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React2Shell Exploitation Delivers Crypto Miners and New Malware Across Multiple Sectors
Published:
10 December 2025 at 20:19:00
Alert date:
10 December 2025 at 21:00:50
Source:
thehackernews.com
React2Shell vulnerability in React Server Components (RSC) continues to be heavily exploited by threat actors across multiple sectors. Attackers are leveraging this maximum-severity security flaw to deliver cryptocurrency miners and deploy previously undocumented malware families. New malware discovered includes PeerBlight (Linux backdoor), CowTunnel (reverse proxy tunnel), and a Go-based malware. The exploitation campaign is actively targeting various industries with sophisticated payload delivery mechanisms.
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React Server Components
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