India, Feb. 5 -- Tenable Research has identified two major vulnerabilities, collectively referred to as "LookOut", in Google Looker, a widely used business intelligence platform serving more than 60,000 organisations across 195 countries. The flaws could allow attackers to take control of affected systems or gain access to sensitive corporate information.

The most serious issue involves a remote code execution (RCE) chain that enables attackers to run malicious commands on a Looker server from a remote location. This could allow them to assume full control of the system, access confidential data, manipulate analytics, or move laterally within internal networks. In cloud-based deployments, the vulnerability could also create the risk of c...