BlackX UEFI Bootkit Bypasses Secure Boot on Patched Windows Systems Missing Revocations

2026-10-23T19:23:59Z•cd54fef4bdffea86122abed4bdf16209cbf790968312f3e1c2d5cb0010ee2ee5
CVE-2026-109618CVE-2026-109619CVE-2026-111497CVE-2026-112900CVE-2026-115560AI-agentsAPT41GitLabLinux-KSMBDNode.jsPHPPillowSandwormSecure-BootUEFI-bootkitVPNactive-exploitationcredential-theftdata-extortiondestructive-attackfirewallsransomwareremote-code-executionstate-sponsoredsupply-chain-compromisezero-day

What happened

The feed reports multiple high-impact cybersecurity developments, including actively exploited PHP2Shell vulnerabilities, critical unauthenticated or low-privilege remote-code-execution flaws in GitLab, Node.js, Pillow, and Linux KSMBD, enterprise firewall and VPN credential theft, UEFI bootkit activity attributed to APT41, ransomware operations using AI agents, supply-chain compromises, and destructive attacks linked to Sandworm. Several issues have public proof-of-concept code or exploitation in the wild and require urgent patching, credential rotation, configuration changes, or incident||||

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