Network Security News Summary for Thursday January 09th, 2025

SANS Internet Storm Center's Daily Network Security News Podcast

SANS ISC Stormcast, Jan 9, 2025: Critical Vulnerabilities in Ivanti, Aviatrix, and Hijacked Backdoors in Compromised Systems In this episode, we discuss critical vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure, command injection risks in Aviatrix Network Controllers, and the risks posed by hijacked abandoned backdoors. Episode Links and Topics: More Governments Backdoors in Your Backdoors https://labs.watchtowr.com/more-governments-backdoors-in-your-backdoors/ Researchers reveal how expired domains linked to abandoned backdoors can be hijacked, exposing systems to further compromise. Security Update: Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and Neurons for ZTA Gateways https://www.ivanti.com/blog/security-update-ivanti-connect-secure-policy-secure-and-neurons-for-zta-gateways Ivanti addresses critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-0282, CVE-2025-0283) in their secure gateway products, with active exploitation in the wild. CVE-2024-50603: Aviatrix Network Controller Command Injection Vulnerability https://www.securing.pl/en/cve-2024-50603-aviatrix-network-controller-command-injection-vulnerability/ A command injection vulnerability in Aviatrix Network Controllers allows unauthenticated code execution, posing severe risks to network environments. keywords: aviatrix; ivanti; backdoors; domains; dumpster diving;