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VU#748485: Unauthenticated configuration modification vulnerability in Central Office Services – Content Hosting Component

Overview
A security flaw exists in the configuration management endpoint of the DRC INSIGHT software, allowing an unauthenticated user with access to the same network as the server to modify the server’s configuration file. This could enable data exfiltration, traffic redirection, or service disruption.
Description
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) provides software for test proctoring, including the web-based DRC INSIGHT platform. A component of this platform, Central Office Services (COS), is typically deployed on a school or district local area network to host and distribute testing content to student devices.
COS uses a unified API router that serves both public content functions, such as exam delivery, and administrative functions, without meaningful separation between content-serving APIs and management APIs.
The /v0/configuration administrative endpoint is accessible to systems on the same network as the COS server without authentication or origin validation. Any unauthenticated user or compromised device with network access to the server may submit requests that modify the server’s configuration file. The endpoint accepts and persists user-supplied JSON payloads without validating content, checking authorization, or verifying the safety of requested configuration changes. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-5756.
Impact
Exploitation could allow an attacker to exfiltrate student data by overwriting storage configuration values or credentials so that test artifacts, responses, or audio recordings are sent to attacker-controlled external services instead of intended DRC-managed destinations. An attacker could also intercept or manipulate outbound traffic by inserting a malicious httpsProxy setting, causing HTTPS communications with DRC validation or content services to pass through an attacker-controlled proxy. In addition, malformed JSON, invalid port bindings, or incorrect service endpoints could disrupt operations by preventing the server from starting or interfering with active assessments.
Mitigations
Coordination with the vendor was unsuccessful, and no patch is currently available. Organizations that are unable to update or modify the application should restrict network access to the COS server by placing it on a dedicated, isolated network segment accessible only to trusted administrative systems. Student and guest networks should not be permitted to reach the server.
Host-based or network firewalls should be used to restrict access to the /v0/configuration endpoint, ideally limiting access to localhost or specifically authorized administrative IP addresses. Outbound network traffic should be restricted to approved destinations, such as DRC infrastructure, and monitored for unexpected connections to unknown storage services or proxy endpoints.
Administrators should enable logging and monitoring capable of detecting requests to the /v0/configuration endpoint, unauthorized configuration changes, and unusual outbound traffic patterns. Services should run with least privilege, with write access to configuration files limited wherever possible. Signed backups of configuration files should be maintained and their integrity verified before restoration or redeployment.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Caen Jones for responsibly disclosing this vulnerability.
Document prepared by Timur Snoke with the assistance of AI.

VU#518910: Ollama GGUF Quantization Remote Memory Leak

Overview
Ollama’s model quantization engine contains a vulnerability that allows an attacker with access to the model upload interface to read and potentially exfiltrate heap memory from the server. This issue may lead to unintended behavior, including unauthorized access to sensitive data and, in some cases, broader system compromise.
Description
Ollama is an open-source tool designed to run large language models (LLMs) locally on personal systems, including macOS, Windows, and Linux. Ollama supports model quantization, an optimization technique that reduces the numerical precision used in models to improve performance and efficiency.
An out-of-bounds heap read/write vulnerability has been identified in Ollama’s model processing engine. By uploading a specially crafted GPT-Generated Unified Format (GGUF) file and triggering the quantization process, an attacker can cause the server to read beyond intended memory boundaries and write the leaked data into a new model layer.
CVE-2026-5757: Unauthenticated remote information disclosure vulnerability in Ollama’s model quantization engine allows an attacker to read and exfiltrate the server’s heap memory, potentially leading to sensitive data exposure, further compromise, and stealthy persistence.
The vulnerability is caused by three combined factors:

No Bounds Checking: The quantization engine trusts tensor metadata (like element count) from the user-supplied GGUF file header without verifying it against the actual size of the provided data.
Unsafe Memory Access: Go’s unsafe.Slice is used to create a memory slice based on the attacker-controlled element count, which can extend far beyond the legitimate data buffer and into the application’s heap.
Data Exfiltration Path: The out-of-bounds heap data is inadvertently processed and written into a new model layer. Ollama’s registry API can then be used to “push” this layer to an attacker-controlled server, effectively exfiltrating the leaked memory.

Impact
An attacker with access to the model upload interface can exploit this vulnerability to read from or write to heap memory. This may result in exposure of sensitive data, data exfiltration, and potentially full system compromise.
Solution
Unfortunately, we were unable to reach the vendor to coordinate this vulnerability, and a patch is not yet available to address this vulnerability. The underlying issue should be addressed by implementing proper bounds checking to ensure that tensor metadata is validated against the actual size of the provided data before any memory operations are performed.
As an interim mitigation, access to the model upload functionality should be restricted or disabled, particularly in environments exposed to untrusted users or networks. Deployments should be limited to local or otherwise trusted network environments where possible. If model uploads are required for operational reasons, only models from trusted and verifiable sources should be accepted, and appropriate validation controls should be applied to reduce risk.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the reporter Jeremy Brown, who detected the vulnerability through AI-assisted vulnerability research. This document was written by Timur Snoke.

VU#890999: Radware Alteon has a reflected XSS vulnerability that can execute JavaScript in the host browser

Overview
Radware Alteon has a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the parameter ReturnTo of the route /protected/login. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript in the host browser.
Description
CVE-2026-5754: Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Radware Alteon 34.5.4.0 vADC load-balancer allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts into the website, potentially leading to unauthorized actions, data theft, or other malicious activities.
A reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the ReturnTo parameter of the /protected/login route in Radware Alteon version 34.5.4.0. The vulnerability arises from the lack of user input sanitization, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts. Specifically, when a user requests a resource that redirects to a Microsoft SAML login page, the load-balancer redirects the user to the login page with a ReturnTo parameter that fails to sanitize user input. An attacker can exploit this by injecting a malicious payload in the ReturnTo parameter, which will be executed in the victim’s browser.
An example attack flow is below:

Attacker creates link with XSS payload in ReturnTo parameter.
Victim clicks malicious link, redirecting to login page.
Load-balancer reflects malicious ReturnTo parameter, executing XSS payload.
Attacker performs JavaScript code execution in the victim’s browser.

Impact
The impact of this vulnerability is significant, as it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a victim’s browser. Doing so enables a range of harmful activities, including the following: stealing session cookies and sensitive data; performing unauthorized actions on behalf of the victim; tricking users into falling for phishing attacks; and damaging a website’s reputation and user trust.
Solution
Unfortunately, we were unable to reach the vendor to coordinate this vulnerability. The vendor, Radware, has acknowledged the vulnerability in their customer portal and plans to patch it in the next version, 34.5.7.0. This version was expected to be released on March 31st, 2026, based upon the release notes, but it is unclear if this release occurred and included a fix. In the meantime, users are advised to take precautions to prevent exploitation, such as validating and encoding user input.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to the reporter, Loinaz Merino Cerrajeria, for bringing this vulnerability to our attention.This document was written by Timur Snoke.

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