Today’s entries converge on a quiet battlefield: developer infrastructure. From GitHub runner attacks to GitLab injection flaws, the tools we trust to build the future are now being used to backdoor it. Even as money flows into securing APIs, one question looms: who’s watching the platforms themselves?
🔐 StackHawk Raises $12M to Expand API Security Platform
StackHawk’s funding surge reflects the critical need for runtime API scanning and dynamic security testing. With APIs now the backbone of modern apps, the move reinforces this truth: exposure is logic, not just endpoints.
🔗 https://pulse2.com/stackhawk-12-million-secured-for-api-security-platform/
💸 Open Source Security Gets a Funding Boost — But Who Controls the Fixes?
A Reddit thread sparks discussion around recent increases in funding for open-source security, but highlights a deeper question: money doesn’t equal strategy. Who decides what gets patched? Who audits the dependencies?
🔗 https://www.reddit.com/r/blueteamsec/comments/1ku870z/o_security_does_more_money_for_open_source/
⚠️ Security Vulnerabilities Found in Open-Source Document Rendering Tools
A new disclosure reveals multiple vulnerabilities in open-source libraries used to render HTML and Markdown — often buried inside developer tools, dashboards, and static site generators. It’s not just about CVEs — it’s about code hygiene.
🔗 https://www.reddit.com/r/blueteamsec/comments/1ku6le1/multiple_security_vulnerabilities_have_been/
🪟 COMdotNETExploit: Bypassing Windows Protected Process Light (PPL)
A new proof-of-concept exploit shows how COM objects can be abused to bypass Windows PPL protections — offering attackers a stealthy privilege escalation path on modern systems. Even hardened surfaces still crack at the seams.
🔗 https://meterpreter.org/comdotnetexploit-poc-for-windows-ppl-bypass-via-com-to-net/
🐙 GitHub Self-Hosted Runners Targeted in New Enumeration Attack Toolkit
An attack framework has been released that enumerates and targets GitHub self-hosted runners — offering ways to hijack CI/CD workflows, secrets, and tokens. Automation doesn’t eliminate risk — it multiplies it.
🔗 https://meterpreter.org/github-attack-toolkit-github-self-hosted-runner-enumeration-and-attack-tool/
🧪 GitLab “Duo Inject” Vulnerability Revealed
Researchers detail a GitLab injection flaw allowing attackers to manipulate Duo MFA integrations and potentially bypass secure auth flows. Identity infrastructure remains dangerously exposed when nested APIs go unchecked.
🔗 https://cybersecuritynews.com/gitlab-duo-inject-vulnerability/
💭 Reflection
Day 144 reminds me of this:
The future isn’t just being written in code — it’s being attacked through it.
As I stay locked into CISSP study mode, I’m seeing how the layers connect:
Governance gaps in open source Identity bypasses in automation Infrastructure flaws inside security tools themselves
This isn’t about paranoia — it’s about precision.
Because when attackers use your dev tools against you…
…it’s not just a breach. It’s a betrayal of trust you didn’t know you gave. 🧠🖥️🔍
