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Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge

The Hacker News·October 9, 2026·1 min read
Attackers Exploit AhsayCBS Flaws to Deploy XMRig Miners Disguised as Microsoft Edge

Threat actors exploited two recently disclosed flaws in the AhsayCBS backup utility to seize control of affected devices and deploy web shells and XMRig cryptocurrency miners. The vulnerabilities include CVE-2026-105133, an improper authentication issue in the checkSysPwd() function in the com/ahsay/obs/api/ApiStructsAction.java file, carrying a CVSS v4 score of 5.5.

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