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Signal Note: Control Failures Surface Before Remediation Pathways Exist
Observed divergence between active exploitation and formal control recognition.
CybersecurityHQ Editorial
14 Jan
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Signal 1 — Gogs CVE-2025-8110 added to KEV
Source: CISA, Wiz Discovered: July 2025 KEV Added: January 12, 2026 Exploitation: Active
KEV inclusion without an available patch creates a remediation asymmetry.
Signal 2 — ServiceNow AI agent impersonation flaw (CVE-2025-12420)
Source: AppOmni, ServiceNow Discovered: 2025 Public Disclosure: January 2026 Exploitation: None confirmed
AI agent impersonation collapses the boundary between user identity and automated authority.
Signal 3 — VoidLink cloud-native Linux malware framework
Source: Check Point Research Discovered: December 2025 Published: January 13, 2026 Exploitation: None confirmed
Framework maturity without confirmed infections indicates pre-operational tooling.
Signal 4 — FortiSIEM unauthenticated RCE (CVE-2025-64155)
Source: Horizon3.ai, Fortinet Discovered: August 2025 Advisory: January 13, 2026 Exploitation: Referenced in threat actor logs
Monitoring infrastructure RCE alters assumed trust boundaries.
AUDIENCE_SCOPE: CISO_ONLY
VERDICT_MODE: INSTITUTIONAL_FRAME
PRESSURE_CLASS: COMPOSITE
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