Talos Vulnerability Discovery Year in Review — 2020

While major attacks like ransomware and COVID-19-themed campaigns made headlines across the globe this year, many attacks were prevented through simple practices of finding, disclosing and patching vulnerabilities. Cisco Talos' Systems Vulnerability Research Team discovered 231 vulnerabilities th...

Threat Roundup for December 11 to December 18

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 11 and Dec. 18. 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...

Threat Source newsletter (Dec. 17, 2020)

Newsletter compiled by Jon Munshaw. Good afternoon, Talos readers. This will be our last Threat Source newsletter of the year. We’ll be on a few-week break for the holidays until Jan. 7. Of course, all anyone wants to talk about this week is the SolarWinds supply chain attack. There are still man...

Talos tools of the trade

By Andrea Marcelli and Holger Unterbrink. If you're looking for something to keep you busy while we're all stuck inside during the holidays, Cisco Talos has a few tools for you you can play with in the coming days and weeks. We recently updated GhIDA to work with the latest version of IDA and we...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Multiple vulnerabilities in NZXT computer monitoring software

Carl Hurd of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw. NZXT’s CAM computer monitoring software contains multiple vulnerabilities an attacker could use to carry out a range of malicious actions. CAM provides users information on their machines, such as fan speeds, temperature...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Two vulnerabilities in Lantronix XPort EDGE

Kelly Leuschner of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw.Executive summary Cisco Talos recently discovered two vulnerabilities in the Web Manager functionality of Lantronix XPort EDGE. The XPort EDGE is a next-generation wired Ethernet gateway for providing secure...

NZXT CAM WinRing0x64 driver IRP 0x9c40a148 privilege escalation vulnerability

Summary A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c40a148 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet IRP can cause an adversary to obtain elevated privileges. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability. Tested...

NZXT CAM WinRing0x64 driver IRP 0x9c402084 information disclosure vulnerability

Summary An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the WinRing0x64 Driver IRP 0x9c402084 functionality of NZXT CAM 4.8.0. A specially crafted I/O request packet IRP can cause the disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can send a malicious IRP to trigger this vulnerability. Tested...

FireEye Breach Detection Guidance

Update 12/14: Cisco Talos has implemented additional blocks in relation to the supply chain attack on SolarWinds® Orion® Platform. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued Emergency Directive 21-01 due to this campaign. Talos is continuing to investigate this matter. I...

Threat Roundup for December 4 to December 11

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Dec. 4 and Dec. 11. 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: Multiple vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader JavaScript engine

Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw.Executive summary Cisco Talos recently discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader’s JavaScript engine. Foxit PDF Reader is a commonly used PDF reader that contains many features, including the...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Remote code execution vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure

Alexander Perez-Palma and Jared Rittle of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw.Cisco Talos recently discovered two code execution vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending the victim a specially crafted...

Vulnerability Spotlight: Code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Excel

Marcin “Icewall” Noga of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability. Blog by Jon Munshaw.Cisco Talos recently discovered a code execution vulnerability in some versions of Microsoft Excel. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by tricking the victim into opening a specially crafted XLS file...

Threat Roundup for November 27 to December 4

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 27 and Dec. 4. 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: DoS, code execution vulnerabilities in EIP Stack Group OpENer

Martin Zeiser and Jared Rittle of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Jon Munshaw.Executive summary Cisco Talos recently discovered two vulnerabilities in the Ethernet/IP function of EIP Stack Group OpENer. OpENer is an Ethernet/IP stack for I/O adapter devices. It supports...

Beers with Talos Ep. #96: The boogeyman and QR codes

Beers with Talos BWT Podcast episode No. 96 is now available. Download this episode and subscribe to Beers with Talos:Apple Podcasts Google PodcastsSpotify StitcherIf iTunes and Google Play aren't your thing, click here. By Mitch Neff. We got delayed with Thanksgiving and PTO, but here is a...

Threat Roundup for November 13 to November 20

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 13 and Nov. 20. 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...

Threat Roundup for November 6 to November 13

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Nov. 6 and Nov. 13. 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: Multiple vulnerabilities in Pixar OpenUSD affects some versions of macOS

Aleksandar Nikolic of Cisco Talos discovered these vulnerabilities. Blog by Aleksandar Nikolic and Jon Munshaw. Pixar OpenUSD contains multiple vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to carry out a variety of malicious actions. OpenUSD stands for “Open Universal Scene Descriptor.” Pixar use...

Threat Roundup for October 30 to November 6

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. 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,...