Critical Patches Released for New Flaws in Cisco, Fortinet, VMware Products

Cisco, Fortinet, and VMware published security fixes for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities impacting Cisco Expressway Series (CSRF leading to configuration changes/DoS), Fortinet FortiSIEM (command injection/RCE bypasses of prior fixes, PoC available), and VMware Aria Operations for Networks (local privilege escalation, XSS, and sensitive file access). Patches and version upgrades are provided by vendors; organizations using affected versions are advised to patch immediately due to high CVSS scores and an available FortiSIEM PoC.