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Unauthenticated Flaw Allows Full Router, Network TakeoverA hidden backdoor, disclosed by CERT/CC and found in multiple firmware versions made by Chinese manufacturer Tenda, bypasses authentication and could grant attackers administrative access. Researchers are reporting exploitation and an Nmap script is making vulnerable devices easier to identify.
Unauthenticated Flaw Allows Full Router, Network TakeoverA hidden backdoor, disclosed by CERT/CC and found in multiple firmware versions made by Chinese manufacturer Tenda, bypasses authentication and could grant attackers administrative access. Researchers are reporting exploitation and an Nmap script is making vulnerable devices easier to identify.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered multiple security flaws in Dell's ControlVault3 firmware and its associated Windows APIs that could have been abused by attackers to bypass Windows login, extract cryptographic keys, as well as maintain access even after a fresh operating system install by deploying undetectable malicious implants into the firmware
Researchers Uncover Critical Flaws Enable Remote Device TakeoverA ubiquitous industrial power monitoring device contains three critical vulnerabilities in its firmware that could allow attackers to disrupt operations by remotely crashing them or executing unwanted code. The device is the Rockwell Automation PowerMonitor 1000 Remote.
Researchers Uncover Three Vulnerabilities, Urge Firmware UpdateAttackers could chain critical vulnerabilities in industrial network switches to gain remote control to compromise automation systems, IoT devices and surveillance networks. Claroty's Team82 uncovered three flaws in WGS-804HPT switches manufactured by Planet Technology.
Eclypsium Report Describes BIOS/UEFI Issues in Illumina iSeq 100 FirmwareCertain vulnerabilities in device maker Illumina's iSeq 100 DNA gene sequencer could allow hackers to overwrite the system's firmware to render the device unusable or to install a firmware implant for ongoing attacker persistence, said researchers at Eclypsium who identified the flaws.
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered firmware security vulnerabilities in the Illumina iSeq 100 DNA sequencing instrument that, if successfully exploited, could permit attackers to brick or plant persistent malware on susceptible devices
Researchers discuss it in same breath as BlackLotus and MosaicRegressor A new vulnerability in UEFI firmware is threatening the security of a wide range of Intel chip families in a similar fashion to BlackLotus and others like it.…
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware that affects multiple families of Intel Core desktop and mobile processors
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Lets Attackers Control DevicesA vulnerability in a common implementation of the firmware booting up desktop computers powered by Intel chips could allow attackers to obtain ongoing persistence, warn security researchers. The flaw is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Phoenix Technologies SecureCore UEFI implementation.
Bitdefender Finds Vulnerability in Popular IoT DeviceThermostats sold across the globe by German multinational engineering company Bosch contained a flaw allowing hackers to cut power to the heating system and override the firmware, warn researchers from cybersecurity firm Bitdefender. Bosch pushed an over-the-air update in October.
Déjà vu all over again for laptop maker as researchers poke holes in its code Security researchers have spotted some fresh flaws in Lenovo laptops just months after the vendor patched another batch, with the PC maker fixing a trio of vulnerabilities flagged up by ESET this week.…
Don't leave those firmware patches to last The notorious Conti ransomware gang has working proof-of-concept code to exploit low-level Intel firmware vulnerabilities, according to Eclypsium researchers.…
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed 16 new high-severity vulnerabilities in various implementations of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware impacting multiple HP enterprise devices