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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@timpeck12 hours ago

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ChainDrop, a descendant of the Shai-Hulud malware family, is a self-propagating npm worm targeting developer workstations and CI/CD pipelines to harvest cloud, registry, and AI tool credentials.

Sapphire Sleet (DPRK) compromised popular Rust crates including arrayref and append-only-vec by injecting a malicious typosquatted dependency, proc-macro1, to execute a second-stage backdoor at build time.

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.

Russian-speaking threat actors are conducting a massive, automated credential-harvesting campaign named 'FortiBleed' targeting over 75,000 internet-facing Fortinet FortiGate firewalls and SSL VPNs across nearly 200 countries.

The MexicanMafia threat actor, also known as PanchoVilla, is conducting a sophisticated campaign using the Kimera reconnaissance engine and custom exploits against perimeter devices in Latin America.

The Colombian Smugglers group and other actors utilize techniques like Device Code Phishing and SVG smuggling to deliver malware including rmrlx, vjw0rm, and UnixStealer.

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