Tag: firmware
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Insyde UEFI Flaw Enables Digital Certificate Injection via NVRAM Variable
A critical vulnerability (CVE-2025-4275) in Insyde H2O UEFI firmware allows attackers to bypass Secure Boot protections by injecting malicious digital certificates via an unprotected NVRAM variable. Dubbed Hydroph0bia, this flaw enables pre-boot execution of unsigned code, posing severe risks to enterprise and consumer devices. Insecure NVRAM Variable Handling The vulnerability stems from the improper use…
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Unmasking the silent saboteur you didn’t know was running the show
Tags: 5G, access, ai, api, attack, authentication, backup, blockchain, breach, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, firewall, firmware, GDPR, governance, Hardware, incident response, iot, ISO-27001, login, malicious, network, nis-2, PCI, service, siem, supply-chain, threat, zero-trustCybersecurity depends on accurate clocks : Your logs are only as valuable as your clocks are accurate. If your servers are out of sync, forget to reconstruct timelines. You’ll spend hours chasing phantom alerts. Event correlation and forensics Your SIEM is only as good as the timestamps it gets. Correlating events across endpoints, firewalls and cloud…
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New Mirai Variant Exploits TBK DVR Flaw for Remote Code Execution
The latest wave of Mirai botnet activity has resurfaced with a refined attack chain exploiting CVE-2024-3721, a critical command injection vulnerability in TBK DVR-4104 and DVR-4216 devices. This campaign leverages unpatched firmware to deploy a modified Mirai variant designed for IoT device hijacking and DDoS operations. Exploitation Vector & Payload Delivery Attackers exploit the vulnerability…
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FIPS 140-3 and You, Part Three
Tags: attack, authentication, ccc, compliance, conference, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, firmware, Hardware, international, network, nist, side-channel, software, technology, updateFIPS 140-3 and You, Part Three divya Thu, 06/05/2025 – 07:00 Last spring, in the second installment of this blog series, we were excited to announce that our Luna HSM product line was the first HSM in the industry to achieve FIPS 140-3 level 3 validation certificate. This spring, in this third installment, we happily…
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ASUS Router Hijackings Highlight Urgent Need for Advanced Threat Detection and Response
Introduction: A Breach Beyond the EndpointA new campaign targeting ASUS routers has compromised more than 9,000 devices worldwide, exposing a hidden weakness in many organizations’ security strategies: insufficient visibility and control at the edge. The attack, dubbed ViciousTrap, exploits CVE-2023-39780″, a command injection vulnerability”, to deploy malware that persists even after reboots and firmware updates.…
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ASUS router backdoors affect 9K devices, persist after firmware updates
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/asus-router-backdoors-affect-9k-devices-persist-after-firmware-updates
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Thousands of ASUS Routers Hit by Persistent Backdoor
Persistent Attack Grants Remote SSH Access via Exploit. Someone – possibly nation-state hackers – appears to be constructing a botnet from thousands of Asus routers in hacking that survives a firmware patch and reboots. Nearly 9,000 routers have been compromised and the number is growing, say researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/thousands-asus-routers-hit-by-persistent-backdoor-a-28539
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Thousands of ASUS Routers Hijacked in Stealthy Backdoor Campaign
A threat actor has used ASUS routers’ legitimate features to create persistent backdoors that survive firmware updates and reboots First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/thousands-asus-routers-compromised/
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Thousands of Asus routers are being hit with stealthy, persistent backdoors
Backdoor giving full administrative control can survive reboots and firmware updates. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/thousands-of-asus-routers-are-being-hit-with-stealthy-persistent-backdoors/
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Popular Industrial Power Monitors Had Remote Hacking Flaws
Researchers Uncover Critical Flaws Enable Remote Device Takeover. A ubiquitous industrial power monitoring device contains three critical vulnerabilities in its firmware that could allow attackers to disrupt operations by remotely crashing them or executing unwanted code. The device is the Rockwell Automation PowerMonitor 1000 Remote. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/popular-industrial-power-monitors-had-remote-hacking-flaws-a-28522
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BIOS and Bootloaders in the Crosshairs: Growing Firmware Threats
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/bios-and-bootloaders-in-the-crosshairs-growing-firmware-threats
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Multiple Vulnerabilities in Hardy Barth EV Station Allow Unauthenticated Network Access
Critical security flaws have been identified in the eCharge Hardy Barth cPH2 and cPP2 charging stations, specifically affecting firmware version 2.2.0. These vulnerabilities, discovered by Stefan Viehböck of SEC Consult Vulnerability Lab, expose electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to severe risks, including system compromise, data breaches, and operational disruption. Despite a responsible disclosure process initiated…
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Meteobridge Web Interface Vulnerability Let Attackers Inject Commands Remotely
ONEKEY Research Lab has uncovered a severe command injection vulnerability in the MeteoBridge firmware, a compact device designed to connect personal weather stations to public weather networks like Weather Underground. This flaw, identified through ONEKEY’s recently introduced bash static code analysis on their platform, affects versions 6.1 and below of the MeteoBridge firmware, enabling remote,…
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D-Link Routers Exposed by Hard-Coded Telnet Credential
A recently disclosed vulnerability (CVE-2025-46176) exposes critical security flaws in D-Link’s DIR-605L and DIR-816L routers, revealing hardcoded Telnet credentials that enable remote command execution. The vulnerability affects firmware versions 2.13B01 (DIR-605L) and 2.06B01 (DIR-816L), scoring 6.5 on the CVSS v3.1 scale with medium severity. Security researchers identified improper command neutralization (CWE-77) as the root cause,…
