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May 21, 2026

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Iran-linked Cyber Attacks

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Description

FortiGuard Labs has published a report on the ongoing Iran-linked cyber operations.

Initial access is often obtained by attackers exploiting known weaknesses in systems that remain unpatched or inadequately secured.

The following vulnerabilities were seen exploited by the ongoing Iran-linked cyber operations:

CVE ID

Product

Type of Vulnerability

Description of Vulnerability

CVE-2026-1731

BeyondTrust Remote Support (RS) & Privileged Remote Access (PRA)

OS command injection

Allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to send a specially crafted request to execute operating system commands in the context of the site user.

CVE-2026-1281

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

Code Injection

Allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution.

CVE-2026-1340

Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile

Code Injection

Allows unauthenticated remote attackers to achieve remote code execution. 

CVE-2026-20131

Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center

Deserialization

Allows unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary Java code as root.

CVE-2026-20127

Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager

Improper Authentication

Allows unauthenticated attacker to obtain administrative privileges and manipulate the entire SD-WAN fabric configuration.

CVE-2025-5777

Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway

Out-of-Bounds Read

Allows an unauthenticated attacker to extract sensitive data such as session token through the means of memory overread.

CVE-2020-0688

Microsoft Exchange

Remote Code Execution

Allows an authenticated user to achieve remote code execution (RCE) with SYSTEM privileges on the Exchange server.

CVE-2025-61882

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)

Improper Authentication

Allows unauthenticated remote attacker to send specifically crafted HTTP request to compromise and take over Oracle Concurrent Processing operations.

CVE-2025-61757

Oracle Identity Manager

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Allows unauthenticated remote attacker to send specifically crafted HTTP request to compromise and take over Oracle Identity Manager.

CVE-2025-55182

React Server Components

Deserialization

Allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) on servers running React Server Components via a single crafted HTTP request.

CVE-2025-52691

SmarterMail

Remote Code Execution

Allow an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files to any location on the mail server, potentially enabling remote code execution.

CVE-2025-24016

Wazuh

Deserialization

Allows an attacker with API access to execute arbitrary code on the server.

CVE-2025-59287

Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)

Deserialization

Allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges on the update server.

CVE-2020-1472

Microsoft Windows Netlogon

Privilege Escalation

Allows an unauthenticated attacker to spoof a domain controller account and gain full Domain Administrator access.

CVE-2023-36899

Microsoft .NET Framework

Privilege Escalation

Allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to execute specially crafted requests and gain higher-level priviledge.

CVE-2023-29552

Service Location Protocol

Denial of Service

Allows an unauthorized attacker to register any service remotely, potentially enabling them to

launch a denial-of-service attack using amplified spoofed UDP traffic.

CVE-2021-44228

Apache Log4j

Remote Code Execution

Allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted log messages that trigger JNDI lookups (Log4Shell).

CVE-2021-45046

Apache Log4j

Remote Code Execution

Allows an attacker to exploit incomplete fixes for Log4Shell in certain configurations, leading to JNDI-based code execution or information disclosure.

CVE-2021-26085

Atlassian Confluence

Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read

Allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the server via specially crafted requests.

CVE-2021-26086

Atlassian Confluence

Remote Code Execution

Allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by exploiting a flaw in OGNL expression handling.

CVE-2017-7921

Hikvision IP cameras

Authentication Bypass

Allows an unauthenticated attacker to access sensitive configuration data and potentially gain administrative control.

CVE-2021-36260

Hikvision IP cameras

Command Injection

Allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device via crafted requests.

CVE-2025-13223

Google Chrome

Remote Code Execution

Allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted webpage due to insufficient input validation in the browser engine.

CVE ID

Refer to the table above.

NDR Cloud Detection Rule

FortiNDR Cloud v26.2+.

Attack: Exploitation.

Detection Rule Name

Category

Primary MITRE ID

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: BeyondTrust Remote Support nw Remote Code Injection - CVE-2026-1731

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Remote Code Execution - CVE-2026-1281/1340

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Solution Authentication Bypass - CVE-2026-20127

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Citrix NetScaler ADC Gateway Out-of-Bounds Read - CVE-2025-5777

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Solution Authentication Bypass - CVE-2026-20127

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Citrix NetScaler ADC Gateway Out-of-Bounds Read - CVE-2025-5777

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution - CVE-2020-0688

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Oracle E-Business Suite Remote Code Execution - CVE-2025-61882/61884

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Oracle Identity Manager REST WebServices Remote Code Injection - CVE-2025-61757

