickHouse, Arrow, MuPDF and 7-Zip are still exposed
CVEVulnerability Intelligence

HTTP2Shell (CVE-2026-111497): The Brotli RCE Hitting Node.js, Python and More

HTTP2Shell (CVE-2026-111497), first called Node2Shell, is a Brotli decoder flaw that can lead to remote code execution in Node.js, Python, Bun and any app that decodes untrusted br content. Affected versions, exposure paths, checks and fixes.

Oct 24, 202618 min
Introducing Red Loop: continuous, proven offensive testing of your whole attack surface
Offensive SecurityCTEM

Introducing Red Loop: continuous, proven testing of your whole attack surface

Red Loop brings continuous offensive testing to Strobes Attack Surface Management. It discovers what you own, scans it the same way every time, and sends results to AI agents that attack and validate them. Only proven findings reach your queue.

Oct 22, 202614 min
PHP2Shell CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 leaked PHP flaws exposing PHP servers
CVEVulnerability Intelligence

PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619): Leaked PHP Flaws and What to Do Now

PHP2Shell: two leaked critical PHP RCE flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, rated CVSS 9.2. What's confirmed, which PHP versions get the fix, and what to do before and after the October 21 patch.

Oct 21, 202610 min
Your board will ask you to prove it: board-ready security evidence with exposures found, risks ranked and fixes tracked
Thought LeadershipCTEM

Your board won't ask if you're secure anymore. It will ask you to prove it.

Boards now ask for evidence that cyber risk is within appetite. What board-ready security evidence looks like, how to govern autonomous testing, and how to get it into your 2027 plan.

Oct 8, 20269 min
Why your annual penetration test is already obsolete: one tested release in January, eleven months of untested releases since
Penetration TestingCTEM

Why your annual penetration test is already obsolete

Your annual pentest describes an environment that no longer exists. Here is how continuous offensive security testing closes the gap, and what it takes to run one.

Oct 7, 202615 min
Biggest data breaches of September 2026 - Strobes
Data BreachesCybersecurity

Biggest data breaches of September 2026

153 million driver's licenses claimed, 23.6 million Gyazo records confirmed. September 2026's biggest breaches, with every number sourced.

Oct 6, 202618 min
How Strobes agents test Android apps on your own devices
Penetration TestingAI Security

Strobes Agentic Pentesting Now Tests Android Apps on Your Own Devices

Strobes Agentic Pentesting now runs Android app pentesting on your own phones and emulators: live crawling, traffic interception, Frida instrumentation, and verified findings.

Oct 6, 202612 min
Top CVEs September 2026: four zero-days, and patching was not the fix
CVEVulnerability Intelligence

Top CVEs of September 2026: Four Zero-Days, and Patching Wasn’t the Fix

Four of September 2026’s top five CVEs were exploited before a patch existed. Fix order, fixed builds, and the compromise check each one needs.

Oct 5, 202610 min
Strobes joins OpenAI Daybreak Trusted Access for Cyber program
AI SecurityOffensive Security

Strobes joins OpenAI's Daybreak program

OpenAI gates its cyber models behind an application, identity checks, and workspace scoping. Strobes is now verified for Daybreak.

Sep 28, 20264 min
Where your data goes during an AI pentest: agentic pentesting data security featured image
Penetration TestingAI Security

Where your data goes during an AI pentest

Session tokens, customer records, error traces. Here's exactly where that data goes during an agentic pentest, and what to ask any vendor.

Sep 24, 202623 min