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- 1HTML maxlength attribute found to block Vanguard loginsโ<input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard
A developer has written about how a password input tag using the maxlength attribute set to 20 prevented them from logging into Vanguard, the US investment firm. Longer passwords get silently truncated before submission, so authentication fails even though the user types the correct credentials. The piece argues the attribute is harmful in password fields and urges developers to avoid limiting password length, a pitfall other sites may share.
- 2Rogue AI agents expose the internet's frail foundationโผRogue AI agents expose internet's frail foundation
New reporting examines how autonomous AI agents are straining systems the internet was never designed to handle. As agents browse, buy, and negotiate on their own, they are testing basic web infrastructure such as authentication, bot detection, and site access rules, exposing gaps that websites and security teams are struggling to close, according to recent coverage from Axios and Yahoo Tech.
- 3Experts question whether web authentication is sustainableโผDoes anyone else get the feeling that the way the world authenticates to thousands of services on the Web, and the curre
A cybersecurity commentator is asking whether the way the world authenticates to thousands of online services is sustainable, arguing that current login systems outpace the technical literacy of users across generations. The remark has struck a chord among information security professionals, who regularly point to passwords, phishing, and inconsistent security standards as growing problems. It feeds into a wider debate over passkeys, multi-factor authentication, and how to design account security that ordinary people can actually manage.
- 4Cisco security advisory flags zero-day SD-WAN web authentication flawโผhttps:// sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/securi ty/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-webauth-xr8beuuU # ZeroDa
A new Cisco security advisory is circulating among cybersecurity professionals, describing a vulnerability in Cisco SD-WAN's web authentication component labelled as a zero-day. Security commentators are sharing the advisory link on Infosec forums, tagging it with zero-day and SD-WAN hashtags, urging network administrators to review their Cisco SD-WAN deployments for the flaw and apply recommended mitigations or patches.
- 5Fastify vulnerability allows authentication bypass via malformed URLsโผ๐จ EUVD-2026-70988 ๐ Score: 7.5/10 (CVSS v3.1) ๐ฆ Product: fastify ๐ข Vendor: fastify ๐ Updated: 2026-09-30 ๐ fastify vulne
A newly catalogued vulnerability, EUVD-2026-70988, affects the Fastify web framework, rated 7.5 out of 10 on the CVSS v3.1 scale. The flaw allows authentication bypass when malformed URLs reach encapsulated not-found handlers, meaning requests intended to be blocked could slip through route protections. Fastify is a widely used Node.js framework, so developers running exposed services are being urged to review the advisory and update to a patched version.
- 6Apache HTTP Server vulnerability EUVD-2026-90892 disclosedโ๐จ EUVD-2026-90892 ๐ Score: n/a ๐ฆ Product: Apache HTTP Server ๐ข Vendor: Apache Software Foundation ๐ Updated: 2026-10-01
A new vulnerability, EUVD-2026-90892, has been recorded for the Apache HTTP Server, maintained by the Apache Software Foundation. The flaw involves missing authentication checks in the mod_auth_digest module in versions before 2.4.69, potentially allowing unauthenticated access. Users are advised to update to a patched release. The entry was updated on 1 October 2026.
- 7Cloudflare to issue quantum-safe TLS certificatesโCloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates The move will be part of a major overhaul of the ecosystem for w
Cloudflare has announced plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates as part of a major overhaul of the website authentication ecosystem. The move is aimed at protecting encrypted web traffic against future attacks by quantum computers, which could eventually break today's widely used cryptographic algorithms. Security watchers are highlighting it as a significant step toward post-quantum encryption across the web.