All news with #zero day exploitation tag

🔒 Cox Enterprises says hackers accessed its network after exploiting a zero-day in Oracle E‑Business Suite, with activity occurring between Aug. 9–14 and detected on Sept. 29, 2025. The company notified 9,479 impacted individuals and is offering 12 months of credit monitoring and identity protection through IDX. The Cl0p ransomware gang has claimed responsibility and posted stolen files after Oracle issued a patch on Oct. 5. Cox did not specify the types of data exposed in the notice.

⚠️Fortinet has faced criticism for quietly patching two zero-day vulnerabilities in its FortiWeb WAFs before publicly disclosing them. The first, CVE-2025-64446, is rated critical (CVSS 9.4) and involves a GUI path-traversal plus an authentication-bypass flaw; the second, CVE-2025-58034 (CVSS 6.7), is an OS command injection that may allow authenticated code execution. Both fixes were included in the 8.0.2 update on October 28 and have been observed exploited in the wild, prompting calls for greater transparency and urgent patching.

🪲 Oligo Security warns of an active campaign, codenamed ShadowRay 2.0, that exploits a two-year-old authentication flaw in the Ray AI framework (CVE-2023-48022, CVSS 9.8) to convert exposed clusters with NVIDIA GPUs into a self-replicating cryptomining botnet using XMRig. Operators submit malicious jobs to the unauthenticated Job Submission API (/api/jobs/), stage payloads on GitLab and GitHub, and abuse Ray’s orchestration to pivot laterally, establish persistence via cron jobs, and propagate to other dashboards. Oligo recommends restricting access, enabling authentication on the Ray Dashboard (default port 8265) and using Anyscale’s Ray Open Ports Checker plus firewall rules to reduce accidental exposure.

🛡️ This week's ThreatsDay Bulletin highlights a surge in espionage, zero-day exploits, and organized crypto laundering across multiple countries. MI5 warned that Chinese operatives are using LinkedIn profiles and fake recruiters to target lawmakers and staff, while researchers disclosed critical flaws like a pre-auth RCE in Oracle Identity Manager and a resource-exhaustion bug in the Shelly Pro 4PM relay. The bulletin also details malicious browser extensions, new macOS stealer NovaStealer, high-profile arrests and sanctions, and continued pressure on crypto-mixing services. Patch, update, and verify identities to reduce exposure.

🔒 CISA has ordered U.S. federal agencies to remediate a FortiWeb OS command injection vulnerability (CVE-2025-58034) within seven days after reports of active exploitation. Fortinet warns the flaw can allow an authenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code via crafted HTTP requests or CLI commands. The agency added the issue to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and set a November 25 deadline under BOD 22-01. CISA cited related zero-day activity (CVE-2025-64446) and recommended expedited fixes.

⚠ A global campaign named ShadowRay 2.0 is exploiting an unpatched code-execution flaw (CVE-2023-48022) in Ray clusters to deploy a self-propagating cryptomining botnet. Researchers at Oligo attribute the activity to an actor tracked as IronErn440, which uses AI-generated payloads submitted to Ray’s unauthenticated Jobs API. The malware deploys XMRig to mine Monero, establishes persistence via cron and systemd, and opens reverse shells for interactive control. Operators also throttle CPU use and conceal miners with deceptive names to evade detection.

🚨 Fortinet has released security updates to remediate a new FortiWeb zero-day tracked as CVE-2025-58034, which the vendor says is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is an authenticated OS command injection (CWE-78) that can allow an attacker to execute code via crafted HTTP requests or CLI commands without user interaction. Fortinet confirmed observed exploitation and published fixes; administrators should upgrade affected FortiWeb appliances to the patched releases as soon as possible.

⚠️ Google released an emergency patch for a high‑severity Type Confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine (CVE-2025-13223), which the company says is being exploited in the wild. The flaw, rated CVSS 8.8 and discovered by Clément Lecigne of Google TAG, affects Chromium‑based browsers and can enable heap corruption and potential code execution. Administrators should prioritize updating Chrome to the patched 142.0.7444.175/.176 builds. A second V8 issue, CVE-2025-13224, is also fixed.

🔒 Google released an emergency update to address a newly discovered Chrome zero-day, CVE-2025-13223, which is being actively exploited. The high-severity flaw stems from a type confusion vulnerability in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine and was reported by Clement Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group. Patches are available in versions 142.0.7444.175/.176 for Windows, 142.0.7444.176 for macOS, and 142.0.7444.175 for Linux; users should check About Google Chrome and relaunch to apply the update.

🛡️ Google has released emergency Chrome updates addressing two V8 engine type confusion flaws, including an actively exploited vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-13223 (CVSS 8.8) that can lead to arbitrary code execution or crashes. The patch also fixes CVE-2025-13224 flagged by Google's AI agent Big Sleep and completes a set of seven zero-days addressed this year. Users should update Chrome to 142.0.7444.175/.176 (Windows/macOS/Linux) and apply fixes for other Chromium-based browsers when available.

