Remote code execution via the Reading Pane, without user interaction Executive summary On May 12, 2026, as part of the monthly Patch Tuesday cycle, Microsoft released a fix for CVE-2026-40361, a critical use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) officially classified by the vendor as a “Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability” (1) (2). Researcher Haifei Li, founder…
Universal Local Privilege Escalation in the Linux Kernel Executive summary On May 7, 2026, researcher Hyunwoo Kim (alias @v4bel) publicly disclosed a new class of Linux kernel vulnerabilities named Dirty Frag (1) (2). This disclosure, brought forward as a result of an embargo break by an unrelated third party, exposes an exploitation chain combining two…
TLP:CLEAR | CTI Team | Updated: March 2026 1. IDENTIFICATION & ATTRIBUTION Designations (vendor aliases) The group is tracked under the following designations: Agrius (SentinelLabs), Agonizing Serpens (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42), Pink Sandstorm (Microsoft, formerly Americium), Marshtreader (Security.com), BlackShadow (public hack-and-leak persona), DEV-0022 (Microsoft pre-attribution). Additional alias: G1030 (MITRE ATT&CK). Origin Iran. Presumed sponsor…
Technical and Strategic AnalysisFBI/CISA PSA I-032026-PSA — March 20, 2026 | TLP:CLEAR 1. Executive Summary — Board Level / Strategic View On March 20, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) jointly published a public service announcement (PSA I-032026-PSA) alerting the public to an active campaign by…
TLP:CLEAR | General Public | Updated: March 2026 1. IDENTIFICATION & ATTRIBUTION Naming (known aliases by vendor) The group is tracked under the following names across vendors: Handala, Handala Hack, Handala Hack Team, Void Manticore (Check Point Research), Storm-0842 / Storm-842 (Microsoft), BANISHED KITTEN (CrowdStrike), Dune (other vendors) (1)(2). Associated operational personas include Karma (alias…
TLP:CLEAR | Mixed audience | Updated: March 2026 1. IDENTIFICATION & ATTRIBUTION Designations: OilRig (CrowdStrike), Helix Kitten (CrowdStrike), APT34 (Mandiant/Google), IRN2 (SecureWorks), COBALT GYPSY (SecureWorks), Crambus (Symantec), Earth Simnavaz (Trend Micro), EUROPIUM (Microsoft) Origin: Iran Suspected sponsor: Iranian Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS — Vezarat-e Ettela’at va Amniat-e Keshvar) Sophistication level: High (confirmed APT, persistent operations…
On March 13, 2026, Microsoft released out-of-band update KB5084597 to remediate three remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities in the RRAS (Routing and Remote Access Service) MMC snap-in: CVE-2026-25172, CVE-2026-25173, and CVE-2026-26111. Attack surface and exploitation vector The vulnerability resides in the RRAS MMC snap-in used for remote server management. The attack vector is client-side: the…
Classification: TLP:CLEAR Unrestricted public distributionPrimary source: ANSSI CERTFR-2026-CTI-002 March 2026Frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK v16 · Diamond Model · Cyber Kill Chain · CVSS v3.1Regulatory context: NIS2 Directive · Cyber Resilience Act · GDPRSectors covered: Education · Healthcare · Telecom · Local Government · Defense · Cloud · OT/ICS This article is CTI analysis based on the…
Exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 | CVSS 9.0 | SPAWN/SPAWNCHIMERA Malware Family Dominant ATT&CK Techniques: T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application), T1071.001 (Web Protocols), T1556 (Modify Authentication Process) Affected Technology: Ivanti Connect Secure (Pulse Secure) VPN Appliance Classification: TLP:CLEAR-PAP:CLEAR 1. Executive Summary (Board-Level Strategic Abstract) The RESURGE implant represents a first-order structural threat to any organization operating Ivanti Connect…
