09/10/2025-09/17/2025 Chaos Mesh Critical GraphQL Flaws, New FileFix Phishing Variant Deploys StealC Malware, Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ npm Packages And More.

1. Chaos Mesh Critical GraphQL Flaws Enable RCE and Full Kubernetes Cluster Takeover

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple critical flaws in Chaos Mesh that could allow attackers to take over Kubernetes clusters. An attacker with minimal in-cluster network access could exploit these vulnerabilities to run fault injections (e. g., shutting down pods, disrupting networks) and steal privileged tokens for further malicious activity.

Chaos Mesh is an open-source chaos engineering platform that simulates system failures during development. The vulnerabilities, dubbed Chaotic Deputy, include:

• ● CVE-2025-59358 (7.5): Exposes an unauthenticated GraphQL debug server, enabling cluster-wide denial-of-service.
• ● CVE-2025-59359, CVE-2025-59360, CVE-2025-59361 (all 9.8): Command injection flaws in key mutations.

An attacker could chain these bugs for remote code execution, even under default settings. JFrog attributed the issues to weak authentication in the Controller Manager. The flaws were patched in Chaos Mesh v2.7.3 (released August 21, 2025). Users are urged to upgrade immediately or restrict network access if patching is delayed.

2. New FileFix Phishing Variant Deploys StealC Malware via Steganography

A new variant of the FileFix phishing tactic has emerged, delivering the StealC infostealer through multilingual phishing sites that impersonate Meta account suspension warnings. First observed in June 2025, the campaign uses Bitbucket-hosted images with steganography to hide payloads, tricking victims into copying malicious commands into Windows File Explorer’s address bar. This launches PowerShell scripts that bypass antivirus tools and install StealC, which steals credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets.

Unlike traditional phishing with attachments, this approach leverages social engineering and a patched Windows flaw (CVE-2025-24071), though many systems remain unprotected. Analysts note refinements like obfuscated JavaScript and dynamic payloads, with detections spiking globally across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Security firms warn the campaign’s stealth makes it harder to detect, echoing earlier FileFix-linked RAT attacks. Experts urge enterprises to patch systems, enable advanced threat protection, and monitor clipboard activity to counter this evolving malware delivery method.

3. Self-Replicating Worm Hits 180+ npm Packages to Steal Credentials in Latest Supply Chain Attack

Researchers have uncovered a major software supply chain attack on the npm registry, affecting more than 500 packages across multiple maintainers.  Dubbed the Shai-Hulud attack, the campaign trojanizes packages by injecting a malicious script (“bundle.js”) that installs TruffleHog to scan developer machines for secrets (e. g., GITHUB_TOKEN, NPM_TOKEN, AWS keys). Stolen credentials are exfiltrated to attacker-controlled servers and abused to create GitHub Actions workflows for persistence. The malware targets both Windows and Linux and spreads automatically by republishing infected packages, making it function like a self-propagating worm.
Notably impacted are packages maintained under @ctrl, @nativescript-community, and @crowdstrike. CrowdStrike confirmed malicious packages were published but said its Falcon platform is unaffected. Researchers warn the worm’s cascading compromise could spread widely given npm’s interdependencies. Developers are urged to audit environments, rotate tokens, and upgrade packages immediately.
The campaign follows last month’s s1ngularity attack, with experts calling it one of the most severe JavaScript supply chain incidents to date.

4. Critical CVE-2025-5086 Flaw in DELMIA Apriso Actively Exploited, CISA Warns

A critical flaw in Dassault Systèmes’ DELMIA Apriso (CVE-2025-5086, CVSS 9.0) is being actively exploited, according to CISA, which added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list on September 12, 2025. The bug stems from deserialization of untrusted data, enabling remote code execution.

DELMIA Apriso is a core Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) platform used in automotive, aerospace, and consumer goods. Versions from 2020–2025 are vulnerable, exposing factories to production halts, data theft, or sabotage. Federal agencies must patch by October 2, but private firms face no mandate despite escalating risks.

Exploits observed in the wild inject payloads for ransomware or espionage, leveraging Apriso’s integration with physical machinery. Dassault has issued fixes, but patching in industrial settings is difficult due to downtime costs and legacy systems.
Experts urge immediate updates, network segmentation, and zero-trust strategies, warning that delays could trigger global supply chain disruptions and long-term industrial security fallout.

