Vulnerabilitycritical
5 Powerful Botnets Found Exploiting Unpatched GPON Router Flaws
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2018-10562+1 related CVE | Unauthenticated RCE in Dasan GPON Routers (CVE-2018-10562) | 9.8 | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
From the original article
2 min read at thehackernews.com
Within just 10 days of the disclosure of two critical vulnerabilities in GPON router at least 5 botnet families have been found exploiting the flaws to build an army of million devices. Security researchers from Chinese-based cybersecurity firm Qihoo 360 Netlab have spotted 5 botnet families, including Mettle, Muhstik, Mirai, Hajime, and Satori, making use of the GPON exploit in the wild.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
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