Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-55182 to Breach 766 Next.js Hosts, Steal Credentials
2026-04-03T07:24:16Z•ad559d86b4571531ff30baf50fd00bb999d0532101a295bbed9d074d27dda15c
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What happened
Multiple high-impact incidents reported: a large-scale credential-harvesting campaign exploited the React2Shell flaw (CVE-2025-55182) to compromise ~766 Next.js hosts and exfiltrate database credentials, SSH keys, AWS secrets, Stripe API keys, GitHub tokens and shell histories (Cisco Talos attribution noted). Active zero-day exploitation and patches were disclosed for Chrome (CVE-2026-5281) and TrueConf (CVE-2026-3502) with targeted attacks against government networks. A critical Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) authentication-bypass flaw (CVE-2026-20093, CVSS 9.8) was patched. In‑
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
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- ad559d86b4571531ff30baf50fd00bb999d0532101a295bbed9d074d27dda15c
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-03T07:24:16Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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