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Hackers Actively Exploiting FortiGate Firewalls to Deploy Custom Node.js Malware

An active exploitation campaign targeting FortiGate firewalls, in which attackers weaponize a critical vulnerability to plant a custom-built Node.js remote access trojan (RAT) that turns compromised perimeter devices into long-term footholds for espionage and data theft. The SOCRadar Threat Research Unit (STRU) has identified, with high confidence, that threat actors are actively exploiting CVE-2025-25249, a […] The post Hackers Actively Exploiting FortiGate Firewalls to Deploy Custom Node.js Malware appeared first on Cyber Security News.
An active exploitation campaign targeting FortiGate firewalls, in which attackers weaponize a critical vulnerability to plant a custom-built Node.js remote access trojan (RAT) that turns compromised perimeter devices into long-term footholds for espionage and data theft. The SOCRadar Threat Research Unit (STRU) has identified, with high confidence, that threat actors are actively exploiting CVE-2025-25249, a critical heap-based buffer overflow flaw affecting the cw_acd daemon in FortiOS and FortiSwitchManager. Rated 9.8 on…
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