Abstract Several targeted attack groups share the tools used in the attack and are reported to be doing similar attacks. Attack tools are also shared in attacks targeting Japanese organizations, for example, Tick. Tick may use a tool called Royal Road RTF Weaponizer. And Royal Road is used by targeted attack groups such as Goblin…

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Abstract We introduced the “Royal Road RTF Weaponizer” in our previous blog [1] (and presented at Japan Security Analyst Conference 2020 and CPX 360 CPRCon 2020). Royal Road is a tool shared by many targeted attack groups believed to belong to China. It’s been a year since our previous blog, and Royal Road is still…

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Note: This blog post doesn’t make sense to many It’s 2021 now. Moreover, the quarter has already passed. I thought Drive-by Download attack was dead four years ago. Angler Exploit Kit has disappeared, pseudo-Darkleech and EITest campaign have disappeared, and RIG Exploit Kit has also declined. At that time, Drive-by Download attack was definitely supposed…

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This blog post is based on “GroundPeony: Crawling with Malice” that we presented at HITCON CMT 2023. We are grateful to HITCON for giving us the opportunity to present. https://hitcon.org/2023/CMT/en/agenda/e8fe6942-9c60-419a-b9a0-dbda80a27ad0/ Presentation material (PDF) is here. Abstract In March 2023, we discovered a cyber attack campaign targeting Taiwanese government agencies. The campaign employed devious tactics such…

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CISA released eight Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on March 4, 2025. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. ICSA-25-063-01 Carrier Block Load ICSA-25-063-02 Keysight Ixia Vision Product Family ICSA-25-063-03 Hitachi Energy MACH PS700 ICSA-25-063-04 Hitachi Energy XMC20 ICSA-25-063-05 Hitachi Energy UNEM/ECST ICSA-25-063-06 Delta Electronics CNCSoft-G2 ICSA-25-063-07 GMOD…

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View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 7.1 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: Carrier Equipment: Block Load Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Search Path Element 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges . 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS The following Carrier product, which is…

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View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 6.8 ATTENTION: Low Attack Complexity Vendor: Hitachi Energy Equipment: XMC20, ECST, UNEM Vulnerability: Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow attackers to intercept or falsify data exchanges between the client and the server. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED…

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View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 6.9 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: Hitachi Energy Equipment: XMC20 Vulnerability: Relative Path Traversal 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access files or directories outside the authorized scope. 3. TECHNICAL DETAILS 3.1 AFFECTED PRODUCTS Hitachi Energy reports that the following…

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CISA has added four new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-50302 Linux Kernel Use of Uninitialized Resource Vulnerability CVE-2025-22225 VMware ESXi Arbitrary Write Vulnerability CVE-2025-22224 VMware ESXi and Workstation TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability CVE-2025-22226 VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious…

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View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v4 9.3 ATTENTION: Exploitable remotely/low attack complexity Vendor: GMOD Equipment: Apollo Vulnerabilities: Incorrect Privilege Assignment, Relative Path Traversal, Missing Authentication for Critical Function, Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to escalate privileges, bypass authentication, upload malicious…

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