TrustedSec analyzed a multi-stage malware loader that starts as obfuscated Python bytecode (.pyc, CPython 3.13) and ends in an encrypted .NET payload. The chain layers Kramer Python obfuscation, two Donut shellcode layers and a laZzzy shellcode-loader PE, so a signature for any single format misses the others. The author unpacked it with …
CISA warns that threat actors are exploiting CVE-2026-104935, a zero-day authentication bypass in Ivanti Connect Secure that allows remote, unauthenticated execution of arbitrary commands. The activity is being used for credential theft and data exfiltration. CISA added the CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog on Oct. …
Volexity published Part 3 of its "Mind the (Patch) Gap" series. It shows how Volexity Volcano and Surge Collect Pro were used to analyze a VM compromised with the zero-day exploit chain and payloads used by UTA0560 (Chrome and Windows zero-days, described in Part 1). The post is mainly product and workflow documentation rather than new in…
Ivanti released security updates for an actively exploited Connect Secure zero-day, CVE-2026-104935, and six other vulnerabilities in Neurons Patch for Intune and Xtraction. CVE-2026-104935 is a spoofing-based authentication bypass that lets remote, unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary commands, and Ivanti confirmed limited exploit…