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‼️ A newly disclosed critical Linux kernel flaw, PwnEscape (CVE-2026-99999), lets code inside guest VMs read host memory and enabled VM escape with root access in lab tests.

Read - https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/critical-pwnescape-linux-kernel.html

Vercel confirmed the memory leak in its live production sandboxes during its $1 million security challenge.

The flaw lies in Linux networking, not the hypervisor, with implications beyond Vercel.
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