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The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-116606 and […] The post Critical Barracuda Security Flaws Could Let Hackers Bypass Authentication and Gain Root Access appeared first on Cyber Security News.","Barracuda has disclosed two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-116606 and CVE-2026-111560, that can be exploited together to grant attackers root access and bypass authentication on affected appliances. While exploitation requires administrative interface access, Barracuda urges customers to install the latest firmware and security updates immediately. The vendor has not reported active exploitation or identified an associated attack campaign.","Barracuda discloses two critical vulnerabilities allowing root access and authentication bypass.","https:\u002F\u002Fcybersecuritynews.com\u002Fcritical-barracuda-security-flaws\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fcybersecuritynews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FCritical-Barracuda-Security-Flaws-Could-Let-Hackers-Bypass-Authentication-and-Gain-Root-Access.webp","2026-11-04T13:07:41+00:00","2026-11-04T14:00:23.063445+00:00",8,[17,20,23,25,27,29],{"name":18,"type":19},"Barracuda","vendor",{"name":21,"type":22},"Barracuda Email Security Gateway","product",{"name":24,"type":22},"Load Balancer Application Delivery Controller",{"name":26,"type":22},"Message Archiver",{"name":28,"type":22},"WAF Control Center",{"name":30,"type":22},"Web Application 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Although exploitation currently requires access to the administrative interface, threat actors frequently target management planes once they establish a foothold. The absence of reported active exploitation creates a narrow but closing window to apply patches before attackers begin weaponizing these flaws. This incident underscores that critical network appliances are high-value targets and must be patched with the same urgency applied to internet-facing servers. 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