Topic: rootkit malware
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SonicWall SMA1000 Zero-Day Exploited in Active Attacks
SonicWall has issued an urgent alert for SMA1000 appliance users to apply a critical update, as active attacks exploit a new medium-severity local privilege escalation flaw (CVE-2025-40602) chained with a previously patched critical bug to achieve remote code execution with root privileges. The v...
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Critical SonicWall SonicOS Flaw Lets Hackers Crash Firewalls
SonicWall has issued an urgent warning about a high-severity security flaw (CVE-2025-40601) in its SonicOS SSLVPN service, which could allow attackers to crash affected firewalls via a denial-of-service attack, impacting Gen7 and Gen8 hardware and virtual firewalls. The company states there is no...
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SonicWall SMA 100 Series Now Fights Rootkits
SonicWall has released a critical firmware update for its SMA 100 series to scan for and remove the OVERSTEP rootkit, patching vulnerabilities like CVE-2024-38475 in response to a sophisticated attack by threat group UNC6148. The attack involved using stolen credentials to gain unauthorized acces...
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SonicWall SMA100 Update Eradicates Rootkit Malware
SonicWall has released a critical firmware update for its SMA 100 series appliances that can eradicate the OVERSTEP rootkit malware, which enables persistent unauthorized access and data theft. The update is urgent due to active attacks by threat actor UNC6148, who uses the rootkit to steal sensi...
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