# Hackers now exploit critical Barracuda ESG flaws to gain root access

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1 outlet covering · First listed: BleepingComputer, Nov 10, 2026, 4:10 AM · Read it: <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-barracuda-email-security-gateway-flaws-to-get-root-access/>

Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks warned that attackers have begun exploiting two recently patched Email Security Gateway (ESG) vulnerabilities that let them run commands with root privileges.

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- Nov 10, 2026, 4:10 AM: [Hackers now exploit critical Barracuda ESG flaws to gain root access](<https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-barracuda-email-security-gateway-flaws-to-get-root-access/>) — BleepingComputer (Specialist, United States)
  Cybersecurity company Barracuda Networks warned that attackers have begun exploiting two recently patched Email Security Gateway (ESG) vulnerabilities that let them run commands with root privileges.