Exploited Flaws Galore: Is Your Router Secretly Moonlighting in a Botnet?
CISA adds five security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. These vulnerabilities affect Cisco, Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft Windows, and Progress WhatsUp Gold. While some flaws are already being used for nefarious purposes, like the infamous PolarEdge botnet, others await their moment in the cybercriminal spotlight. Stay patched or stay panicked!

Hot Take:
Ah, the ever-reliable cybersecurity universe, where the only thing more certain than hackers exploiting vulnerabilities is that old routers will never get the love they deserve. Welcome to the world of cyber-flaws where ancient routers, path-traversing misadventures, and arbitrary commands reign supreme, making life as thrilling as a thriller novel, minus the popcorn!
Key Points:
- CISA adds five new vulnerabilities from Cisco, Hitachi Vantara, Microsoft, and Progress WhatsUp Gold to their catalog.
- Vulnerabilities range in severity with CVSS scores from 6.5 to 9.8, affecting both outdated and current software versions.
- Several vulnerabilities like CVE-2023-20118 and CVE-2024-4885 are already being actively exploited by cybercriminals.
- The vulnerabilities allow for a variety of exploits, including remote code execution and privilege escalation.
- FCEB agencies are prompted to apply patches by March 2025, although some vulnerabilities remain unpatched due to end-of-life hardware.
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