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Cadet Blizzard emerges as a novel and distinct Russian threat actor

microsoft.com · 14 Jun 2023 · Licence: not assessed; coordinator-only cache; do not redistribute

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CVEs this report names

4 CVEs
  1. CVE-2021-26084Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) Injection Vulnerability
    Atlassian · Confluence Server and Data CenterKEVRansomwarePublic exploitCritical · 9.8T1059Command and Scripting InterpreterT1496Resource Hijacking3 reports
    >99.9%Top 0.01%
    87.6priority
  2. CVE-2020-1472Microsoft Netlogon Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
    Microsoft · NetlogonKEVRansomwarePublic exploitMedium · 5.5T1133External Remote ServicesT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation+4 more · 8 reports
    99.4%Top 0.06%
    86.8priority
  3. CVE-2021-4034Red Hat Polkit Out-of-Bounds Read and Write Vulnerability
    Red Hat · PolkitKEVRansomwarePublic exploitHigh · 7.8T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation3 reports
    94.9%Top 0.14%
    86.2priority
  4. CVE-2022-41040Microsoft Exchange Server Server-Side Request Forgery Vulnerability
    Microsoft · Exchange ServerKEVRansomwarePublic exploitHigh · 8.8T1190Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation1 report
    >99.9%Top 0.02%
    83.0priority

Where it names them

CVE-2021-26084
Cadet Blizzard is also known for exploiting Confluence servers through the CVE-2021-26084 vulnerability, Exchange servers through multiple vulnerabilities including CVE-2022-41040 and ProxyShell, and likely commodity vulnerabilities in various open-source platforms such as content management systems.
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ngoing hands-on-keyboard attack via Impacket toolkit Suspicious PowerShell command line Suspicious WMI process creation Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management surfaces devices that may be affected by the following vulnerabilities used in this threat: CVE-2021-26084
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CVE-2020-1472
keyboard attack via Impacket toolkit Suspicious PowerShell command line Suspicious WMI process creation Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management surfaces devices that may be affected by the following vulnerabilities used in this threat: CVE-2021-26084 CVE-2020-1472
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CVE-2021-4034
via Impacket toolkit Suspicious PowerShell command line Suspicious WMI process creation Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management surfaces devices that may be affected by the following vulnerabilities used in this threat: CVE-2021-26084 CVE-2020-1472 CVE-2021-4034
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CVE-2022-41040
Cadet Blizzard is also known for exploiting Confluence servers through the CVE-2021-26084 vulnerability, Exchange servers through multiple vulnerabilities including CVE-2022-41040 and ProxyShell, and likely commodity vulnerabilities in various open-source platforms such as content management systems.
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Techniques drawn from this report

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No passage in this report has been tied to an ATT&CK technique.

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