Vulnerability Spotlight: Vulnerabilities in InHand router could give attackers access to console, delete files

Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered several vulnerabilities in InHand Networks InRouter302 that could allow an attacker to access the routers console and make changes to the routers settings, including security protocols. The InRout...

InHand Networks InRouter302 console infct leftover debug code vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1519 InHand Networks InRouter302 console infct leftover debug code vulnerability October 27, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-30543 SUMMARY A leftover debug code vulnerability exists in the console infct functionality of InHand Networks InRouter302 V3.5.45. A...

Quarterly Report: Incident Response Trends in Q3 2022

Ransomware and pre-ransomware engagements make up 40 percent of threats seen this quarter For the first time since compiling these reports, Cisco Talos Incident Response saw an equal number of ransomware and pre-ransomware engagements, making up nearly 40 percent of threats this quarter. It can b...

Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit XCMD testWifiAP OS command injection vulnerabilities

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1559 Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit XCMD testWifiAP OS command injection vulnerabilities October 20, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-33194,CVE-2022-33195,CVE-2022-33193,CVE-2022-33192 SUMMARY Four OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the...

Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit GHOME control authentication bypass vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1552 Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit GHOME control authentication bypass vulnerability October 20, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-27805 SUMMARY An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the GHOME control functionality of Abode Systems, Inc...

Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit XFINDER information disclosure vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1553 Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit XFINDER information disclosure vulnerability October 20, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-29475 SUMMARY An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the XFINDER functionality of Abode Systems, Inc. iota...

Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit XCMD getVarHA memory corruption vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1582 Abode Systems, Inc. iota All-In-One Security Kit XCMD getVarHA memory corruption vulnerability October 20, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-35244 SUMMARY A format string injection vulnerability exists in the XCMD getVarHA functionality of abode systems, inc. iot...

Threat Roundup for October 7 to October 14

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 7 and Oct. 14. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Video: How propaganda can spread on social media via memes, fake news

Cisco Talos is well-known for its work in spotting and defeating fake news, disinformation and misinformation. And state-sponsored actors, unwitting social media users and even direct government agencies have played a part in spreading fake news during Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In this video,...

Video: How propaganda can spread on social media via memes, fake news

Cisco Talos is well-known for its work in spotting and defeating fake news, disinformation and misinformation. And state-sponsored actors, unwitting social media users and even direct government agencies have played a part in spreading fake news during Russias invasion of Ukraine. In this video,...

Robustel R1510 sysupgrade firmware update vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1580 Robustel R1510 sysupgrade firmware update vulnerability October 14, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-34845 SUMMARY A firmware update vulnerability exists in the sysupgrade functionality of Robustel R1510 3.1.16 and 3.3.0. A specially-crafted network packet can...

Robustel R1510 web_server /ajax/remove/ directory traversal vulnerability

Talos Vulnerability Report TALOS-2022-1579 Robustel R1510 webserver /ajax/remove/ directory traversal vulnerability October 14, 2022 CVE Number CVE-2022-33897 SUMMARY A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the webserver /ajax/remove/ functionality of Robustel R1510 3.1.16. A...

Alchimist: A new attack framework in Chinese for Mac, Linux and Windows

By Chetan Raghuprasad, Asheer Malhotra and Vitor Ventura, with contributions from Matt Thaxton. Cisco Talos discovered a new attack framework including a command and control C2 tool called "Alchimist" and a new malware "Insekt" with remote administration capabilities. The Alchimist has a web...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple issues in Robustel R1510 cellular router could lead to code execution, denial of service

Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered nine vulnerabilities in the Robustel R1510 industrial cellular router, several of which could allow an adversary to inject operating system code remotely. The Robustel R1510...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple issues in Robustel R1510 cellular router could lead to code execution, denial of service

Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos recently discovered nine vulnerabilities in the Robustel R1510 industrial cellular router, several of which could allow an adversary to inject operating system code remotely. The Robustel R1510 router is a...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Data deserialization in VMware vCenter could lead to remote code execution

Marcin "Icewall" Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable data deserialization vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server platform. VMware is one of the most popular virtual machine solutions currently available, and its vCenter software...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Data deserialization in VMware vCenter could lead to remote code execution

Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable data deserialization vulnerability in the VMware vCenter server platform. VMware is one of the most popular virtual machine solutions currently available, and it...

Threat Roundup for September 30 to October 7

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Sept. 30 and Oct. 7. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Issue in Hancom Office 2020 could lead to code execution

Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable memory corruption vulnerability in Hancom Office 2020. Hancom Office is a popular software collection among South Korean users that offers similar products to...

Developer account body snatchers pose risks to the software supply chain

By Jaeson Schultz. Over the past several years, high-profile software supply chain attacks have increased in frequency. These attacks can be difficult to detect and source code repositories became a key focus of this research. Developer account takeovers present a substantial risk to the software...