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Ransomware Groups Increasingly Deploy EDR Kill Techniques
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-40766 | Improper Access Control in SonicWall SonicOS Management (Gen 5/6/7 Firewalls) | 9.8 | 18% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2024-55591 | Unauthenticated Super-Admin Bypass in Fortinet FortiOS and FortiProxy | 9.8 | 94% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2025-5777 | Out-of-Bounds Read (Memory Overread) in Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway | 9.3 | 100% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
From the original article
3 min read at infosecurity-magazine.com
Shutting down endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools before encryption begins has become standard operating procedure across the ransomware ecosystem, analysis of attacks by researchers at Halcyon has warned. The practice, sometimes called EDR-kill , was once considered a specialist capability.
By Kevin Poireault · infosecurity-magazine.com
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