PHP2Shell Attacks Root Palo Alto Firewalls but Fail Against WordPress
2026-10-30T19:23:59Z•bcc9aca4e0c57020b31a006aee0147deebc23629f215055ce362c47bd566cb5a
CVE-2026-111585CVE-2026-97229Drupal CommerceFBI seizureGitLabNorth KoreaPHPPalo Alto firewallsTeamViewerTraderTraitorWordPressaccess bypassactive exploitationcryptocurrency theftinfostealerransomwareremote code executionsupply-chain attackunauthenticated vulnerabilityzero-day exploitation
What happened
SecurityWeek reports widespread and active exploitation of critical vulnerabilities and supply-chain compromises, including PHP flaws targeting exposed Palo Alto firewalls, an unauthenticated WordPress race condition enabling remote code execution, an in-the-wild Drupal Commerce Core access bypass, CVE-2026-97229 in GitLab, and CVE-2026-111585 in TeamViewer. Additional reporting covers a malicious monitoring-tool supply-chain attack draining more than $2 million from Polymarket users, infrastructure used by cybercriminals seized by the FBI, and suspected North Korean TraderTraitor involvement6
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