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China-Linked Hackers Use N-able Flaw in Ransomware Attacks

·Source: Bank Info Security

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Executive Summary

Microsoft Says Storm-1175 Exploited CVE-2026-18577 After Its Disclosure Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is exploiting N-able N-central authentication bypass CVE-2026-18577 to gain administrative RMM acces

Analysis

Microsoft Says Storm-1175 Exploited CVE-2026-18577 After Its Disclosure Microsoft says China-linked Storm-1175 is exploiting N-able N-central authentication bypass CVE-2026-18577 to gain administrative RMM access, pivot into managed endpoints and rapidly deploy its new StormEncryptor ransomware.

Indicators of Compromise (3)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-18577
URL (1)
https://ismg-cdn.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/articles/china-linked-hackers-exploit-n-able-flaw-in-ransomware-attacks-image_small-6-a-32506.jpg
Domain (1)
ismg-cdn.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com
Source Attribution

Originally published by Bank Info Security on Aug 11, 2026.

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