09/03/2025-09/10/2025 Massive npm Supply Chain Attack, Critical SAP NetWeaver Vulnerability, SAP S/4HANA Critical Vulnerability And More.

1. Massive npm Supply Chain Attack Hits 18 Popular Packages with 2B Weekly Downloads

A major supply chain attack compromised 18 popular npm packages with over two billion weekly downloads, according to security firm Aikido. The malware, first detected on September 8, targeted developers and end-users by injecting obfuscated code into widely used libraries like chalk (299M downloads), debug (358M), and ansi-styles (371M). Once installed, it silently intercepted crypto and web3 transactions, manipulated wallet interactions, and redirected funds to attacker-controlled accounts. Aikido researchers said the campaign appeared to be the work of a single threat group using relatively unsophisticated techniques and off-the-shelf obfuscation tools. The breach stemmed from a phishing campaign exploiting npm’s trust model: attackers registered a typosquatted domain, npmjs.help, and impersonated npm administrators to compromise maintainers’ accounts.

The attack follows other recent npm supply chain incidents, including Wiz’s discovery of an AI-powered campaign against the Nx build system and JFrog’s report of eight malicious React packages

2. Critical SAP NetWeaver Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code And Compromise System

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-42922, has been discovered in SAP NetWeaver, allowing low-privileged authenticated users to upload malicious files and achieve full system compromise. The flaw lies in the Deploy Web Service upload mechanism, which fails to properly enforce Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) or validate file types.

Incorrect authentication annotations and missing role checks let attackers bypass restrictions intended for administrators. By authenticating with valid low-level credentials, an attacker can upload a crafted file (e. g., JSP) to the server and execute it via a direct URL, gaining arbitrary code execution with SAP service account privileges. This access enables lateral movement, data theft, or malware deployment.
SAP has released a patch in Security Note 3643865, with a temporary workaround in KBA 3646072. Administrators are urged to restrict Deploy Web Service access, apply patches promptly, and monitor logs for suspicious multipart/form-data requests to DeployWS endpoints.

3. GitHub Account Compromise Led to Salesloft Drift Breach Affecting 22 Companies

Salesloft has confirmed that the recent data breach tied to its Drift application began with the compromise of its GitHub account. According to Mandiant, which is investigating, the threat actor UNC6395 accessed the account from March through June 2025, though the initial intrusion method remains unknown. At least 22 companies have been affected.

With GitHub access, the attackers downloaded repositories, added a guest user, and created workflows. They also carried out reconnaissance in both Salesloft and Drift environments. In the next phase, they infiltrated Drift’s AWS environment, stealing OAuth tokens used by customers’ integrations to access data.

Salesloft has since taken Drift offline (September 5), rotated credentials, and strengthened segmentation controls. It urged customers to revoke and reissue API keys for third-party integrations.

Meanwhile, Salesforce restored Salesloft integrations on September 7, but said Drift will remain disabled until further notice as part of ongoing remediation.

4. Adobe Issues Urgent Patch for ‘SessionReaper’ Vulnerability in Commerce and Magento

Adobe has issued an urgent advisory for CVE-2025-54236 (“SessionReaper”), a critical flaw (CVSS 9.1) impacting Adobe Commerce, Magento Open Source, and Adobe Commerce B2B. The bug, caused by improper input validation in the Commerce REST API, could allow attackers to hijack customer accounts and fully compromise e-commerce platforms. Affected products include Adobe Commerce 2.4.9-alpha2 and earlier, Magento Open Source 2.4.9-alpha2 and earlier, Adobe Commerce B2B 1.5.3-alpha2 and earlier, and the Custom Attributes Serializable module (0.1.0–0.3.0). Adobe has released the VULN-32437-2-4-X patch and urges immediate installation. Users of the Custom Attributes module must upgrade to 0.4.0 or later via Composer. Cloud-hosted customers are temporarily protected by new WAF rules, though patching remains essential.

Admins can verify patch application using the Quality Patches Tool. While no exploitation has been observed, Adobe warns the vulnerability poses serious risk to online merchants if left unpatched.

5. SAP S/4HANA Critical Vulnerability CVE-2025-42957 Exploited in the Wild

A critical vulnerability in SAP S/4HANA (CVE-2025-42957, CVSS 9.9) is being actively exploited in the wild. The flaw, a command injection issue in a function module exposed via RFC, allows attackers with low-privileged access to inject arbitrary ABAP code, bypass authorization checks, and fully compromise SAP systems. Successful exploitation can modify databases, create superuser accounts with SAP_ALL privileges, steal password hashes, and manipulate business processes.
SecurityBridge and Pathlock have confirmed observed exploitation attempts affecting both on-premise and Private Cloud editions. While widespread attacks are not yet reported, reverse engineering the patch to develop exploits is considered straightforward. Threat actors could use the flaw for fraud, data theft, espionage, or ransomware deployment.

