All news with #active exploitation tag

🔔 CISA has warned federal agencies to patch a critical, actively exploited vulnerability in WatchGuard Firebox firewalls that permits remote code execution through an out-of-bounds write in Fireware OS 11.x (EOL), 12.x, and 2025.1. The agency added CVE-2025-9242 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and imposed a three-week remediation deadline under BOD 22-01. WatchGuard released patches on September 17 but only marked the flaw as exploited on October 21. Internet scans tracked over 75,000 vulnerable appliances before counts fell to roughly 54,000.

🔒 CISA has added a critical WatchGuard Fireware vulnerability, CVE-2025-9242 (CVSS 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog after evidence of active exploitation. The out-of-bounds write in the OS iked process affects Fireware OS 11.10.2 through 11.12.4_Update1, 12.0 through 12.11.3 and 2025.1 and can allow remote unauthenticated code execution. Researchers at watchTowr Labs attribute the flaw to a missing length check on an identification buffer used during the IKE handshake, which permits a pre‑authentication code path before certificate validation. Shadowserver scans show over 54,300 vulnerable Firebox instances worldwide (about 18,500 in the U.S.), and Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies are directed to apply WatchGuard patches by December 3, 2025.

🖨️ Independent researcher Peter Geissler disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-12649) in certain Canon printers that can be triggered simply by printing an XPS document containing a malicious TTF font. The exploit abuses TTF hinting instructions to overflow a virtual-machine stack in the printer’s font engine, allowing code execution on devices running Canon’s DryOS. Canon has issued firmware updates, but organizations should promptly patch, restrict printer exposure, and segment printers to reduce risk.

⚠️ Hackers exploited a critical Triofox vulnerability (CVE-2025-12480) and abused the product's built-in antivirus configuration to achieve remote code execution as SYSTEM. Google Threat Intelligence Group traced the activity to UNC6485 targeting a Triofox server in August; attackers bypassed authentication via Host header/Referer spoofing and configured a malicious scanner to run a PowerShell downloader. Vendor patches are available; administrators should update and audit admin and scanner settings.

⚠️ Mandiant and Google GTIG observed UNC6485 exploiting a critical improper access control flaw, CVE-2025-12480, in Gladinet Triofox versions prior to 16.7.10368.56560. Attackers spoofed a localhost Host header to reach setup pages, create a native 'Cluster Admin' account and upload payloads. They abused the product's anti‑virus configuration to execute arbitrary scripts as SYSTEM, then deployed remote access tools, escalated privileges and exfiltrated credentials. Users are urged to update, audit admin accounts and hunt for indicators of compromise.

🔒 Google's Mandiant reported active n‑day exploitation of a critical authentication bypass in Gladinet's Triofox (CVE-2025-12480, CVSS 9.1) that lets attackers access configuration pages and execute arbitrary payloads. Adversaries abused the product's antivirus executable path to run a malicious batch, installing Zoho UEMS and remote‑access tools such as Zoho Assist and AnyDesk. Operators created admin accounts, escalated privileges, and established SSH tunnels for inbound RDP. Triofox customers should apply the vendor patch, remove unauthorized admins, and verify antivirus executable paths cannot run untrusted scripts.

⚠️ Mandiant Threat Defense observed active exploitation of an unauthenticated access control vulnerability in Gladinet's Triofox (CVE-2025-12480) that allowed attackers to bypass authentication and reach administrative setup pages. By manipulating the HTTP Host header to impersonate localhost, attackers accessed protected admin workflows, created a native admin account, and configured the built-in anti‑virus engine to execute a malicious script as SYSTEM. The chain led to a PowerShell downloader, installation of a legitimate Zoho UEMS agent, and deployment of remote access tools; the vulnerability affected Triofox 16.4.10317.56372 and was mitigated in 16.7.10368.56560. Operators should upgrade immediately, audit admin accounts, and restrict anti‑virus engine paths.

🔔 CISA has added one vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog: CVE-2025-21042, an out-of-bounds write in Samsung mobile devices that CISA reports is being actively exploited. This class of flaw can enable code execution or device compromise and poses a significant risk to the federal enterprise. Under BOD 22-01, Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies must remediate listed KEVs by required due dates. CISA strongly urges all organizations to prioritize timely remediation and to apply vendor updates and mitigations without delay.

⚠️ Three newly disclosed vulnerabilities in runC (CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881) could allow attackers to bypass container isolation and obtain root write access on the host. The issues involve manipulated bind mounts and redirected writes to /proc, and one flaw affects runC releases back to 1.0.0-rc3. Patches are available in recent runC releases; administrators should update, monitor for suspicious symlink/mount activity, and consider enabling user namespaces or running rootless containers as mitigations.

