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Week in review: Salesforce and ServiceNow portals exposed for 17 months, exploited ...

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16 August 2026

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regulatory

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CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSecurity Infrastructure

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Fusion42 · 16 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Security researchers discovered that Salesforce and ServiceNow portals worldwide were exposed and accessed without authorization for 17 months due to functionality working as designed. This exposure has significant privacy and data security implications for organisations relying on these platforms.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software and Security Infrastructure.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Your reliance on Salesforce and ServiceNow portals now carries hidden risk from platform design flaws that leak data silently. You must urgently audit your portal configurations and tighten access controls to avoid becoming the next victim.

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1 source · 16 Aug 2026

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