Thrangrycat security flaw uncovered in Cisco routers, firewalls and switches

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'Thrangrycat' enables attackers to circumvent Cisco Trust Anchor module and perform remote code injection exploiting another root execution flaw

Cisco router, firewall and switch users have been warned about a vulnerability, dubbed 'Thrangrycat', affecting the devices' Trust Anchor module.  Identified by researchers at Red Balloon Securi...

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