SANS Stormcast Thursday, December 11th, 2025: Possible CVE-2024-9042 variant; react2shell exploits; notepad++ update hijacking; macOS priv escalation (#) cover art

SANS Stormcast Thursday, December 11th, 2025: Possible CVE-2024-9042 variant; react2shell exploits; notepad++ update hijacking; macOS priv escalation (#)

SANS Stormcast Thursday, December 11th, 2025: Possible CVE-2024-9042 variant; react2shell exploits; notepad++ update hijacking; macOS priv escalation (#)

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 SANS Stormcast Thursday, December 11th, 2025: Possible CVE-2024-9042 variant; react2shell exploits; notepad++ update hijacking; macOS priv escalation Possible exploit variant for CVE-2024-9042 (Kubernetes OS Command Injection) We observed HTTP requests with our honeypot that may be indicative of a new version of an exploit against an older vulnerability. Help us figure out what is going on. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Possible%20exploit%20variant%20for%20CVE-2024-9042%20%28Kubernetes%20OS%20Command%20Injection%29/32554 React2Shell: Technical Deep-Dive & In-the-Wild Exploitation of CVE-2025-55182 Wiz has a writeup with more background on the React2Shell vulnerability and current attacks https://www.wiz.io/blog/nextjs-cve-2025-55182-react2shell-deep-dive Notepad++ Update Hijacking Notepad++'s vulnerable update process was exploited https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/ New macOS PackageKit Privilege Escalation A PoC was released for a new privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS. Currently, there is no patch. https://khronokernel.com/macos/2024/06/03/CVE-2024-27822.html keywords: macos; privilege escalation; zsh; notepad++; evilgrade; react2shell; exploit; kubernetes
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