Organizations are urged to apply SAP’s August 2025 security updates immediately, monitor logs for suspicious RFC calls or new admin accounts, enforce proper segmentation, maintain backups, restrict RFC usage via SAP UCON, and review authorization object S_DMIS activity 02.

08/27/2025-09/03/2025 TP-Link and WhatsApp Flaws, Nx Build System, Malicious npm Package nodejs-smtp And More.

1. CISA Adds TP-Link and WhatsApp Flaws to KEV Catalog Amid Active Exploitation

CISA has added a high-severity flaw, CVE-2020-24363 (CVSS: 8.8), in TP-Link’s TL-WA855RE Wi-Fi extenders to its KEV catalog due to active exploitation. This missing authentication bug allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same network to perform a factory reset and set a new administrative password.

Although a firmware fix exists, the product has reached end-of-life and will receive no further updates. Users are advised to replace the hardware.
CISA also added a WhatsApp vulnerability (CVE-2025-55177) exploited in a targeted spyware campaign by chaining it with an Apple iOS flaw (CVE-2025-43300). Federal agencies must apply mitigations for both vulnerabilities by September 23, 2025.

2. Hackers Target Popular Nx Build System in First AI-Weaponized Supply Chain Attack

In a supply chain attack dubbed ‘s1ngularity,’ hackers compromised the popular Nx build system (over 4 million weekly downloads) by stealing an NPM token. This allowed them to publish eight malicious versions of the Nx package between August 26th and 27th.

The malicious versions contained a script that executed on Linux and macOS systems, systematically harvesting sensitive data including SSH keys, GitHub tokens, and API keys. The stolen credentials were then exfiltrated to thousands of hastily created public GitHub repositories.

Security firms Wiz and GitGuardian confirmed the theft of thousands of valid secrets. Notably, this is the first known attack to weaponize AI coding assistants like Claude and Gemini for reconnaissance. All affected Nx packages have now been secured with mandatory 2FA, but users must immediately revoke any existing development tokens to prevent further compromise.

3. Malicious npm Package nodejs-smtp Mimics Nodemailer, Targets Atomic and Exodus Wallets

Cybersecurity researchers discovered a malicious npm package, nodejs-smtp, designed to inject code into desktop cryptocurrency wallets like Atomic and Exodus on Windows. The package mimicked the legitimate email library nodemailer, copying its tagline, page design, and README, and was downloaded 347 times since its April 2025 release by a user named “nikotimon.” It is now removed. The package uses Electron tooling to unpack Atomic Wallet’s app.asar, replace a vendor bundle with a malicious payload, repackage the app, and erase traces. Its goal is to redirect cryptocurrency transactions—including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, XRP, and Solana—to attacker-controlled wallets, acting as a cryptocurrency clipper.

Nodejs-smtp still functions as a mailer compatible with nodemailer, allowing it to pass developer tests and avoid suspicion. This campaign shows how a routine import on a developer workstation can quietly modify a separate desktop application and persist across reboots. This follows a similar campaign by ReversingLabs, where the “pdf-to-office” package modified wallet apps.

4. Researchers Find VS Code Flaw Allowing Attackers to Republish Deleted Extensions Under Same Names

Cybersecurity researchers uncovered a loophole in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace that allows removed extension names to be reused. ReversingLabs found this after spotting a malicious extension, ahbanC.shiba, which mimicked earlier flagged extensions, ahban.shiba and ahban.cychelloworld. All three acted as downloaders, retrieving a PowerShell payload that encrypts files in a folder named “testShiba” and demands Shiba Inu tokens.

The issue arises because extension uniqueness is tied to the combination of publisher name and extension name. When an extension is removed, its name becomes reusable by others, bypassing official publishing rules. Unlike PyPI, VS Code does not block reuse of names from malicious extensions.

The finding highlights risks of open-source repositories, where attackers use typosquatting and obfuscation to deliver malware, steal data, or demand ransoms. Experts stress the need for secure development practices, monitoring, and automated supply chain scanning to mitigate such threats.