All news with #active exploitation tag

🛡️ This week’s ThreatsDay covers a broad set of active risks: a critical Redis XACKDEL stack‑overflow RCE (CVE‑2025‑62507, CVSS 8.8) with ~2,924 servers affected, signed malware campaigns by BaoLoader, and surging abuse of legitimate RMM tools delivered by phishing. Researchers also disclosed RCE in AI/ML libraries via Hydra.instantiate() misuse and a new voice‑cloning evasion technique, VocalBridge. Multiple OT, Wi‑Fi, and smart‑contract incidents — and law‑enforcement activity — round out this week’s notable developments. Prioritize patches, certificate vetting, and account hygiene.

🚨 Check Point Research reports large-scale active exploitation of CVE-2025-37164, a critical remote code execution flaw in HPE OneView. The campaign, attributed to the RondoDox botnet, generated tens of thousands of automated attack attempts that were blocked by Check Point defenses. The issue was reported to CISA and added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on January 7, 2026; organizations should patch immediately.

⚠️ Festo SE & Co. KG and CISA report that numerous Festo firmware products contain undocumented remote-accessible functions and missing port/protocol documentation, tracked as CVE-2022-3270 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8. An unauthenticated remote attacker could leverage these undocumented protocol functions to cause full loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Festo intends to address the issue by updating technical user manuals in the next product versions; operators should meanwhile reduce network exposure, enforce firewalls, and use VPNs and encrypted links.

🚨 On Saturday, 10 January, the city of Halle (Saale) experienced a widespread false alarm when all sirens sounded around 10:00 p.m., accompanied by an English announcement: “Active shooter. Lockdown now.” City officials, including Mayor Alexander Vogt and security head Tobias Teschner, said the alert was likely triggered by external access to the siren system and not by local, state, or federal authorities. Authorities have secured the system, filed a police report, and are investigating; the municipal website was briefly unavailable due to high visitor traffic rather than a targeted DDoS, and resilience measures have been implemented.

🔴 On Dec. 19, 2025, MongoDB disclosed MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847), a critical unauthenticated memory-disclosure in MongoDB Server stemming from handling of zlib-compressed wire messages. An attacker with network access to TCP/27017 can cause the server to return heap memory that may include cleartext credentials, API keys, session tokens, and PII. A public PoC and active exploitation were observed; MongoDB Atlas was auto-patched while self-hosted deployments require immediate manual updates and mitigations such as disabling zlib compression and restricting inbound access.

⚠️ CISA has added a high-severity flaw in Gogs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list after active attacks were observed. Tracked as CVE-2025-8110 (CVSS v4.0 8.7), the issue stems from improper handling of symbolic links in the PutContents API and allows authenticated users to overwrite files outside repositories, potentially enabling remote code execution. Wiz reported hundreds of compromises and Censys shows over 1,600 exposed instances; no official patch is yet available, so administrators should apply immediate mitigations such as disabling open registration and restricting access.

🔔 CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog: CVE-2026-20805, a Microsoft Windows information disclosure issue identified as being actively exploited. This vulnerability type is a common attack vector and presents significant risks to the federal enterprise. Under BOD 22-01, Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies are required to remediate KEV entries by prescribed due dates, and CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation. CISA will continue to update the KEV Catalog as new exploited CVEs meet its criteria.

⚠️ CISA has added CVE-2025-8110 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after reports of active exploitation targeting Gogs. The high-severity (CVSS 8.7) flaw is a path traversal in the repository file editor's PutContents API that mishandles symbolic links and can lead to remote code execution. There is not yet an official upstream patch, though GitHub pull requests show fixes have been merged and maintainers say new images will include the correction once built. Until patched, users should disable default open-registration, restrict server access behind VPNs or allow-lists, and apply other access controls; FCEB agencies must implement mitigations by Feb 2, 2026.

⚠️ The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered federal agencies to patch a high-severity remote code execution flaw in Gogs tracked as CVE-2025-8110. The issue is a path traversal weakness in the PutContents API that lets authenticated attackers overwrite files outside repositories via symbolic links, enabling arbitrary command execution. Patches released last week add symlink-aware path validation; agencies must remediate by February 2, 2026. Administrators are advised to disable default open registration and restrict server access.

🎮 Players of Apex Legends faced in-match disruptions over the weekend as external actors reportedly took control of characters, forced disconnects, and changed player nicknames. Respawn acknowledged "an active security incident" but said initial investigation found no evidence of an RCE or malware infection. The publisher reported the issue was resolved within hours and suggested cheating tools were involved while the investigation continues.

