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January 2024 (30)

medium advisory

AppArmor Policy Interface Tampering

Detection of unauthorized access to AppArmor kernel policy control interfaces, specifically the `.load`, `.replace`, or `.remove` files, indicating potential defense evasion or policy tampering on Linux systems.

AppArmor defense-evasion linux
3r 1t
medium advisory

AWS CloudTrail Logging Suspended via StopLogging API

An attacker may suspend AWS CloudTrail logging via the StopLogging API (StopLogging) to eliminate audit visibility and evade defenses.

CloudTrail aws defense_evasion
3r 2t
medium advisory

AWS EC2 Network Access Control List Deletion

The deletion of an Amazon EC2 network access control list (ACL) or its entries can indicate an attacker attempting to disable security controls for unauthorized access or data exfiltration.

AWS EC2 cloud aws ec2 network-security defense-evasion
2r 1t
high advisory

AWS S3 Bucket Replication Abuse via Batch Service for Data Exfiltration

Attackers can abuse the AWS Batch service to exfiltrate data from S3 buckets by creating malicious batch jobs that leverage S3 bucket replication.

AWS S3 +1 aws s3 data-exfiltration batch-service
2r 2t
high advisory

AWS SAML Identity Provider Update Detection

Detection of unauthorized updates to AWS SAML identity providers using CloudTrail logs, potentially indicating compromised federated credentials and unauthorized access.

AWS Identity and Access Management aws saml identity-federation cloud
2r 1t
medium advisory

Azure Event Hub Deletion for Defense Evasion

Detection of Azure Event Hub deletion, indicative of defense evasion by adversaries seeking to disrupt data flow and evade detection by erasing log evidence.

Azure Event Hub cloud azure defense-evasion
2r 2t
high advisory

ChurchCRM < 7.2.0 Family Record Deletion CSRF Vulnerability

ChurchCRM versions prior to 7.2.0 are vulnerable to a CSRF attack on the family record deletion endpoint allowing an attacker to trigger deletion of family records by enticing an authenticated administrator to visit a malicious page.

ChurchCRM CVE-2026-40581 csrf data-deletion
2r 1t 1c
medium advisory

Cisco ASA Device File Copy Activity

Adversaries may copy device files, including configurations and packet captures, from Cisco ASA devices via CLI or ASDM for reconnaissance, credential extraction, or data exfiltration, which can be detected via command execution logs.

Cisco ASA +1 cisco asa file_copy reconnaissance credential_access exfiltration
2r 2t
high advisory

Crowdstrike RTR Script Execution via PowerShell

Detection of PowerShell execution initiated via Crowdstrike Real Time Response (RTR) 'runscript' command, potentially indicating malicious actors leveraging compromised Crowdstrike Dashboard access to execute commands on remote hosts using encoded commands.

Splunk Enterprise +3 living-off-the-land rtr script-execution
2r 1t
medium advisory

Detection of Custom Shim Database Installation for Persistence

Attackers abuse the Application Compatibility Shim functionality in Windows to establish persistence and achieve arbitrary code execution by installing malicious shim databases, which this detection identifies through monitoring registry changes.

Windows +7 persistence app-compat shim
2r 1t
medium advisory

Disabling Windows Defender Security Settings via PowerShell

Attackers use PowerShell commands, including base64-encoded variants, to disable or weaken Windows Defender settings, impairing defenses on compromised systems.

Windows Defender defense-evasion powershell windows
2r 2t
medium advisory

Entra ID MFA Disabled for User

Detection of multi-factor authentication (MFA) being disabled for an Entra ID user account, potentially weakening account security and leading to compromise.

Entra ID azure entra_id mfa persistence credential_access defense_evasion
2r 3t
medium advisory

Entra ID OAuth Phishing via First-Party Microsoft Application

Attackers are leveraging first-party Microsoft applications in Entra ID to conduct OAuth phishing attacks, bypassing traditional consent prompts and accessing sensitive resources like Microsoft Graph and legacy Azure AD.

Entra ID +3 entra_id oauth phishing initial_access
2r 5t
high advisory

ESXi System Clock Manipulation for Evasion

An attacker manipulates the system clock on an ESXi host to potentially evade detection, disrupt logging, or invalidate security controls, as seen in ESXi Post Compromise scenarios and Black Basta ransomware incidents.

ESXi clock-manipulation defense-evasion ransomware
2r 1t
critical advisory

Evolver Remote Code Execution via Command Injection in `_extractLLM()`

A command injection vulnerability in the `_extractLLM()` function of the evolver application allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the `corpus` parameter, leading to potential system compromise.