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NETGEAR Router Flaw Allows Full Admin Access by Attackers
Tags: access, authentication, backdoor, control, cyber, exploit, firmware, flaw, router, vulnerabilityA severe authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-4978) has been uncovered in NETGEAR’s DGND3700v2 wireless routers, enabling unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrative control over affected devices. The flaw, rated with a critical CVSSv4 score of 9.3, stems from a hidden backdoor mechanism in the router’s firmware and impacts versions V1.1.00.15_1.00.15NA. Security researchers warn that exploitation could…
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Critical Vulnerability in Lexmark Printers Enables Remote Code Execution
Security researchers from DEVCORE discovered the vulnerability through Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), marking the third major printer firmware flaw disclosed in 2025 following similar incidents affecting HP and Canon devices. Critical security vulnerability affecting over 150 Lexmark printer and multifunction device models enables remote attackers to execute malicious code on unpatched systems through…
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Repeated Firmware Key-Management Failures Undermine Intel Boot Guard and UEFI Secure Boot
The security of fundamental technologies like Intel Boot Guard and UEFI Secure Boot has been seriously questioned due to persistent cryptographic key management issues within the UEFI firmware ecosystem, which have been exposed in a number of concerning exposes. These mechanisms, designed to ensure platform integrity by verifying firmware and bootloader signatures, are being critically…
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FBI warns that end of life devices are being actively targeted by threat actors
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, botnet, china, cisco, control, credentials, cve, data-breach, exploit, firewall, firmware, Hardware, identity, infection, intelligence, Internet, malware, network, password, router, sans, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLinksys E1200, E2500, E1000, E4200, E1500, E300, E3200, E1550, WRT320N, WRT310N, WRT610NCradlepoint E100Cisco M10Threat actors, notably Chinese state-sponsored actors, are successfully exploiting known vulnerabilities in routers exposed to the web through pre-installed remote management software, according to the FBI. They then install malware, set up a botnet, and sell proxy services or launch coordinated attacks.”The…
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CVSS 10.0 Vulnerability Found in Ubiquity UniFi Protect Cameras
Ubiquity has disclosed two security vulnerabilities affecting its widely used video surveillance platform, UniFi Protect. One of the flaws, now assigned the identifier CVE-2025-23123, has been rated as critical with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0. Both issues have been addressed in recent firmware and application updates, and the company is urging users to install…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST Aligns Its Privacy and Cyber Frameworks, While Researchers Warn About Hallucination Risks from GenAI Code Generators
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, breach, china, cisa, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, csf, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, espionage, exploit, firmware, framework, governance, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, Internet, LLM, malicious, mfa, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, router, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCheck out NIST’s effort to further mesh its privacy and cyber frameworks. Plus, learn why code-writing GenAI tools can put developers at risk of package-confusion attacks. Also, find out what Tenable webinar attendees said about identity security. And get the latest on the MITRE CVE program and on attacks against edge routers. Dive into five…
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Your Network Is Showing Time to Go Stealth
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backdoor, breach, china, cisco, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, fortinet, group, Hardware, infrastructure, mfa, network, software, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day -
A Seven”‘Year”‘Old Cisco Flaw Now Lets Hackers Execute Code Remotely on Network Gear
Tags: cisco, credentials, cyber, data-breach, exploit, firmware, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, network, router, service, theft, threatA Cisco’s Smart Install protocol (CVE-2018-0171), first patched in 2018, remains a pervasive threat to global network infrastructure due to widespread misconfigurations and exploitation by state-sponsored threat actors. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on Cisco switches and routers via exposed Smart Install Client services, enabling configuration theft, credential harvesting, and firmware…
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Counterfeit Phones Carrying Hidden Revamped Triada Malware
The malware, first discovered in 2016, has been updated over the years, and the latest version is now hiding in the firmware of counterfeit mobile phones. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/counterfeit-phones-infected-triada-malware
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Microsoft’s AI tool catches critical GRUB2, U-boot bootloader flaws
Tags: access, ai, control, cybersecurity, exploit, firmware, flaw, Hardware, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, risk, soc, supply-chain, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayAI-powered discovery changes the cybersecurity landscape: Microsoft’s Security Copilot tool significantly accelerated the vulnerability identification process, with a particular focus on filesystem implementations due to their high vulnerability potential.”Using Security Copilot, we were able to identify potential security issues in bootloader functionalities, focusing on filesystems due to their high vulnerability potential,” the blog stated. “This…
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Microsoft Discovers GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox Bootloader Flaws with Copilot
Microsoft has disclosed the discovery of multiple critical vulnerabilities within the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox bootloaders, leveraging its AI-driven Security Copilot platform for advanced threat analysis. These bootloaders, integral to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot framework and widely deployed in embedded systems, were found to contain exploitable flaws that could compromise system…