Check Point warns of zero-day flaw exploited for root access
Check Point Software has released emergency hotfixes to address a high-severity flaw that hackers have been exploiting to gain root privileges and establish persistence on vulnerable devices since late October.
Covered by 5 publishers within 5 hours of the first report.
Summary from BleepingComputer.
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Cyber Security News Hackers Exploit Check Point Firewall Flaws to Gain Root Access and Deploy Wiper Malware on VMware ESXi · Abinaya
SecurityWeek PHP2Shell Exploited in Destructive Check Point Gateway Attacks · Ionut Arghire
The Hacker News Hackers Exploit PHP2Shell Flaws in Check Point Gateways to Deploy TSGA Backdoor and Wipe ESXi Files · info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
BleepingComputer Check Point warns of zero-day flaw exploited for root access · Sergiu Gatlan
Security Affairs Unpatched Check Point Gateways Are Being Wiped exploiting PHP2Shell · Pierluigi Paganini
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