Cyber: Cisa Adds 4 Exploited Flaws To Kev, Sets May 2026 Federal Dead

Cyber: Cisa Adds 4 Exploited Flaws To Kev, Sets May 2026 Federal Dead

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added four vulnerabilities impacting SimpleHelp, Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server, and D-Link DIR-823X series routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. While both the SimpleHelp flaws have been marked as "Unknown" against the "Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?" Indicators, reports from Field Effect and Sophos revealed early last year that the issues were exploited as a precursor to ransomware attacks. One such campaign was attributed to the DragonForce ransomware operation. The exploitation of CVE-2024-7399 has been linked to malicious activity deploying the Mirai botnet in the past. As for CVE-2025-29635, Akamai disclosed earlier this week that it recorded attempts against D-Link devices to deliver a Mirai botnet variant named "tuxnokill." To mitigate the active threats, Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies are recommended to apply the fixes or, in the case of CVE-2025-29635, discontinue the use of the appliance by May 8, 2026.

Source: The Hacker News