🔒 Microsoft released updates addressing more than 60 vulnerabilities across Windows and related products, including a zero-day memory-corruption bug (CVE-2025-62215) that is already being exploited. Microsoft rates this issue important because exploitation requires prior access to the target device. Other high-priority fixes include a 9.8-rated GDI+ vulnerability (CVE-2025-60274) and an Office remote-code-execution flaw (CVE-2025-62199). Windows 10 users should install the enrollment fix KB5071959 before applying subsequent updates.

🚨 Fortinet confirmed a silent patch for a critical FortiWeb GUI path confusion zero-day (tracked as CVE-2025-64446) that is being "massively exploited in the wild." The flaw allowed unauthenticated HTTP(S) requests to execute administrative commands and create local admin accounts on internet-exposed devices. Fortinet released fixes in FortiWeb 8.0.2 (Oct 28) and later; administrators should upgrade, disable internet-facing management interfaces if they cannot update immediately, and audit logs for unauthorized accounts.

🔒 The Washington Post says a zero-day in Oracle E-Business Suite was used to access parts of its network, exposing personal and financial records for 9,720 employees and contractors. The intrusion occurred between July 10 and August 22, and attackers attempted extortion in late September. The activity has been tied to the Clop group exploiting CVE-2025-61884, and impacted individuals are being offered 12 months of identity protection and advised to consider credit freezes.

🔒 Amazon Threat Intelligence disclosed an advanced APT campaign that weaponized zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler (Citrix Bleed 2, CVE-2025-5777) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (CVE-2025-20337). Attackers achieved pre-auth remote code execution via input-validation and deserialization flaws and deployed an in-memory web shell masquerading as the ISE IdentityAuditAction component. The implant registered as a Tomcat HTTP listener, used DES with nonstandard Base-64 encoding, required specific HTTP headers, and relied on Java reflection and bespoke decoding routines to evade detection.

🔒 Amazon Threat Intelligence identified an advanced threat actor exploiting undisclosed zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Citrix products. The actor achieved pre-authentication remote code execution via a newly tracked Cisco deserialization flaw (CVE-2025-20337) and earlier Citrix Bleed Two activity (CVE-2025-5777). Following exploitation, a custom in-memory web shell disguised as IdentityAuditAction was deployed, demonstrating sophisticated evasion using Java reflection, Tomcat request listeners, and DES with nonstandard Base64. Amazon recommends limiting external access to management endpoints and implementing layered defenses and detection coverage.

🛡️ Amazon's MadPot honeypot observed exploitation of Citrix Bleed 2 (CVE-2025-5777) and Cisco ISE (CVE-2025-20337) before public disclosure. The attacker used the ISE flaw to deploy a stealthy custom web shell named IdentityAuditAction, which registered an HTTP listener, used Java reflection to inject into Tomcat threads, and relied on DES with non-standard base64 encoding for concealment. Apply vendor patches and limit edge device access through layered firewall controls.

⚠️ Amazon's threat intelligence team disclosed that it observed an advanced threat actor exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC (CVE-2025-5777) and Cisco Identity Services Engine (CVE-2025-20337) to deploy a custom web shell. The backdoor, disguised as an IdentityAuditAction component, operates entirely in memory, uses Java reflection to inject into running threads, and registers a Tomcat listener to monitor HTTP traffic. Amazon observed the activity via its MadPot honeypot, called the actor highly resourced, and noted both flaws were later patched by the vendors.

🔒 Microsoft released patches for 63 vulnerabilities, four rated Critical and 59 Important, including a Windows Kernel zero-day (CVE-2025-62215) that Microsoft says is being exploited in the wild. The flaws span privilege escalation, remote code execution, information disclosure and DoS, with notable heap-overflow issues in Graphics Component and WSL GUI. Administrators are urged to prioritize updates where exploits are known or where vulnerabilities permit privilege escalation or remote code execution.

🔒 Microsoft released its November Patch Tuesday updates addressing over 60 CVEs, including an actively exploited Windows kernel zero-day (CVE-2025-62215). The flaw is a race-condition and double-free that can let low-privileged local attackers corrupt kernel memory and escalate to system privileges, though exploitation requires precise timing and local code execution. Administrators should also prioritise a critical GDI+ RCE (CVE-2025-60724, CVSS 9.8) that can be triggered by parsing specially crafted metafiles. Microsoft additionally issued an out-of-band update (KB5071959) to resolve Windows 10 Consumer ESU enrollment failures.

🔒 Microsoft’s November 2025 Patch Tuesday addresses 63 CVEs, including one actively exploited zero‑day and five Critical vulnerabilities that span Windows, Office, Developer Tools and third‑party products. This release is the first Extended Security Update (ESU) roll‑out for Windows 10 after its October 14 end‑of‑life; ESU enrollment and upgrade to 22H2 are required to receive fixes. CrowdStrike notes elevation of privilege, remote code execution and information disclosure are the leading exploitation techniques this month. Administrators should prioritize the zero‑day and Critical fixes (notably GDI+ and Nuance PowerScribe) and adopt mitigations where patching is delayed.