ENDLESSDOORS: Zbtlink Router rctl/kworker Phone-Home Root Implant
CVSS score
9.3
EPSS probability
%0.8
Risk score
0.1
Published
2 mo ago
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Chinese Spy Proxy, AI Agents Go Off-Task, Router Backdoors and More
The boring parts caused most of the trouble. A router shipped ready to listen. A fake check turned the user into the installer. Trusted systems collected traffic and passwords, then cleaned the logs. Old bugs formed new attack chains. Even an AI agent decided its assigned task was optional. Elsewhere, fake apps, helpful support calls, cheap banking kits, exposed systems, and weak defaults kept
China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Two Implants Giving Unauthenticated Attackers Root Access
VulnCheck has disclosed two previously undocumented factory implants in firmware for routers built by Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics (ZBT), each of which gives an unauthenticated remote attacker the ability to run commands as root on affected devices. The implants, named SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN by the company's zero-day research team, are tracked as CVE-2026-74232 and CVE-2026-74233.
Routerfabrikant Zbtlink ontkent aanwezigheid van backdoor, staakt verkoop
De Chinese routerfabrikant Zbtlink ontkent dat allerlei routermodellen een backdoor bevatten, zoals cybersecuritybedrijf ...
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