php2shell: Assessing Elastic detection coverage relevant to CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619
CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 are critical PHP core RCE flaws that leaked ahead of disclosure. We cover what is verified, why exploitation converges on a web server spawning a shell, and the Elastic detections developed to catch this behavior.
Cloud Threat Emulation on Autopilot: Context is Everything
Cloud threat emulation is more than detonation. A plan-first methodology for cloud detection engineering: scope, victim model, telemetry, coverage, cleanup. Learn how to properly leverage AI to automate your emulations.
Not another Log4Shell: inside the Log4j 2 deserialization allowlist bypass
We reproduced this java deserialization vulnerability against official Log4j 2.26.1 JARs. Getting to command execution took two more things that Log4j itself does not ship. Here is how the bypass works, which versions carry it, and what to hunt for.
wp2shell hits WordPress: detecting pre-auth RCE from plugin drop to command execution
We ran the wp2shell WordPress RCE chain end-to-end with Elastic Defend. Detection rule walkthrough, IOCs, and hunt guidance.