SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-49706

Echoes in the Shell: Legacy Tooling Behind Ongoing SharePoint 'ToolShell' Exploitation

Chinese nation-state actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint on-premises infrastructure. The attacks chain together multiple recently disclosed vulnerabilities, collectively known as 'ToolShell', to perform unauthenticated code execution, extract cryptographic keys, and deploy…

valleyrat

china chopper

Published: August 11, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2019-0604, CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-53771 (CVSS 7.1), CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706

Downloadable IOCs: 1

Project AK47: Uncovering a Link to the SharePoint Vulnerability Attacks

Unit 42 has identified significant overlaps between Microsoft's reported ToolShell activity and a threat cluster they track as CL-CRI-1040. This cluster utilizes a tool set called Project AK47, which includes a multi-protocol backdoor, custom ransomware, and loaders. The activity is linked to the e…

Published: August 6, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-1182 (CVSS 7.0), CVE-2024-7587 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2024-8299 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2025-0282 (CVSS 9.0), CVE-2025-0283 (CVSS 7.0), CVE-2024-53870 (CVSS 3.3), CVE-2025-31324 (CVSS 10.0), CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-53771 (CVSS 7.1), CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706

Downloadable IOCs: 27

SharePoint Zero-Day Exploit (ToolShell) - Network Infrastructure Mapping

Chinese threat actors have been exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities in SharePoint servers, known as ToolShell, affecting nearly 150 organizations worldwide. The attacks, attributed to groups like Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon, began as early as July 17, 2025, targeting government agencies, criti…

zero-day

reconnaissance

webshell

chinese threat actors

telecommunication abuse

mapp

Published: August 2, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Religious symbols weaponized, group uses Microsoft SharePoint RCE vulnerability to deliver 4L4MD4r ransomware

A serious remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint servers was exploited by hackers, affecting tens of thousands of servers globally. The mimo attack group, a financially motivated threat actor, utilized this vulnerability to deliver the 4L4MD4r ransomware, written in Golang and …

Published: August 1, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-53771 (CVSS 7.1), CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706

Downloadable IOCs: 2

Inside The ToolShell Campaign

FortiGuard Labs has identified a new exploit chain called 'ToolShell' targeting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers. This attack combines two previously patched vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-49704 and CVE-2025-49706) with two zero-day variants (CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771) to achieve remote …

zero-day

fileless

remote code execution

Published: July 25, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities: Threat Brief

Several critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint are being actively exploited, targeting on-premises servers in government, education, healthcare, and large enterprises. The vulnerabilities allow unauthenticated attackers to bypass security controls and gain privileged access, leading to da…

unauthenticated access

Published: July 23, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771: Actively Exploited SharePoint Vulnerabilities

Two critical vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771, are affecting Microsoft SharePoint Servers, enabling attackers to upload malicious files and extract cryptographic secrets. These flaws are evolutions of previously patched vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-49704 and CVE-2025-49706, which wer…

remote code execution

unauthenticated attacks

Published: July 22, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-53771 (CVSS 7.1), CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706

Downloadable IOCs: 8

SharePoint ToolShell | Zero-Day Exploited in-the-Wild Targets Enterprise Servers

A zero-day vulnerability dubbed 'ToolShell' targeting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Servers has been actively exploited. The flaw, identified as CVE-2025-53770 with an accompanying bypass CVE-2025-53771, allows unauthenticated remote code execution. Three distinct attack clusters have been obser…

vulnerability

zero-day

webshell

remote code execution

Published: July 22, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-49704

Downloadable IOCs: 3

Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities

Unit 42 is tracking ongoing threat activity targeting on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers, particularly within government, schools, healthcare, and large enterprises. Multiple vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706, CVE-2025-53770, CVE-2025-53771) allow unauthenticated attackers to ac…

Published: July 22, 2025

Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2024-1182 (CVSS 7.0), CVE-2024-7587 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2024-0012 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2024-9474 (CVSS 7.2), CVE-2024-8299 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2025-0282 (CVSS 9.0), CVE-2025-0283 (CVSS 7.0), CVE-2024-53870 (CVSS 3.3), CVE-2025-31324 (CVSS 10.0), CVE-2025-53770 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2025-53771 (CVSS 7.1), CVE-2025-49704, CVE-2025-49706

Downloadable IOCs: 24

Tag: CVE-2025-49706

Attack reports

Warlock operation joins busy ransomware landscape

ToolShell Exploit: Critical SharePoint Zero-Day Threatens Global Enterprises

ToolShell: An all-you-can-eat buffet for threat actors

Echoes in the Shell: Legacy Tooling Behind Ongoing SharePoint 'ToolShell' Exploitation

Project AK47: Uncovering a Link to the SharePoint Vulnerability Attacks

SharePoint Zero-Day Exploit (ToolShell) - Network Infrastructure Mapping

Religious symbols weaponized, group uses Microsoft SharePoint RCE vulnerability to deliver 4L4MD4r ransomware

Inside The ToolShell Campaign

Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities: Threat Brief

CVE-2025-53770 and CVE-2025-53771: Actively Exploited SharePoint Vulnerabilities

SharePoint ToolShell | Zero-Day Exploited in-the-Wild Targets Enterprise Servers

Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerabilities