Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Cisco Switch Flaw to Gain System Control

Discussion in 'News Aggregator' started by The Hacker News, 23 Aug 2024.

  1. Details have emerged about a China-nexus threat group's exploitation of a recently disclosed, now-patched security flaw in Cisco switches as a zero-day to seize control of the appliance and evade detection. The activity, attributed to Velvet Ant, was observed early this year and involved the weaponization of CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0) to deliver bespoke malware and gain extensive control

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