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ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-13272 | Local Privilege Escalation to Root in Linux Kernel ptrace (pkexec PTRACE_TRACEME) | 7.8 | 52% | KEVPoC ×5 | KEV |
| CVE-2021-3156 | Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in Sudo Enables Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2021-3156) | 7.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×12 | KEV |
| CVE-2021-4034 | Out-of-Bounds Read/Write Local Privilege Escalation in polkit pkexec (PwnKit) | 7.8 | 95% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×4 | KEV |
| CVE-2022-2586 | Use-After-Free in Linux Kernel nftables Enables Local Privilege Escalation | 7.8 | 10% | KEVPoC | KEV |
From the original article
2 min read at thehackernews.com
Ravie Lakshmanan Jun 22, 2024 Cyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Russian organizations have been targeted by a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt using a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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