Want More XWorm?, (Wed, Mar 4th)
2026-03-04T21:36:02Z•1dd22704b50cb306eb22359db6bbea4e495d576ae25df938893f2527deb4a133
CVE-2024-4040CVE-2025-31161CVE-2025-54309active-exploitationbruteforcecrushftpexploit-deliveryhoneypotmalwarephishingrtfthreat-intelvulnerabilitywiresharkxworm
What happened
SANS ISC diary roundup noting a new wave of XWorm activity (multi-technology malware and evolving delivery techniques), brute-force scanning activity targeting CrushFTP (with references to serious past flaws including CVE-2024-4040, CVE-2025-31161 and the July 2025 zero-day CVE-2025-54309), a Wireshark 4.6.4 release that fixes several vulnerabilities, plus additional items on RTF/zip techniques, phishing lures (fake FedEx), and honeypot lessons. Several referenced vulnerabilities have been actively exploited in the wild, and ongoing scanning/abuse is observed.
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- 1dd22704b50cb306eb22359db6bbea4e495d576ae25df938893f2527deb4a133
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-04T21:36:02Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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