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Node2Shell: Node.js Brotli Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Node.js Brotli decoder (Node2Shell) allows remote code execution when processing malformed compressed data.

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Tim Peck@timpeck10 hours ago

363 intel reports

Rapid Brigantine and other cybercrime clusters are utilizing ClickFix social engineering to deploy modular loaders and backdoors including Potemkin, RMMProject, BabaDeda, and Lorem Ipsum.

The Gentlemen RaaS group is targeting critical infrastructure using custom Go-based backdoors and ransomware variants that leverage GPO deployment and Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) techniques.

Threat actors are exploiting CVE-2026-48558 in SimpleHelp RMM software to deploy TaskWeaver and Djinn Stealer, targeting cloud, AI, and developer credentials across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

A customized variant of DcRAT named BeepRAT is being distributed via a Chinese phone number management utility, targeting telecommunications providers with an extensive C2 command framework.

Threat actors are exploiting CVE-2026-48558 in SimpleHelp RMM to deploy TaskWeaver, a modular Node.js loader, and Djinn Stealer, a cross-platform information stealer targeting developer and AI credentials.

The HellCat ransomware group is increasingly exploiting Jira credentials harvested by infostealers like StealC and Amadey to facilitate corporate breaches and data exfiltration.

The Shai-Hulud worm and GitRunner C2 framework abuse legitimate, digitally signed GitLab CI runner binaries as persistent backdoors to execute commands via CI/CD pipelines.

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