Cisco Talos Blog

October 16, 2023 11:05

Active exploitation of Cisco IOS XE Software Web Management User Interface vulnerabilities

Cisco has identified active exploitation of two previously unknown vulnerabilities in the Web User Interface (Web UI) feature of Cisco IOS XE software — CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273 — when exposed to the internet or untrusted networks.

October 11, 2023 19:06

What to know about the HTTP/2 Rapid Reset DDoS attacks

CVE-2023-44487, a vulnerability in the HTTP/2 protocol, was recently used to launch intensive DDoS attacks against several targets.

September 14, 2023 08:00

How Cisco Talos IR helped a healthcare company quickly resolve a Qakbot attack

A healthcare company recently detected a potential Qakbot infection early, and with the help of the Talos IR team, evicted the threat actor from their network quickly before any harm could come to the organization or its customers.

September 6, 2023 12:46

Eight vulnerabilities in Open Automation Software Platform could lead to information disclosure, improper authentication

OAS Platform allows various devices, including PLCs, servers, files, databases and internet-of-things platforms to communicate with one another and share data when they otherwise would be unable to because of their various protocols.

August 23, 2023 12:56

Three vulnerabilities in NVIDIA graphics driver could cause memory corruption

The driver is vulnerable to memory corruption if an adversary sends a specially crafted shader packer, which can lead to a memory corruption problem in the driver.

August 8, 2023 15:36

What Cisco Talos knows about the Rhysida ransomware

The group appears to commonly deploy double extortion — of the victims that have been listed on the leak site, several of them have had some portion of their exfiltrated data exposed.

August 2, 2023 08:00

The many vulnerabilities Talos discovered in SOHO and industrial wireless routers post-VPNFilter

Given the privileged position these devices occupy on the networks they serve, they are prime targets for attackers, so their security posture is of paramount importance.

July 25, 2023 07:59

What might authentication attacks look like in a phishing-resistant future?

Even if the internet at large adopts passkeys, attackers can still find a way in.

July 19, 2023 11:58

Memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Edge; MilesightVPN and router could be taken over

In all, Talos released 22 security advisories regarding Milesight products this month, nine of which have a CVSS score greater than 8, associated with 69 CVEs.