🔍 Symantec and Carbon Black attributed a mid‑April 2025 intrusion to a China-linked threat cluster that targeted a U.S. nonprofit engaged in influencing policy, using mass scanning and multiple legacy exploits (including CVE-2021-44228, CVE-2017-9805, and Atlassian flaws) to gain initial access. The intruders established stealthy persistence via scheduled tasks that invoked legitimate binaries (msbuild.exe, csc.exe), injected code to reach a C2 at 38.180.83[.]166, and sideloaded a DLL through a Vipre component to run an in-memory RAT. Researchers linked the loader to China-aligned clusters such as Salt Typhoon and warned of broader reuse of legacy vulnerabilities and IIS/ASP.NET misconfigurations for long-term backdoors.

⚠️ Cisco warned that two recently patched firewall vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-20362 and CVE-2025-20333) — previously leveraged in zero-day intrusions — are now being abused to force ASA and FTD devices into unexpected reboot loops, causing denial-of-service. The vendor issued updates on September 25 and strongly urged customers to apply fixes immediately. CISA issued an emergency 24-hour directive for U.S. federal agencies and ordered EoS ASA devices to be disconnected. Shadowserver still reports tens of thousands of internet-exposed, unpatched devices.

⚠️ A critical vulnerability in the popular Post SMTP WordPress plugin, which has more than 400,000 active installations, allowed unauthenticated attackers to read email logs — including password reset messages — and change any user password, enabling full account and site takeover. Wordfence reported active exploitation and urged immediate updates after detecting thousands of automated attacks. Administrators should install the patched release or disable the plugin immediately to prevent compromise.

⚠️ CISA warns that a critical remote command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-48703, is being exploited in the wild against CentOS Web Panel (CWP). The flaw impacts all CWP versions before 0.9.8.1204 and allows unauthenticated attackers who know a valid username to inject shell commands via the file-manager changePerm t_total parameter. The vendor fixed the issue in 0.9.8.1205, and federal agencies have until Nov 25 under BOD 22-01 to remediate or stop using the product.

🚨 CISA added two vulnerabilities affecting Gladinet CentreStack/Triofox and Control Web Panel (CWP) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog after evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2025-11371 (CVSS 7.5) can expose files or directories to external parties, while CVE-2025-48703 (CVSS 9.0) is an OS command injection enabling remote code execution via the t_total parameter. Huntress reported live reconnaissance activity against Gladinet, and Federal civilian agencies must remediate by November 25, 2025.

⚠️ WordPress sites using Post SMTP (≤3.6.0) are under active attack after disclosure of CVE-2025-11833, a critical (9.8) email log disclosure that lets unauthenticated actors read password-reset messages and hijack administrator accounts. A vendor patch, Post SMTP 3.6.1, was released Oct 29, but roughly 210,000 sites remain unpatched. Wordfence observed exploitation beginning Nov 1 and has blocked over 4,500 attempts; site owners should update or disable the plugin immediately.

⚠ A critical vulnerability in the @react-native-community/cli ecosystem could let remote, unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary OS commands on machines running the React Native development server. JFrog researcher Or Peles reported that the Metro dev server binds to external interfaces by default and exposes a vulnerable /open-url endpoint that passes user input to the unsafe open() call. The flaw (CVE-2025-11953, CVSS 9.8) affected versions 4.8.0–20.0.0-alpha.2 and is fixed in 20.0.0.

🔔 CISA added two vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog: CVE-2025-11371 affecting Gladinet CentreStack and Triofox (files or directories exposed to external parties), and CVE-2025-48703 affecting CWP Control Web Panel (OS command injection). These entries reflect evidence of active exploitation and elevated risk. CISA urges timely remediation under BOD 22-01 and recommends organizations prioritize patching, mitigations, and compensating controls.

🔐 Balancer, an Ethereum automated market maker, has been hit by a sophisticated exploit of its V2 Composable Stable Pools, with estimated losses exceeding $120 million. The team says pools that could be paused have been placed into recovery mode while it works with leading security researchers to investigate. Early analysis suggests a 'rounding down' precision loss in the Balancer Vault calculations was exploited and amplified via the batchSwap function. Balancer confirmed V3 pools were not affected and warned users about related phishing scams.

🛡️ The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a bulletin warning of ongoing attacks using a Lua-based implant dubbed BADCANDY to compromise unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices via CVE-2023-20198. ASD reports variations have been seen since October 2023 and estimates about 400 Australian devices were compromised since July 2025, with 150 infections in October. Operators are urged to apply patches, restrict public access to the web UI, and follow Cisco hardening guidance.

⚠️ The Australian Signals Directorate warns of ongoing attacks against unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices being backdoored with the Lua-based BadCandy webshell. The exploited flaw, CVE-2023-20198, allows unauthenticated actors to create local admin accounts via the web UI and execute commands with root privileges. Cisco issued a patch in October 2023, but many internet-exposed devices remain vulnerable and have been repeatedly re-infected.