New Proof of Concept Combining CVE-2019-1322 and CVE-2019-1405 Developed

The FortiGuard SE Team is aware of a new proof of concept dubbed “COMahawk” disclosed on Nov 14 that incorporates CVE-2019-1405 and CVE-1322. The proof of concept combines two latest vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows CVE-2019-1405 {Windows UPnP Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability) and CVE-2019-1322 (Microsoft Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability) that allows for a full…

Threat Actor Mimo Targets Magento and Docker to Deploy Crypto Miners and Proxyware

The threat actor behind the exploitation of vulnerable Craft Content Management System (CMS) instances has shifted its tactics to target Magento CMS and misconfigured Docker instances. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor tracked as Mimo (aka Hezb), which has a long history of leveraging N-day security flaws in various web applications to…