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Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor
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Hackers are exploiting a chain of four vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server, collectively dubbed Plex2Shell, to deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy backdoors. Exploitation began within a day of a public proof-of-concept release. The attack chain allows threat actors to achieve remote code execution on vulnerable systems. Users are urged to update Plex Media Server to the latest version to mitigate risk.
AhsayCBS Flaws Exploited to Deploy Web Shells Get New Fixes After Incomplete Patches
Matched: cryptocurrency
Ahsay Backup has released new security patches for two AhsayCBS vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-105133 and CVE-2026-105134, after initial fixes proved incomplete. The flaws can be chained to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands, and have been actively exploited to deploy web shells and XMRig cryptocurrency miners on affected systems.