Rapid Response & Vulnerabilities

When a vulnerability starts getting exploited, the clock starts. Rapid Response & Vulnerabilities covers CVE disclosures, vulnerability advisories, the exploitation activity we see in the wild, patch guidance, and disclosure timelines. Timely, focused, and built around what to do next.


N-able Disables Cloud Services Following Disclosure of "Able2Shell" Exploit Chains

UPDATE: N-able took N-central offline after 33 critical flaws were disclosed, including chains enabling remote code execution and privilege escalation.

Nov 9, 2026

The Latest Rapid Response & Vulnerabilities Blog Posts

Rapid Response: php2shell, Leaked Critical PHP Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619)
Rapid Response: php2shell, Leaked Critical PHP Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-109618 & CVE-2026-109619)
Oct 20, 2026
Rapid Response: Critical N-able N-central Vulnerability and Active Exploitation
Rapid Response: Critical N-able N-central Vulnerability and Active Exploitation
Cybercrime Breaches Klue: Salesforce Data Impacted for Many Victims, including Huntress
Cybercrime Breaches Klue: Salesforce Data Impacted for Many Victims, including Huntress
Jun 18, 2026
Nightmare-Eclipse Tooling Moves From Public PoC to Real-World Intrusion
Nightmare-Eclipse Tooling Moves From Public PoC to Real-World Intrusion

Huntress observed in-the-wild use of Nightmare-Eclipse tooling, including BlueHammer, RedSun, and UnDefend, in a live intrusion involving FortiGate VPN compromise as the initial access, reconnaissance commands, and likely tunneling activity.

Active Exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk
Active Exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk

Huntress observed active exploitation of SolarWinds Web Help Desk across three customers — with attackers deploying Cloudflare tunnels and Velociraptor for persistence immediately after getting in.

The Great VM Escape: ESXi Exploitation in the Wild
The Great VM Escape: ESXi Exploitation in the Wild

An ESXi VM escape exploit appeared in the wild with simplified Chinese development paths and the characteristics of a zero-day. Huntress traced the intrusion from SonicWall VPN all the way through.

Active Exploitation of Gladinet CentreStack/Triofox Insecure Cryptography Vulnerability
Active Exploitation of Gladinet CentreStack/Triofox Insecure Cryptography Vulnerability

Gladinet CentreStack is being actively exploited, with the cl0p ransomware group now reportedly targeting internet-facing servers. Huntress has been tracking this from the start and has the latest updates.

Dec 18, 2025