{"id":9286,"date":"2025-07-30T04:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=9286"},"modified":"2025-07-30T04:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T04:49:57","slug":"hackers-exploit-sap-vulnerability-to-breach-linux-systems-and-deploy-auto-color-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zero.redgem.net\/?p=9286","title":{"rendered":"Hackers Exploit SAP Vulnerability to Breach Linux Systems and Deploy Auto-Color Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Security Update News<\/h2>\n<h3>Update Information<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Title<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Hackers Exploit SAP Vulnerability to Breach Linux Systems and Deploy Auto-Color Malware<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Update ID<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">THN:F335D145C77FE0C60BDEE7D97000CF9A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Type<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">thn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Published<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2025-07-30T07:50:00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Last Updated<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2025-07-30T07:50:19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Security Impact<\/h3>\n<table style=\"width:100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">CVSS Score<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">10.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left; padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; \">Severity<\/th>\n<td style=\"padding: 8px; border: 1px solid #ddd; color: #cc0000; font-weight: bold;\">CRITICAL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h3>Affected CVEs<\/h3>\n<div style=\" padding: 15px; border: 1px solid #ddd; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<ul style=\"margin: 0; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>CVE-2025-31324<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Update Details<\/h3>\n<div style=\"; padding: 15px; border-left: 4px solid #4CAF50; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n![Hackers Exploit SAP Vulnerability](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>Threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched critical SAP NetWeaver flaw to deliver the Auto-Color backdoor in an attack targeting a U.S.-based chemicals company in April 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the course of three days, a threat actor gained access to the customer&#8217;s network, attempted to download several suspicious files and communicated with malicious infrastructure linked to Auto-Color malware,&#8221; Darktrace said in a report shared with The Hacker News.<\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-31324, a severe unauthenticated file upload bug in SAP NetWeaver that enables remote code execution (RCE). It was patched by SAP in April.<\/p>\n<p>Auto-Color, first documented by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 earlier this February, functions akin to a remote access trojan, enabling remote access to compromised Linux hosts. It was observed in attacks targeting universities and government organizations in North America and Asia between November and December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>![Cybersecurity](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>The malware has been found to hide its malicious behavior should it fail to connect to its command-and-control (C2) server, a sign that the threat actors are looking to evade detection by giving the impression that it&#8217;s benign.<\/p>\n<p>It supports various features, including reverse shell, file creation and execution, system proxy configuration, global payload manipulation, system profiling, and even self-removal when a kill switch is triggered.<\/p>\n<p>![](data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mP8Xw8AAoMBgDTD2qgAAAAASUVORK5CYII=)<\/p>\n<p>The incident detected by Darktrace took place on April 28, when it was alerted to the download of a suspicious ELF binary on an internet-exposed machine likely running SAP NetWeaver. That said, initial signs of scanning activity are said to have occurred at least three days prior.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CVE-2025-31324 was leveraged in this instance to launch a second-stage attack, involving the compromise of the internet-facing device and the download of an ELF file representing the Auto-Color malware,&#8221; the company said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From initial intrusion to the failed establishment of C2 communication, the Auto-Color malware showed a clear understanding of Linux internals and demonstrated calculated restraint designed to minimize exposure and reduce the risk of detection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Found this article interesting? 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