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MikeGPT Daily Threat Rundown

Wed, Feb 4, 2026 • 7-minute read

Industry Watch

Public Companies (Financial Reporting) (SOX) QUIET

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EU Critical Infrastructure (NIS2) STEADY

CyberSecurity Latest Rundown

Heroes, your curated look at the current cybersecurity landscape for Feb 04, 2026.

CRITICAL ITEMS

• Ivanti EPMM Under Active Attack via Dual Zero-Days

  Date & Time: 2026-02-03T21:14:49

  Attackers are actively exploiting two critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti's Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) software, allowing unauthorized control over mobile device management systems. These flaws enable attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands on the network edge.

  Business impact

  If exploited, attackers gain full control over managed mobile devices and corporate applications - expect potential data exfiltration, complete network compromise, and significant regulatory fines under SOX and FISMA.
  Recommended action

  Ask your IT team: "Have we isolated our Ivanti EPMM appliances from the internet and applied the emergency mitigations for the new zero-days immediately?"

  CVE: CVE-2026-1281, CVE-2026-1340 | Compliance: SOX, FISMA | Source: Cyberscoop ↗ ↗

• CISA Adds SolarWinds Web Help Desk RCE to KEV Catalog

  Date & Time: 2026-02-04T05:50:00

  CISA has confirmed active exploitation of a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in SolarWinds Web Help Desk and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. This flaw allows attackers to run malicious code on the server without needing valid credentials.

  Business impact

  If exploited, attackers could gain a foothold in the internal IT support infrastructure - expect operational disruption, theft of employee data, and mandatory disclosure requirements.
  Recommended action

  Ask your IT team: "Is our SolarWinds Web Help Desk patched against the active RCE threat, and have we scanned logs for indicators of compromise prior to the patch?"

  CVE: CVE-2025-40551 | Compliance: SOX | Source: The Hacker News ↗ ↗

• Critical RCE in vLLM AI Library Allows Server Takeover

  Date & Time: 2026-02-03T17:13:59

  A critical vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 has been discovered in vLLM, a popular library for serving Large Language Models, allowing remote code execution via malicious video URLs. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to take over servers hosting AI models.

  Business impact

  If exploited, attackers could hijack expensive GPU resources, steal proprietary AI models, or inject malicious data into AI outputs - expect intellectual property theft and reputational damage.
  Recommended action

  Ask your DevOps team: "Are we running the vLLM library in our AI stack, and have we updated to the version that sanitizes video URL inputs?"

  CVE: CVE-2026-22778 | Compliance: General Enterprise | Source: Orca Security ↗ ↗

• Docker Fixes Critical RCE in Ask Gordon AI Assistant

  Date & Time: 2026-02-03T16:41:00

  A critical flaw in Docker's "Ask Gordon" AI assistant allowed attackers to execute code and exfiltrate data via malicious image metadata. This vulnerability highlights the risks associated with integrating AI assistants into development workflows.

  Business impact

  If exploited, attackers could compromise developer environments and inject malicious code into the software supply chain - expect delays in product releases and potential downstream compromises.
  Recommended action

  Ask your Development leads: "Have all developers updated Docker Desktop to the latest version that patches the Ask Gordon AI vulnerability?"

  CVE: n/a | Compliance: SOX | Source: The Hacker News ↗ ↗

HIGH SEVERITY ITEMS

• Python Infostealers Target macOS via Fake Ads

  Date & Time: 2026-02-04T07:42:00

  Microsoft warns that Python-based information stealers are now actively targeting macOS users, spreading through fake advertisements and installers. This marks a significant expansion of malware campaigns that traditionally focused on Windows.

  Business impact

  If exploited, attackers could steal employee credentials and session cookies from macOS devices - expect unauthorized access to corporate cloud resources and potential data theft.
  Recommended action

  Ask your Security team: "Do our endpoint protection systems on macOS specifically detect Python-based infostealers, and are we blocking known malicious ad domains?"

  CVE: n/a | Compliance: SOX | Source: The Hacker News ↗ ↗

OTHER NOTEWORTHY ITEMS

• Varonis Acquires AllTrue.ai to Secure AI Systems

  Date & Time: 2026-02-03T21:05:32

  Varonis has acquired AllTrue.ai to enhance visibility and control over AI system behavior within the enterprise. This move addresses the growing need for AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management (AI TRiSM).

  CVE: n/a | Compliance: SOX | Source: Varonis ↗ ↗

• Orca Security Expands to Tencent Cloud

  Date & Time: 2026-02-03T17:43:27

  Orca Security has become the first third-party CNAPP to support agentless security assessments for Tencent Cloud workloads. This allows organizations with multi-cloud footprints in Asia to maintain consistent security posture.

  CVE: n/a | Compliance: SOX | Source: Orca Security ↗ ↗

EXECUTIVE INSIGHTS

• Reimagining Security Operations with Threat-Informed Defense

  Date & Time: 2026-02-03T15:58:05 Summary & Significance: AttackIQ and Accenture are advocating for a shift to threat-informed defense by combining adversarial testing with AI-driven validation. This approach moves SOCs from reactive posturing to continuous, evidence-based verification of defensive effectiveness. Source: AttackIQ ↗. [AttackIQ +0]

VENDOR SPOTLIGHT

• Orca Security

  Specialization: Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP)

  Why Orca Security Today: The threat summary details 'Cloud Malware' that utilizes fileless execution and exploits IAM misconfigurations, alongside the Google Looker cloud vulnerability. Orca's agentless SideScanning technology is specifically engineered to detect these deep cloud risks, malware, and misconfigurations across AWS and Google Cloud environments without requiring the installation of agents on workloads.

