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CISA Advisory AA24-038A / Microsoft Security Blog

πŸ“… 2021-06-01 🏒 Cisco routers / Fortinet VPN / various SOHO network devices πŸ”Ž CVE-2021-40539 Β· CVE-2021-27860
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Incident Details

Chinese state-sponsored group Volt Typhoon (Bronze Silhouette) active since mid-2021, targeting US critical infrastructure sectors: communications, energy, transportation, water/wastewater. Uses ’living off the land’ (LOTL) techniques with built-in Windows tools (wmic, ntdsutil, netsh, PowerShell) to evade detection. Pre-positioned in IT networks for potential disruptive/destructive attacks in event of US-China conflict. CISA/NSA/FBI joint advisory Feb 7 2024. Active in Guam and continental US. Targets include telecoms, utilities, ports.

Technical Details

Initial Attack Vector
CWE-77: Command Injection / exploitation of internet-facing SOHO routers and VPN devices to establish footholds
Vendor / Product
Cisco routers / Fortinet VPN / various SOHO network devices
CVE / GHSA References
CVE-2021-40539 CVE-2021-27860

Timeline

  1. 2021-06-01 Breach occurred
  2. 2024-02-07 Publicly disclosed
  3. unknown Customers notified