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Mutagen Astronomy: From Discovery to CISA Recognition—A Seven-Year Journey

Introduction On January 26, 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2018-14634 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The same vulnerability was discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) in September 2018. We nicknamed it “Mutagen Astronomy” as a tribute to the 1992 film Sneakers. In that movie, the phrase “Setec […]

Verisq™ Intelligence · 📅 February 02, 2026 · 📰 blog.qualys.com
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High
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Vulnerability
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blog.qualys.com

Introduction On January 26, 2026, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added CVE-2018-14634 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The same vulnerability was discovered by the Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) in September 2018. We nicknamed it “Mutagen Astronomy” as a tribute to the 1992 film Sneakers. In that movie, the phrase “Setec […]

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