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File · Lilac Typhoon · Unknown · assessed origin China · misp-galaxy · refreshed 2026-10-06

Lilac Typhoon

  • DEV-0234

sigil · no ATT&CK coverage stated

What changed

ledger · newest first
  1. —todaynew CVE1 new CVE: CVE-2022-26134

Analyst brief

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Lilac Typhoon is a threat actor attributed to China. They have been identified as exploiting the Atlassian Confluence RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-26134, which allows for remote code execution. This vulnerability has been used in cryptojacking campaigns and is included in commercial exploit frameworks. Lilac Typhoon has also been involved in deploying various payloads such as Cobalt Strike, web shells, botnets, coin miners, and ransomware.

CVEs Lilac Typhoon is cited as exploiting

none on KEV
  1. CVE-2022-261342026-10-17
    1. “Multiple adversaries and nation-state actors, including DEV-0401 and DEV-0234, are taking advantage of the Atlassian Confluence RCE vulnerability CVE-2022-26134.”

      cited as exploiting · source: twitter.com ↗ · 2026-10-17

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References

3 sources
  1. 1.securityboulevard.com/2022/10/analysis-of-cisa-releases-advisory-on-top-cves…
  2. 2.riskybiznews.substack.com/p/risky-biz-news-google-shuts-down
  3. 3.twitter.com/MsftSecIntel/status/1535417776290111489

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