⚠️ CISA added CVE-2025-8110 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog for a Gogs path traversal vulnerability after evidence of active exploitation. The advisory cites BOD 22-01 requirements for Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to remediate cataloged KEV entries by the due date. CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely patching to reduce exposure. CISA will continue to add vulnerabilities that meet the specified criteria.

⚠️ CISA has added a max-severity remote code execution flaw in HPE OneView (CVE-2025-37164) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after HPE published an advisory and a patch. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a publicly reachable REST API endpoint and carries a CVSS score of 10.0. Organizations face a narrow window to carefully patch management-plane deployments to avoid both exploitation and unintended operational disruption.

🛡️ This week's ThreatsDay highlights a critical RustFS gRPC authentication flaw with a hard-coded token (CVSS 9.8) that allowed network attackers to perform privileged operations and was patched in 1.0.0-alpha.78. Other notable stories include GeoServer-based XMRig miners, an evolution in Iran-linked MuddyWater custom backdoors, a surge in Taiwanese infrastructure attacks, and CISA's KEV catalog expansion. Organizations should apply patches, enable MFA, and monitor credentials and exposed services.

🚨 CISA has added a maximum-severity vulnerability in HPE OneView (CVE-2025-37164) to its catalog of flaws actively exploited in the wild. Reported by Nguyen Quoc Khanh (brocked200) and patched by HPE in mid-December, the bug affects all OneView releases before v11.00 and enables unauthenticated code-injection attacks leading to remote code execution. There are no known mitigations or workarounds; HPE and CISA urge immediate upgrades, and federal agencies must remediate by January 28 under BOD 22-01.

⚠️ CISA added two vulnerabilities — in Microsoft Office PowerPoint (CVE-2009-0556, CVSS 8.8) and HPE OneView (CVE-2025-37164, CVSS 10.0) — to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after observing evidence of active exploitation. The HPE flaw permits unauthenticated remote code execution and affects versions prior to 11.00; HPE has released hotfixes for OneView 5.20 through 10. A proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2025-37164 was disclosed publicly on December 23, 2025, prompting eSentire to urge immediate patching. Federal agencies subject to BOD 22-01 are instructed to remediate by January 28, 2026.

⚠️A critical remote code execution flaw, CVE-2026-0625, is being actively exploited in legacy D-Link DSL gateway routers via a command-injection weakness in the dnscfg.cgi endpoint. Improper sanitization of DNS configuration parameters allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands and modify DNS settings. D-Link says it is investigating affected firmware variants and will publish an updated model list after a firmware-level review. Owners of end-of-life devices should retire or replace impacted hardware immediately.

🛡️ Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) reports a tenfold increase in cyberattacks against the country's energy sector in 2025 compared to 2024. The NSB said incidents tied to China rose 6% overall and affected nine critical sectors, with spikes timed around political events and military activity. Observed attack methods included exploitation of hardware and software vulnerabilities, DDoS, social engineering, and supply-chain compromises targeting industrial control systems and upgrade windows.

⚠An unauthenticated command injection (CVE-2026-0625) in dnscfg.cgi allows remote shell execution on multiple legacy D-Link DSL gateway routers. VulnCheck reported the issue to D-Link after The Shadowserver Foundation observed an exploitation attempt on a honeypot on December 15. Confirmed affected models (DSL-526B, DSL-2640B, DSL-2740R, DSL-2780B) are End-of-Life and will not receive patches. D-Link advises retiring affected devices or isolating them in segmented non-critical networks and applying restrictive security settings.

⚠ Administrators continue to find more than 10,000 internet-exposed Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to an active two-factor authentication bypass (CVE-2020-12812) that was patched in July 2020. The flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN permits login without a second factor when username case is altered; Fortinet advised disabling username case sensitivity as a mitigation. Shadowserver reports over 1,300 affected IPs in the U.S. — network owners should patch, apply mitigations, and audit LDAP-dependent management interfaces immediately.

🔒 CloudSEK researchers disclosed a nine‑month campaign that has recruited IoT devices and web servers into the RondoDox botnet by exploiting the critical React2Shell flaw (CVE‑2025‑55182). Actors moved from manual scanning to hourly automated deployments, dropping cryptocurrency miners, a loader/health checker and a Mirai variant. The loader (/nuts/bolts) kills competing malware, enforces persistence and fetches the main bot. Organizations should patch Next.js, segment IoT, deploy WAFs and monitor for suspicious processes.