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Real-time infrastructure status and threat intelligence for South African and global providers we depend on. SoftSol monitors every alert listed here and responds across managed client environments. Click What this means & how we respond on any item for context and assurance.
Infrastructure & Connectivity
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Transit & Upstream
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Mann IT Intl gateway 102.218.205.193; International probes (New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore) (4 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Mann IT SA gateway 102.218.205.193; South Africa probes (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria) (3 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Xneelo Intl gateway 156.38.217.49; International probes (New York, London, Frankfurt, Singapore) (4 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Globalping ICMP to Xneelo SA gateway 156.38.217.49; South Africa probes (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria) (3 probes, 4 packets each, OK when loss <= 20%)
Check method: Operator portal reachability (TCP)
Check method: Operator portal reachability (TCP)
Hosting & Data Centres
Check method: Official Xneelo status feed / TCP fallback
Internet Exchanges (INX-ZA)
Fibre & Open Access Networks
Local ISPs
Public DNS & Resolvers
Check method: Resolver endpoint reachability (TCP/443)
Check method: Resolver endpoint reachability (TCP/443)
Cloud Platforms
Check method: Official Google Cloud status feed
Check method: Official Azure RSS status feed
Check method: Synthetic TCP connection test to af-south-1 endpoint
Mobile Networks
Check method: Mobile operator portal reachability (TCP)
Subsea Cables
Check method: Cable operator portal reachability (TCP)
Check method: Cable operator portal reachability (TCP)
Check method: Cable operator portal reachability (TCP)
Regional Internet Registry
Check method: Official AFRINIC status feed / portal fallback
Provider maintenance
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Window: 2026-09-10 00:00 SAST – 2026-09-11 06:00 SAST
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Window: 2026-09-10 04:00 SAST – 2026-09-10 07:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in DFW (Dallas) datacenter on 2026-09-10 between 06:00 and 11:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latenc
Window: 2026-09-10 08:00 SAST – 2026-09-10 13:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in PHX (Phoenix) datacenter on 2026-09-10 between 06:30 and 14:30 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in laten
Window: 2026-09-10 08:30 SAST – 2026-09-10 16:30 SAST
LAX (Los Angeles) on 2026-09-10
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in LAX (Los Angeles) datacenter on 2026-09-10 between 07:00 and 15:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in l
Window: 2026-09-10 09:00 SAST – 2026-09-10 17:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in DEN (Denver) datacenter on 2026-09-10 between 09:00 and 13:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in latenc
Window: 2026-09-10 11:00 SAST – 2026-09-10 15:00 SAST
LED (Saint Petersburg) on 2026-09-10
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in LED (Saint Petersburg) datacenter on 2026-09-10 between 10:00 and 17:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase
Window: 2026-09-10 12:00 SAST – 2026-09-10 19:00 SAST
We will be performing scheduled maintenance in ORD (Chicago) datacenter on 2026-09-11 between 05:00 and 11:00 UTC. Traffic might be re-routed from this location, hence there is a possibility of a slight increase in laten
Window: 2026-09-11 07:00 SAST – 2026-09-11 13:00 SAST
Threat Intelligence & Vulnerabilities
USN-8716-2: FFmpeg vulnerabilities
USN-8716-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in FFmpeg. This update provides the corresponding fix for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled cer
USN-8675-2: Perl vulnerabilities
USN-8675-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Perl. This update provides the corresponding fix for Perl on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled short s
USN-8739-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 L
USN-8670-3: curl vulnerability
USN-8670-1 fixed a vulnerability in curl. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: Joshua Rogers discovered that curl incorrectly handled reusi
USN-8679-2: Vim vulnerability
USN-8679-1 fixed a vulnerability in Vim. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Vim incorrectly handled certain tags f
USN-8738-1: FFmpeg vulnerabilities
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain video frames when using the hqdn3d filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (
USN-8737-1: GNU C Library vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU C Library had a buffer overflow in the strfmon function when handling right-justification padding. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
USN-8736-1: Perl vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain large inputs during regular expression matching. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger out-of-bounds heap reads or writes, result
USN-8735-1: HSQLDB vulnerability
It was discovered that HSQLDB incorrectly handled specially crafted database files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files.
CVE-2026-19490 — Citrix NetScaler Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulner
Vendor: Citrix · Product: NetScaler · Action due: 2026-09-12. Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway contain an authentication-bypass vulnerability involving an alternate path or channel. When the
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USN-8734-1: PHP vulnerabilities
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled Apache map decoding in SOAP servers with a typemap configured. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause a NULL pointer dereference, resulting in a
CVE-2026-75650 — Adobe Commerce and Magento Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a
Vendor: Adobe · Product: Commerce and Magento · Action due: 2026-09-11. Adobe Commerce and Magento Open Source contain an improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine vulnerab
CVE-2026-81963 — Microsoft Windows Link Following Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft · Product: Windows · Action due: 2026-09-22. Microsoft Windows Update Stack contains a link following vulnerability that allows a local attacker to escalate privileges locally up to
CVE-2026-86218 — N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability
Vendor: N-able · Product: N-central · Action due: 2026-09-11. N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.
CVE-2026-85880 — Microsoft Windows Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor: Microsoft · Product: Windows · Action due: 2026-09-22. Microsoft Windows Advanced Local Procedure Call contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to elevate pr
CVE-2026-85046 — Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
Vendor: Google · Product: Chromium V8 · Action due: 2026-09-18. Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox vi
CVE-2026-59822 — BerriAI LiteLLM Improper Authentication Vulnerability
Vendor: BerriAI · Product: LiteLLM · Action due: 2026-09-16. BerriAI LiteLLM contains an improper authentication vulnerability in the MCP Streamable HTTP endpoint that could allow an unauthenticated a
Critical MikroTik Vulnerability - Patch Now, (Sun, Sep 6th)
Mikrotik released a patch late last week for an already-exploited vulnerability. The vulnerability allows an SSH authentication bypass and is already being exploited. At this point, assume compromise.
History for the last seven days
Connectivity and security snapshots are recorded every 15 minutes. Data older than seven days is purged automatically.
Y-axis: Operational (0), Degraded (1), Incident / active threat (2). Hover a point for the status text at that time.
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