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: React Server Remote Code Execution - CVE-2025-55182

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: SmarterTools SmarterMail Arbitrary File Upload - CVE-2025-52691

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Wazuh Server Remote Command Injection - CVE-2025-24016

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution - CVE-2025-59287

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

Netlogon Elevation of Privilege - CVE-2020-1472

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Microsoft Windows ASP.NET Privilege Elevation - CVE-2023-36899

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Apache Log4j Error Log Remote Code Execution - CVE-2021-44228

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Atlassian Confluence Server S Endpoint Information Disclosure - CVE-2021-26085/26086

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Hikvision DS Devices Authentication Bypass - CVE-2017-7921

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

FortiGuard Outbreak Alert: Hikvision Product SDK Remote Command Injection - CVE-2021-36260

Attack: Exploitation

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application

Playbook 

N/A.

Threat Hunting

FortiNDR Cloud users can use the following IOCs from Fortinet to hunt for 'Iran-linked Cyber Attacks' related activities.
IOC source: Iran-linked Cyber Attacks | Indicators of Compromise.
All IOCs relating to 'Iran-linked Cyber Attacks' have been added to FortiNDR Cloud Threat Intelligence Intel Feed.

Suricata Coverage

Customers can create custom investigations/detections using the DPI/Suricata signatures below:

DPI:

CVE

DPI Vulnerability ID (dpi_vuln_id)

DPI Alert Signature

CVE-2026-1731

60346

BeyondTrust.Remote.Support.nw.Command.Injection

CVE-2021-36260

50872

Hikvision.Products.SDK.WebLanguage.Tag.Command.Injection

CVE-2025-61757

59509

Oracle.Identity.Manager.REST.WebServices.OS.Command.Injection

CVE-2025-55182

59644

React.Server.Components.react-flight.Remote.Code.Execution

CVE-2020-0688

48765

MS.Exchange.Validation.Key.ViewState.Remote.Code.Execution

CVE-2021-26085

CVE-2021-26086

50857

Atlassian.Server.S.Endpoint.Information.Disclosure

CVE-2025-52691

59887

SmarterTools.SmarterMail.CVE-2025-52691.Arbitrary.File.Upload

CVE-2026-20127

60457

Cisco.Catalyst.SD-WAN.Solution.Authentication.Bypass

CVE-2021-44228

51006

Apache.Log4j.Error.Log.Remote.Code.Execution

CVE-2023-36899

53598

MS.ASP.NET.CVE-2023-36899.Privilege.Elevation

CVE-2025-61884
CVE-2025-61882

59120

Oracle.E-Business.Suite.UiServlet.Remote.Code.Execution

CVE-2025-59287

59209

MS.Windows.CVE-2025-59287.Remote.Code.Execution

CVE-2020-1472

49499

MS.Windows.Server.Netlogon.Privilege.Elevation

CVE-2017-7921

57024

Hikvision.DS.CVE-2017-7921.Authentication.Bypass

CVE-2026-1281
CVE-2026-1340

60156

Ivanti.EPMM.mapAppStoreURL.Remote.Code.Execution

CVE-2025-5777

58380

Citrix.NetScaler.ADC.Gateway.startwebview.Out-of-Bounds.Read

CVE-2025-24016

57321

Wazuh.server.unhandled_exc.Command.Injection

Suricata:

CVE

Suricata Signature ID

Suricata Signature Name

CVE-2026-1281 & CVE-2026-1340

2067230

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-1281 & CVE-2026-1340)

CVE-2025-5777

2063315

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Citrix Netscaler ADC & Gateway Memory Leak CitrixBleed2 (CVE-2025-5777)

CVE-2020-0688

2029540

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Possible Attempted Microsoft Exchange RCE (CVE-2020-0688)

CVE-2025-61882

2065105

2065106

2065107

2065108

2065194

2065195

2065196

2065197

ET WEB_SERVER Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (CVE-2025-61884)

ET WEB_SERVER Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) CRLF Injection (CVE-2025-61884)

ET WEB_SERVER Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Authentication Filter Bypass (apps. example. com) (CVE-2025-61884)

ET WEB_SERVER Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) XSL Transformation Outbound Fetch (CVE-2025-61884)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Authentication Bypass (SyncServlet) (CVE-2025-61882)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Template Manager Template Copy (CVE-2025-61882)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Template Manager Template File Add (CVE-2025-61882)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Unauthenticated Template Manager Template Preview (CVE-2025-61882)

