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SANS Stormcast Thursday, January 22nd, 2026: Visual Studio Code Scripts; Cisco Unified Comm and Zoom Vuln; Insufficient Fortinet Patch; SANS SOC Survey
January 21, 2026
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Automatic Script Execution In Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code will read configuration files within the source code that may lead to code execution.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Automatic%20Script%20Execution%20In%20Visual%20Studio%20Code/32644
Cisco Unified Communications Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), Cisco Unified Communications Manager Session Management Edition (Unified CM SME), Cisco Unified Communications Manager IM & Presence Service (Unified CM IM&P), Cisco Unity Connection, and Cisco Webex Calling Dedicated Instance could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system of an affected device.
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-voice-rce-mORhqY4b
Zoom Vulnerability
A Command Injection vulnerability in Zoom Node Multimedia Routers (MMRs) before version 5.2.1716.0 may allow a meeting participant to execute remote code on the MMR via network access.
https://www.zoom.com/en/trust/security-bulletin/zsb-26001/
Possible new SSO Exploit (CVE-2025-59718) on 7.4.9
https://www.reddit.com/r/fortinet/comments/1qibdcb/possible_new_sso_exploit_cve202559718_on_749/
SANS SOC Survey
The 2026 SOC Survey is open, and we need your input to create a meaningful report. Please share your experience so we can advocate for what actually works in the trenches.
https://survey.sans.org/jfe/form/SV_3ViqWZgWnfQAzkO?is=socsurveystormcenter