Evooo1Bot Linux Botnet Exploits Known Flaws to Turn Edge Devices Into SOCKS5 Proxies
Fortinet researchers documented Evooo1Bot, a new Mirai-derived Linux botnet active since July 2026 that exploits known edge-device flaws to build SOCKS5 proxy networks.
Fortinet FortiGuard Labs identified Evooo1Bot, a previously undocumented Linux botnet built on the leaked Mirai source code, active in the wild since July 2026 and targeting internet-facing edge devices. It exploits numerous known CVEs in routers and devices from D-Link, Tenda, Telesquare, Zyxel, Hikvision, Atlassian Confluence, WSO2, TP-Link, NETGEAR, and others, delivering a bot binary via a wget.sh loader from 91.92.40.118 that clears bash history. The bot offers encrypted C2 on port 443, SSH brute-force scanning, credential sniffing, DDoS over DNS/TCP/UDP, an HTTP exploit dispatcher, and converts infected hosts into SOCKS5 proxies for anonymizing follow-on operations.
- Derived from leaked Mirai source code, extended with encrypted C2, SSH brute-force scanner, and SOCKS relay module
- Exploits known CVEs in D-Link, Tenda, Telesquare, Zyxel, Hikvision, Confluence, WSO2, TP-Link, and more
- Turns routers, firewalls, and cameras into SOCKS5 proxies to disguise traffic and reach internal networks
- Loader script wipes bash history; binary checks for sandboxes and blends C2 into HTTPS on port 443
- Supports DDoS attacks over DNS, TCP, and UDP plus persistence, file transfer, and interactive shell commands
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-3010CVE-2016-6277CVE-2018-14558CVE-2019-14931CVE-2020-10987CVE-2021-36260CVE-2021-46422CVE-2022-26134CVE-2022-29464CVE-2022-30525CVE-2022-37055CVE-2023-1389CVE-2024-29269CVE-2024-4577CVE-2024-10914CVE-2025-10123CVE-2025-1974CVE-2025-55583
- ATT&CK
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1110.001 Password GuessingT1090.002 External ProxyT1070.002 Clear Linux or Mac System FilesT1498 Network Denial of Service
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2007-3010 | Command Injection RCE in Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise masterCGI | — | 97% | KEV | — KEV |
| CVE-2016-6277 | Unauthenticated RCE via Command Injection in NETGEAR Multiple Routers | 8.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×3 | KEV |
| CVE-2018-14558 | Unauthenticated Command Injection in Tenda AC7, AC9, and AC10 Routers | 9.8 | 9% | KEVPoC | KEV |
| CVE-2019-14931 | An issue was discovered on Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V | 9.8 | 57% | PoC | |
| CVE-2020-10987 | Unauthenticated OS Command Injection in Tenda AC15 AC1900 Router | 9.8 | 80% | KEVPoC | KEV |
| CVE-2021-36260 | Unauthenticated Command Injection in Hikvision Device Web Server | 9.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×3 | KEV |
| CVE-2021-46422 | Telesquare SDT-CW3B1 1.1.0 is affected by an OS command injection vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute OS commands without any authentication | 9.8 | 94% | PoC ×2 | |
| CVE-2022-26134 | Unauthenticated OGNL Injection RCE in Atlassian Confluence Server/Data Center | 9.8 | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2022-29464 | Unrestricted file upload leading to unauthenticated RCE in multiple WSO2 products | 9.8 | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2022-30525 | OS Command Injection in Zyxel Firewalls Enables Remote Command Execution | 9.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×3 | KEV |
| CVE-2022-37055 | Unauthenticated Buffer Overflow in D-Link GO-RT-AC750 Router Firmware | 9.8 | 56% | KEVPoC | KEV |
| CVE-2023-1389 | Command Injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 Router Allows Remote Code Execution | 8.8 | 100% | KEVPoC ×2 | KEV |
| CVE-2024-10914 | OS Command Injection in D-Link DNS-320/320LW/325/340L NAS Firmware | 9.2 | 98% | PoC | |
| CVE-2024-29269 | An issue discovered in Telesquare TLR-2005Ksh 1.0.0 and 1.1.4 allows attackers to run arbitrary system commands via the Cmd parameter | 8.8 | 6% | PoC | |
| CVE-2024-4577 | OS Command Injection in Windows PHP-CGI Allows Remote Code Execution | 9.8 | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×11 | KEV |
| CVE-2025-10123 | D-Link DIR-823X up to 250416: Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_415028 of the file /goform/set_static_leases. Executing manipulation of the… | 5.5 | 4% | PoC ×2 | |
| CVE-2025-1974 | Unauthenticated RCE in Kubernetes ingress-nginx controller (IngressNightmare) | 9.8 | 100% | ||
| CVE-2025-55583 | D-Link DIR-868L B1 router firmware version FW2.05WWB02 contains an unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability in the fileaccess.cgi component | 9.8 | 7% | PoC |
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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Linux botnet family dubbed Evooo1Bot that derives its core functionality from the Mirai botnet source code and is equipped to turn internet-facing devices into SOCKS proxies.
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