CVE-2025-61757

2065975
2065976

ET EXPLOIT Oracle Identity Governance Pre-Auth ByPass M1 (CVE-2025-61757)

ET EXPLOIT Oracle Identity Governance Pre-Auth ByPass M2 (CVE-2025-61757)

CVE-2025-55182

2066027

2066028

2066029

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS React Server Components React2Shell Unsafe Flight Protocol Property Access (CVE-2025-55182)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Vite RSC React2Shell Unsafe Flight Protocol Property Access (CVE-2025-55182)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Waku RSC React2Shell Unsafe Flight Protocol Property Access (CVE-2025-55182)

CVE-2025-52691

2066715

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS SmarterTools SmarterMail Arbitrary File Upload Attempt (CVE-2025-52691)

CVE-2025-24016

2060945

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Wazuh Server Serialized Unhandled Exception Payload (CVE-2025-24016)

CVE-2025-59287

2065382
2065402

ET WEB_SERVER Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2025-59287)
ET WEB_SERVER Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Elevation of Privilege via Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2023-35317)

CVE-2020-1472

2030871

2030888

2030889

2030870

2035259

2035263

2035258

2035260

2035261

2035262

ET EXPLOIT Possible Zerologon NetrServerAuthenticate with 0x00 Client Credentials (CVE-2020-1472)

ET INFO [401TRG] RPCNetlogon UUID (CVE-2020-1472) (Set)

ET EXPLOIT [401TRG] Possible Zerologon (CVE-2020-1472) M2

ET EXPLOIT Possible Zerologon Phase 1/3 - NetrServerReqChallenge with 0x00 Client Challenge (CVE-2020-1472)

ET EXPLOIT Zerologon Phase 2/3 - NetrServerAuthenticate2 Request with 0x00 Client Challenge and Sign and Seal Disabled (CVE-2020-1472) M2

ET EXPLOIT Zerologon Phase 3/3 - NetrLogonSamLogonWithFlags Request with 0x00 Client Credentials (CVE-2020-1472)

ET EXPLOIT Zerologon Phase 2/3 - NetrServerAuthenticate2 Request with 0x00 Client Challenge and Sign and Seal Disabled (CVE-2020-1472) M1

ET EXPLOIT Zerologon Phase 2/3 - NetrServerAuthenticate3 Request with 0x00 Client Challenge and Sign and Seal Disabled (CVE-2020-1472) M1

ET EXPLOIT Zerologon Phase 2/3 - NetrServerAuthenticate3 Request with 0x00 Client Challenge and Sign and Seal Disabled (CVE-2020-1472) M2

ET EXPLOIT Zerologon Phase 3/3 - Malicious NetrServerPasswordSet2 (CVE-2020-1472)

CVE-2021-44228

177 Suricata signature ID, see next column

2034647–2034658, 2034659–2034660, 2034661–2034666, 2034667–2034668, 2034670, 2034671–2034672,
2034673–2034674, 2034676, 2034699, 2034700–2034703, 2034706–2034717, 2034722, 2034747,
2034750–2034751, 2034755, 2034757–2034762, 2034763–2034764, 2034765–2034766, 2034767–2034768,
2034769, 2034781–2034785, 2034786, 2034787–2034798, 2034799–2034805, 2034806–2034811, 2034819–2034829, 2034830–2034832, 2034834–2034836, 2037046–2037047, 2045125–2045126

CVE-2021-26085

2034150

2034151

2034152

2034153

ET EXPLOIT Possible Atlassian Confluence Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read Attempt (web.xml) (CVE-2021-26085)

ET EXPLOIT Possible Atlassian Confluence Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read Attempt (seraph-config.xml) (CVE-2021-26085)

ET EXPLOIT Possible Atlassian Confluence Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read Attempt (pom.properties) (CVE-2021-26085)

ET EXPLOIT Possible Atlassian Confluence Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read Attempt (pom.xml) (CVE-2021-26085)

CVE-2017-7921

2068369

2068370

2068371

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Hikvision Authentication Bypass Attempt M1 (user/password enumeration) (CVE-2017-7921)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Hikvision Authentication Bypass Attempt M2 (snapshot retrieval) (CVE-2017-7921)

ET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Hikvision Authentication Bypass Attempt M3 (configuration retrieval) (CVE-2017-7921)

CVE-2021-36260

2034630

ET EXPLOIT Hikvision IP Camera RCE Attempt (CVE-2021-36260)

Other Fortinet Products

For more details regarding mitigating the vulnerability by utilizing Fortinet products, refer to Iran-linked Cyber Attacks.