Cisco patches critical flaw in Secure Email Gateway appliances

Patch devices immediately

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Cisco patches critical flaw in Security Email Gateway appliances
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Cisco patches critical flaw in Security Email Gateway appliances

Businesses using Cisco Secure Email Gateways (SEG) are urged to update their systems immediately following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability that could grant attackers complete control over affected devices.

Tracked as CVE-2024-20401, the vulnerability resides in the way SEG appliances handle email attachments when specific security features are enabled. While Cisco has patched the flaw, it is class...

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