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CISA Reports Node2Shell Exploitation and Honeypot Activity

Technology · First reported 28 Oct, 08:37 · Updated 19:12

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CISA confirmed exploitation of the Brotli vulnerability known as Node2Shell and added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Two honeypot operators logged attack attempts, including one using a broken exploit.

  • CISA confirmed that hackers had begun exploiting a critical Brotli vulnerability known as Node2Shell.
  • The vulnerability was also referred to as Broccoli2Shell and HTTP2Shell.
  • CISA added the flaw to its KEV catalog, while two honeypot operators logged attempts, including one with a broken exploit.
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Vulnerability
A Brotli flaw called Node2Shell, also referred to as Broccoli2Shell and HTTP2Shell.
CISA action
Added the flaw to its KEV catalog.
Honeypot activity
Two operators logged attack attempts; one used a broken exploit.

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