@evomap/evolver command-injection rce evolver
2r 1t
high advisory

GitHub Enterprise Branch Ruleset Deletion

Detection of GitHub Enterprise branch ruleset deletion events in audit logs, potentially indicating attempts to bypass security controls and compromise code integrity.

GitHub Enterprise github branch-ruleset defense-evasion supply-chain
2r 2t
high advisory

GitPython Command Injection Vulnerability

GitPython versions 3.1.30 through 3.1.46 are vulnerable to command injection by passing attacker-controlled kwargs into `Repo.clone_from()`, `Remote.fetch()`, `Remote.pull()`, or `Remote.push()`, leading to arbitrary command execution due to bypassed safety checks.

GitPython command-injection vulnerability
2r 1t
medium advisory

IIS AppCmd Tool Used to Dump Service Account Credentials

Attackers with access to IIS web servers may use the AppCmd command-line tool to dump sensitive configuration data, including application pool credentials, potentially leading to lateral movement and privilege escalation.

IIS credential-access appcmd windows
2r 2t
medium advisory

Ingress Transfer via Windows BITS

Adversaries leverage the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to download executable and archive files, potentially delivering malicious payloads while evading traditional security measures.

Windows bits file-transfer command-and-control defense-evasion
2r 2t
high advisory

Kaggle-MCP Path Traversal Vulnerability in prepare_kaggle_dataset Function

A path traversal vulnerability exists in the prepare_kaggle_dataset function of kaggle-mcp up to version 406127ffcb2b91b8c10e20e6c2ca787fbc1dc92d, allowing remote attackers to access arbitrary files by manipulating the competition_id argument.

kaggle-mcp path-traversal web-application cve
2r 1t 1c
high advisory

Kiota RedirectHandler Leaks Sensitive Headers on Cross-Origin Redirects

The RedirectHandler middleware in multiple Kiota libraries fails to strip sensitive HTTP headers (Cookie, Proxy-Authorization, and custom headers) when following 3xx redirects to a different host or scheme, potentially leading to session hijacking, corporate proxy credential theft, and API key theft.

kiota-java +8 header-injection credential-access cloud
3r 1t
medium advisory

MSBuild Making Network Connections

Detection of MsBuild.exe making outbound network connections which may indicate adversarial activity used to execute code and evade detection.

MSBuild defense-evasion windows
2r 2t
high advisory

Okta MFA Disabled by User

Detection of Okta multi-factor authentication (MFA) being disabled by a user account, potentially indicating malicious activity or account compromise and leading to unauthorized access.

Okta Identity Cloud okta mfa account-takeover persistence
2r 1t
high advisory

Rundll32 Execution with DLL Stored in Alternate Data Stream (ADS)

Adversaries may use rundll32.exe to execute DLLs stored within alternate data streams (ADS) to bypass security controls and conceal malicious code.

defense-evasion ads rundll32 windows
2r 1t
medium advisory

AWS EC2 Traffic Mirroring Abuse for Data Exfiltration

An attacker creates an Amazon EC2 Traffic Mirroring session to capture and exfiltrate sensitive network traffic from EC2 instances, potentially including unencrypted data.

EC2 Traffic Mirroring aws ec2 traffic-mirroring exfiltration
2r 5t
medium advisory

Creation of New DMSA Service Account Potentially Exploiting BadSuccessor Vulnerability

The creation of a new Delegated Managed Service Account (DMSA) within specific Organizational Units (OUs) using the New-ADServiceAccount cmdlet is indicative of potential BadSuccessor privilege escalation attempts in Windows Server 2025 Active Directory environments.

Windows Server +1 privilege-escalation active-directory bad-successor dmsa
2r 2t
medium advisory

CoreDNS DoH GET Query Denial-of-Service

CoreDNS is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack where processing oversized DNS-over-HTTPS GET requests exhausts resources prior to returning an error.

CoreDNS cve dos
2r 1t
high advisory

Royal Elementor Addons Plugin SSRF Vulnerability

The Royal Elementor Addons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) allowing authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to make arbitrary requests and retrieve sensitive information from internal services.

Royal Elementor Addons <= 1.7.1057 wordpress ssrf cve-2026-6229 plugin
2r 1t 1c
high advisory

rust-openssl Deriver::derive and PkeyCtxRef::derive Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2026-41676)

CVE-2026-41676 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in rust-openssl's Deriver::derive and PkeyCtxRef::derive functions when used with OpenSSL 1.1.1, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

rust-openssl openssl buffer overflow cve-2026-41676
2r 1c
high advisory

WeChat Pay Callback Signature Bypass via Host Header Manipulation

A vulnerability exists in yansongda/pay where signature verification is skipped when the Host header is `localhost`, allowing attackers to forge payment notifications.

yansongda/pay wechatpay signature-bypass payment-fraud webserver
2r 1t