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RondoDox Botnet Exploits Critical React2Shell Flaw to Hijack IoT Devices and Web Servers

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read4
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-1389
Command Injection in TP-Link Archer AX21 Router Allows Remote Code Execution
8.8100%KEVPoC ×2
KEV
CVE-2025-24893
Unauthenticated RCE via Eval Injection in XWiki Platform SolrSearch
9.8100%KEVPoC
KEV
CVE-2025-55182
Unauthenticated RCE in React Server Components (React2Shell)
10.0100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×13
KEV

From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Jan 01, 2026 Network Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a persistent nine-month-long campaign that has targeted Internet of Things (IoT) devices and web applications to enroll them into a botnet known as RondoDox. As of December 2025, the activity has been observed leveraging the recently disclosed React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182, CVSS score: 10.

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