Vulnerabilities

CVSS

6.7 Medium

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Risk score

53.6

Published

2023-05-09

Status

Published

Secure Boot Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Weaknesses

Security Feature BypassCWE-863

Coverage 2

threat-intel

China-Linked SprySOCKS Backdoor Expands to Windows with Driver-Based Stealth

Researchers have identified new Windows variants of the SprySOCKS backdoor, initially linked to the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor Earth Lusca (also known as Aquatic Panda). These variants, designated WIN_DRV and W…

The Hacker News · Jun 16, 2026 High

CVE-2023-24932CNTWHUbackdoorwindowsstealth

threat-intel

Windows version of SprySOCKS Linux malware used to attack govt orgs

Windows variants of the SprySOCKS Linux malware, previously linked to the Earth Lusca threat actor, have been used to target government organizations in Taiwan, Thailand, Pakistan, and Honduras. These variants offer adva…

BleepingComputer · Jun 16, 2026 High

CVE-2023-24932TWTHPKlinuxstealthbackdoor

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Advisories and references

• msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24932