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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@timpeck17 hours ago

13 intel reports

Star Blizzard (suspected Russian state-linked) is conducting spearphishing campaigns against Moldovan and Ukrainian civil society using password-protected VHDX files and WebDAV-based persistence.

Kimsuky leverages AI agents like opencode and HeadlessChrome to mass-produce decoy documents while evolving its GitHub-based LNK execution framework with enhanced evasion and persistence.

The threat actor zdn2pwn utilizes XHOPELESS v1.0, a sophisticated multi-phase wiper designed to permanently brick Windows systems by corrupting UEFI firmware, destroying disk partitions, and disabling all recovery mechanisms.

Suspected Russian clusters UNC6293, UNC7005, and UNC5976 are abusing legitimate authentication flows like OAuth and app passwords to target individuals in government, defense, and academia.

Threat actors can leverage WSL2's virtualized environment to download and stage payloads on Windows while remaining invisible to host-based network and process-attribution telemetry.

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