PHP2Shell Exploit Tooling Found on Exposed Attacker Server
SOCRadar Threat Intelligence Unit (STRU) researchers found PHP2Shell exploit tooling on an attacker-controlled server whose working directory was exposed...
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SOCRadar Threat Intelligence Unit (STRU) researchers found PHP2Shell exploit tooling on an attacker-controlled server whose working directory was exposed...
AWS detected PHP2Shell exploit attempts four days before disclosure, highlighting the risk of attackers exploiting critical flaws before patches arrive. Attackers attempted to exploit two critical PHP vulnerabilities four days before the flaws became public, according to Amazon Threat Intelligence. “Amazon Threat Intelligence identified a PHP2Shell exploitation attempt dating to Oct. 17, 2026, in MadPot […]
A China-state-aligned threat actor compromised a ConnectWise cloud backup application and used an open-source agentic AI framework to turn its stolen credentials against more than 2,250 Microsoft 365 tenants, Microsoft said. Microsoft Threat Intelligence attributed the activity to Storm-0940, which it said has used the ARTEX framework since as early as September 2026 to automate attacks on hundreds of organizations.…
Microsoft said it has observed threat actor activity in multiple ConnectWise customer environments, with the attackers leveraging the ARTEX agentic AI platform
Threat intelligence analysts now observe large-scale evidence of exploitation of the two critical PHP vulnerabilities
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GitLab is not affected by PHP2Shell (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). The GitLab application is not written in PHP and does not run it to serve web requests, and our Security team has found no evidence of impact to GitLab-managed infrastructure. GitLab.com, GitLab Self-Managed, and GitLab Dedicated are not impacted.PHP is a widely used programming language that runs on web servers and powers popular platforms li…
Amazon Threat Intelligence identified a PHP2Shell exploitation attempt dating to Oct. 17, 2026, in MadPot telemetry, four days before public disclosure of CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. The exploit attempt originated from an IP address associated with a commercial anonymization network. While the vulnerability was under embargo, the targeting of a honeypot from an anonymized IP address […]
*October 26, 2026: This advisory has been updated to clarify language describing exploitability and potential impact.*October 23, 2026: This advisory has been updated with new ThreatLabz analysis and Zscaler Deception telemetry on exploitation activity observed during the first 48 hours following disclosure.IntroductionOn October 21, 2026, two critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-109618 and…
Storm-0940 used the agentic AI penetration testing framework to automate attacks and “reach more than 2,250 tenants at 2,900 sign-in attempts per minute,” Microsoft researchers said. The post Microsoft pins ConnectWise supply-chain attack to China-state aligned threat group appeared first on CyberScoop.
IntroductionIn October 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz investigated AI-assisted cyberattacks that combined the ARTEX penetration testing framework with AI coding assistants and custom automation scripts. Initial reporting of the incident identified the targeting of South Korean financial institutions. However, ThreatLabz discovered additional information about the attack, which went far beyond South Korea. The AI-assisted a…
Two critical vulnerabilities in PHP (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619) have been published. Both vulnerabilities carry a severe CVSS score of 9.2 (more technical details are in the Unit 42 Threat Brief). This is … The post Millions of PHP Instances Exposed - What Organizations Need To Do Right Now appeared first on Palo Alto Networks Blog.
On October 22, 2026, the PHP Security Team announced in an advisory that it would release security updates addressing the vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619. Although the causes of the two vulnerabilities differ, they are both remote code execution vulnerabilities that allow an unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code remotely. AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) […]
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Three days is the average time between a high-severity vulnerability becoming public and its exploitation, according to the latest Quarterly Threat Landscape Report from Rapid7. And 71% of the exploitation tracked in Q3 occurred within the first seven days.For security teams already managing growing vulnerability backlogs, this creates a difficult question: How do you reduce exposure when attackers can exploit vulner…
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Two critical PHP vulnerabilities could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. Patches are available for supported PHP 8.x branches, and exploitation attempts began before public disclosure.Change logUpdate October 26: CISA added CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 to its KEV catalog. Added details on a regression in PHP 8.4.27 and 8.5.12 and on PHP's October 23 session upload progress advisory. Added a note o…
Kaspersky researchers analyze Operation FlashHole – a recent complex attack by Lazarus, involving a sophisticated malware set, watering-hole technique and abuse of CrossWeb EX financial security software.
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Hundreds of customers are confirmed impacted, as attackers use a sensitive credential to break into connected Microsoft 365 applications unimpeded. The post ConnectWise customers hit by supply-chain attack linked to compromised API secret appeared first on CyberScoop.
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Flashpoint joined international law enforcement and private-sector partners in a coordinated operation targeting West African scam networks, resulting in dozens of arrests, millions of fraudulent accounts removed, and over one hundred victims of human trafficking identified. The post Inside Joint Disruption Week: 28 Arrests and 3.7 Million Scam Accounts Removed appeared first on Flashpoint.
Advisory at a Glance Title #StopRansomware: SafePay Ransomware Original Publication October 20, 2026 Executive Summary This advisory details recent activity by the SafePay ransomware group. SafePay actors have been highly active since August 2024, targeting businesses and critical infrastructure across North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. SafePay actors typically gain access to networks by stealing or…
Hackers compromised AOMEI’s software distribution infrastructure to deliver Windows backdoors, switching malicious configurations on for just five to ten minutes before restoring legitimate content. The campaign ran between April and July 2026 and affected software delivery channels used by AOMEI Backupper and AnyViewer, according to coordinated reports from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), Mandiant, and … Th…
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IntroductionOn September 27, 2026, Citrix disclosed CVE-2026-88771, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 according to NVD and a CVSS v4.0 score of 9.5 according to the Citrix security bulletin CTX697096. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitr…