(0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VC6 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

PT-2025-30463

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt affected versions not specified Description: This issue is an integer overflow vulnerability in the parsing of Cobalt LI files, potentially leading to remote code execution. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no...

(0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

PT-2025-30470

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt affected versions not specified Description: This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required, as the target must visit a malicio...

PT-2025-30472

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VC6 affected versions not specified Description: The software contains an out-of-bounds read issue in its file parsing functionality, potentially leading to remote code execution. Recommendations: At the moment, there is ...

(0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VC6 File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

PT-2025-30465

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt affected versions not specified Description: A remote code execution issue exists due to an uninitialized variable during AR file parsing. Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that...

(0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt VC6 File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

PT-2025-30473

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt affected versions not specified Description: The software contains an out-of-bounds read issue in the AR file parsing functionality, potentially leading to remote code execution. Recommendations: At the moment, there is n...

(0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt AR File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

PT-2025-30471

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt affected versions not specified Description: This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability,...

(0Day) Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt LI File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ashlar-Vellum Cobalt. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing o...

UNG0002 Group Hits China, Hong Kong, Pakistan Using LNK Files and RATs in Twin Campaigns

Multiple sectors in China, Hong Kong, and Pakistan have become the target of a threat activity cluster tracked as UNG0002 aka Unknown Group 0002 as part of a broader cyber espionage campaign. "This threat entity demonstrates a strong preference for using shortcut files LNK, VBScript, and...

Ivanti Flaws Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure ICS appliances. According to a report published by JPCERT/CC today, the threat actors behind the...

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Semiconductor Sector with Cobalt Strike, Custom Backdoors

The Taiwanese semiconductor industry has become the target of spear-phishing campaigns undertaken by three previously undocumented Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. "Targets of these campaigns ranged from organizations involved in the manufacturing, design, and testing of semiconductors and...

Threat Analysis: SquidLoader - Still Swimming Under the Radar

Threat Analysis: SquidLoader - Still Swimming Under the Radar By Charles Crofford · July 15, 2025 Executive summary A new wave of SquidLoader malware samples are actively targeting financial services institutions in Hong Kong. This sophisticated malware exhibits significant evasion capabilities,...

Innovative Tunnelling and Forensic Tool Abuse: IR Tales from the Field

Rapid7 Incident Response consultants Willow Shipperley and Noah Hemker contributed analysis and insight to this blog. Executive summary Rapid7’s Incident Response IR team was engaged to investigate an incident involving an attempted Cobalt Strike execution. The investigation uncovered twists and...

Shr3dKit

This is a Red Team Tool Kit repository, specifically designed for penetration testing and red teaming activities. The tool kit is influenced by infosecn1nja's kit and includes a wide range of tools for reconnaissance, weaponization, and delivery. The repository contains a total size of 2.5+Gb and...

Striking Back at Cobalt: Using Network Traffic Metadata to Detect Cobalt Strike Masquerading Command and Control Channels

Off-the-shelf software for Command and Control is often used by attackers and legitimate pentesters looking for discretion. Among other functionalities, these tools facilitate the customization of their network traffic so it can mimic popular websites, thereby increasing their secrecy. Cobalt...

CVE-2024-51498

cobalt is a media downloader that doesn't piss you off. A malicious cobalt instance could serve links with the javascript: protocol, resulting in Cross-site Scripting XSS when the user tries to download an item from a picker. This issue has been present since commit 66bac03e, was mitigated in...