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2022 Top Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities   Advisory

Aug 4, 2023 - This advisory provides details on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) routinely and frequently exploited by malicious cyber actors in 2022 and the associated Common Weakness Enumeration(s) (CWE).

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Multiple vulnerabilities present in VMware products   Alert

Aug 4, 2022 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC) is aware of multiple vulnerabilities in VMware products. Affected Australian organisations should take appropriate action.

Cyber security priorities for boards of directors 2025-26   Publication

Oct 30, 2025 - This advice outlines questions boards can ask of management and their organisation to understand its cyber security posture in the current cyber threat environment.

Multiple Vulnerabilities In Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (Ivanti EPMM)   Alert

May 14, 2025 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s (ASD) Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of two vulnerabilities, one medium and one high severity, in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM). The ASD’s ACSC recommends organisations patch to the latest version of Ivanti EPMM, available through Ivanti’s download portal, and investigate whether their systems have been compromised.

Multiple vulnerabilities affecting Cisco ASA 5500-X Series devices   Alert

Sep 26, 2025 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of multiple vulnerabilities impacting Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500-X Series models that are running Cisco ASA Software or Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software.

Cisco reports active exploitation of these vulnerabilities globally. ASD’s ACSC has also observed targeting in Australia.

Australian Signals Directorate’s Cyber Security Partnership Program   Program

The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Partnership Program enables Australian organisations and individuals to engage with the ASD's ACSC and fellow partners, drawing on collective understanding, experience, skills and capability to lift cyber resilience across the Australian economy.

Critical vulnerability in Pulse/Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and Neurons for ZTA gateways (CVE-2025-22457)   Alert

Apr 4, 2025 - Ivanti have released information regarding active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure and Neurons for ZTA gateways (CVE-2025-22457). ASD’s ACSC recommends customers follow the advice contained in Ivanti’s Security Advisory and assess their environments for malicious activity.

Exploitation of existing Fortinet Vulnerabilities    Alert

Apr 11, 2025 - Fortinet has released information regarding exploitation of previously known vulnerabilities affecting Fortinet devices.
ASD’s ACSC recommends customers follow the advice contained in Fortinet’s advisory page.

ASD's ACSC and international partners encourage action to mitigate risks for Log4j vulnerability   News

Dec 23, 2021 - ASD's ACSC and cyber security agency partners have issued a joint statement and advisory on the Log4j vulnerability providing technical details, mitigations and resources to help address the critical software flaw.

Next.js authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-29927)   Alert

Mar 25, 2025 - An authentication bypass in the middleware layer of Next.js can allow a remote attacker to bypass security checks. Customers should update to the patched version immediately.

Critical vulnerabilities in Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes   Alert

Mar 26, 2025 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) is aware of critical vulnerabilities affecting Ingress-NGINX Controller for Kubernetes. Customers should update to the latest patched version immediately.

Critical vulnerability in Ivanti CSA 4.6 (Cloud Services Appliance)   Alert

Sep 20, 2024 - Ivanti has released a security advisory addressing a critical vulnerability affecting Ivanti CSA 4.6 (Cloud Services Appliance). The vulnerability affects Ivanti CSA 4.6 before Patch 519.

Potential SolarWinds Orion compromise   Alert

Jan 25, 2021 - FireEye identifies global campaign leveraging malicious updates to SolarWinds software.

2022-02: Australian organisations should urgently adopt an enhanced cyber security posture   Advisory

Apr 28, 2022 - Entities should follow ACSC advice and act on improving their resilience within a heightened threat environment.

Critical security vulnerability affecting Apache Struts2 below 6.4.0.   Alert

Dec 13, 2024 - ASD’s ACSC is aware of a critical vulnerability impacting Apache Struts2 below 6.4.0 (CVE-2024-53677).

Critical Vulnerability in FortiOS   Alert

Feb 9, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD's ACSC) is aware of a critical (9.6) vulnerability (CVE-2024-21762) in Fortinet FortiOS devices.

FortiOS & FortiProxy - Authentication bypass in Node.js websocket module vulnerability   Alert

Jan 15, 2025 - Fortinet has released information regarding an identified vulnerability in FortiOS version 7.0 and FortiProxy versions 7.0 and 7.2 instances. ASD’s ACSC recommends customers follow the advice contained in Fortinet’s notification.

Russian State-Sponsored and Criminal Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure   Advisory

May 17, 2022 - The cybersecurity authorities of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA). The intent of this joint CSA is to warn organizations that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has altered the geopolitical balance in ways that could expose organizations both within and beyond the region to increased malicious cyber activity. This activity may occur as a response to the unprecedented economic costs imposed on Russia as well as materiel support provided by the United States and U.S. allies and partners.

Critical vulnerability in ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect   Alert

Feb 25, 2024 - The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre ( ASD’s ACSC) is aware of a critical vulnerability affecting ConnectWise’s ScreenConnect. Customers should update to the patched version immediately.