MITRE breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti zero-days

MITRE has been breached by attackers via two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti’s Connect Secure VPN devices. The attackers have also managed to move laterally and compromise the company network’s VMware inf… Continue reading MITRE breached by nation-state threat actor via Ivanti zero-days

Palo Alto firewalls: Public exploits, rising attacks, ineffective mitigation

While it initially seemed that protecting Palo Alto Network firewalls from attacks leveraging CVE-2024-3400 would be possible by disabling the devices’ telemetry, it has now been confirmed that this mitigation is ineffectual. “Device teleme… Continue reading Palo Alto firewalls: Public exploits, rising attacks, ineffective mitigation

CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share more details about the attacks

Earlier today, Palo Alto Networks revealed that a critical command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) in the company’s firewalls has been exploited in limited attacks and has urged customers with vulnerable devices to quickly implement mitig… Continue reading CVE-2024-3400 exploited: Unit 42, Volexity share more details about the attacks

Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400)

Attackers are exploiting a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-3400) affecting Palo Alto Networks’ firewalls, the company has warned, and urged customers to implement temporary mitigations and get in touch to check whether their devices have been… Continue reading Palo Alto Networks firewalls under attack, hotfixes incoming! (CVE-2024-3400)

Ivanti Struggling to Hit Zero-Day Patch Release Schedule

Ivanti is struggling to hit its own timeline for the delivery of patches for critical — and already exploited — flaws in its flagship VPN appliances.
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive on Ivanti Zero-Days

The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA ramps up the pressure on organizations to mitigate two exploited Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities.
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1,700 Ivanti VPN devices compromised. Are yours among them?

Over 1,700 Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices worldwide have been compromised by attackers exploiting two zero-days with no patches currently available. “Additional threat actors beyond UTA0178 appear to now have access to the exploit and are acti… Continue reading 1,700 Ivanti VPN devices compromised. Are yours among them?

Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887)

Two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices are under active exploitation by unknown attackers, Volexity researchers have discovered. Patches for these flaws are currently unavailable, but the risk… Continue reading Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887)

Volexity Catches Chinese Hackers Exploiting Ivanti VPN Zero-Days

Ivanti confirms active zero-day exploits, ships pre-patch mitigations, but says comprehensive fixes won’t be available until January 22.
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Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884)

For July 2023 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered 130 patches; among them are four for vulnerabilites actively exploited by attackers, but no patch for CVE-2023-36884, an Office and Windows HTML RCE vulnerability exploited in targeted attacks aimed … Continue reading Microsoft patches four exploited zero-days, but lags with fixes for a fifth (CVE-2023-36884)