  Key Capability: Agentless detection of cloud malware and IAM risks

  Recommended Actions: 1. Navigate to Alerts → Malware → Filter by 'Category: Malware' and 'Cloud Provider: GCP/AWS' 2. Navigate to Risks → Attack Paths → Filter by 'Risk Category: Identity & Access Management' 3. Navigate to Vulnerabilities → All Vulnerabilities → Search/Filter for 'Looker' or specific CVE ID

  Verification Steps: - Trigger an On-Demand Scan (or wait for the next daily SideScan cycle) on the affected Cloud Accounts. - Review the 'Top Risky Assets' widget in the Dashboard.

  This guidance is based on general platform knowledge. Verify against current Orca Security documentation.

  Learn More About Orca Security ↗

DETECTION & RESPONSE KIT

• ⚠️ Disclaimer: Test all detection logic in non-production environments before deployment.

  1. Vendor Platform Configuration - Orca Security

  TEXT [copy]

  # Actionable Guidance for Orca Security
  # Generated: 2026-02-04 14:08:26
  
  # Step 1: Navigate to Alerts → Malware → Filter by 'Category: Malware' and 'Cloud Provider: GCP/AWS'
  #   Purpose: Isolate workloads specifically flagged for the 'Cloud Malware' signatures detected via SideScanning, focusing on assets showing signs of persistence mechanisms associated with fileless execution.
  #   Expected: A prioritized list of compromised VMs or containers. Clicking into the alert details will reveal the file path (if written to disk) or the specific heuristic trigger associated with the malware.
  
  # Step 2: Navigate to Risks → Attack Paths → Filter by 'Risk Category: Identity & Access Management'
  #   Purpose: Visualize and disrupt the specific 'Toxic Combinations' where the detected IAM misconfigurations allow the malware to move laterally or escalate privileges (e.g., 'Malware on asset with high-privileged role').
  #   Expected: A visual graph displaying the attack chain. This will highlight exactly which IAM roles need to be restricted to break the chain between the compromised workload and your critical assets.
  
  # Step 3: Navigate to Vulnerabilities → All Vulnerabilities → Search/Filter for 'Looker' or specific CVE ID
  #   Purpose: Identify all instances of the Google Looker vulnerability across the environment to address the initial access vector.
  #   Expected: A list of assets running the vulnerable Looker versions. The details pane will provide the specific package version detected and the recommended remediation version.
  
  # Verification Steps:
  #   - Trigger an On-Demand Scan (or wait for the next daily SideScan cycle) on the affected Cloud Accounts.
  #     Expected: The previously identified Malware and Vulnerability alerts should move to 'Closed' status in the Alerts dashboard.
  #   - Review the 'Top Risky Assets' widget in the Dashboard.
  #     Expected: The specific assets previously flagged with the 'Compromised' or 'Imminent Compromise' score related to this threat campaign should show a reduced risk score.
  

  2. YARA Rule for vLLM RCE Exploitation Attempts

  rule vLLM_RCE_Exploit_Attempt_CVE_2026_22778 {
  meta:
      description = "Detects potential exploitation artifacts of vLLM RCE (CVE-2026-22778) involving malicious video URLs"
      author = "Threat Rundown"
      date = "2026-02-04"
      reference = "https://orca.security/?p=70436"
      severity = "high"
      tlp = "white"
  strings:
      $s1 = "vllm" ascii wide nocase
      $s2 = "video_url=" ascii wide
      $s3 = "/api/generate" ascii wide
      $s4 = "python" ascii wide
      $h1 = { 68 74 74 70 3a 2f 2f }  // http:// pattern often associated with the payload URL
  condition:
      ($s1 and $s2) or ($s1 and $s3 and $s4) or (any of ($s*) and $h1)
  }
  

  3. SIEM Query — SolarWinds WHD RCE (CVE-2025-40551)

  index=security sourcetype="solarwinds:whd:access"
  uri_path="*/helpdesk/WebObjects/HelpDesk.woa*" OR uri_path="*/helpdesk/WebObjects/WHD.woa*"
  | eval risk_score=case(
      status=200 AND method="POST", 100,
      status=500, 50,
      1==1, 0)
  | where risk_score >= 50
  | table _time, src_ip, dest_ip, uri_path, method, status, risk_score
  | sort -_time
  

  4. PowerShell Script — Check for Ivanti EPMM Version

  POWERSHELL [copy]

  $computers = "localhost", "IVANTI-EDGE-01", "IVANTI-EDGE-02"
  foreach ($computer in $computers) {
      if (Test-Connection -ComputerName $computer -Count 1 -Quiet) {
          # Checks for specific service or registry key associated with Ivanti EPMM (Conceptual)
          # Note: Direct version check usually requires API or SSH, this checks for network presence
          Write-Host "Checking connectivity to $computer for EPMM validation..."
          $result = Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://$computer/mifs/" -Method Head -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
          if ($result.StatusCode -eq 200) {
               Write-Host "[ALERT] Ivanti EPMM interface exposed on $computer - Verify Patch Level Immediately!" -ForegroundColor Red
          }
      }
  }
  

  This rundown should provide a solid overview of the current threat landscape. Thank you to all our cyberheroes for your diligence and hard work. Stay vigilant!