SANS Stormcast Thursday, December 11th, 2025: Possible CVE-2024-9042 variant; react2shell exploits; notepad++ update hijacking; macOS priv escalation
DEC 11, 20256 MIN
SANS Stormcast Thursday, December 11th, 2025: Possible CVE-2024-9042 variant; react2shell exploits; notepad++ update hijacking; macOS priv escalation
DEC 11, 20256 MIN
Description
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Possible exploit variant for CVE-2024-9042 (Kubernetes OS Command Injection)<br/>
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.<br/>
<a href="https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Possible%20exploit%20variant%20for%20CVE-2024-9042%20%28Kubernetes%20OS%20Command%20Injection%29/32554">https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Possible%20exploit%20variant%20for%20CVE-2024-9042%20%28Kubernetes%20OS%20Command%20Injection%29/32554</a><br/>
React2Shell: Technical Deep-Dive & In-the-Wild Exploitation of CVE-2025-55182<br/>
Wiz has a writeup with more background on the React2Shell vulnerability and current attacks<br/>
<a href="https://www.wiz.io/blog/nextjs-cve-2025-55182-react2shell-deep-dive">https://www.wiz.io/blog/nextjs-cve-2025-55182-react2shell-deep-dive</a><br/>
Notepad++ Update Hijacking<br/>
Notepad++ s vulnerable update process was exploited <br/>
<a href="https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/">https://notepad-plus-plus.org/news/v889-released/</a><br/>
New macOS PackageKit Privilege Escalation<br/>
A PoC was released for a new privilege escalation vulnerability in macOS. Currently, there is no patch.<br/>
<a href="https://khronokernel.com/macos/2024/06/03/CVE-2024-27822.html">https://khronokernel.com/macos/2024/06/03/CVE-2024-27822.html</a><br/>