Threat Intelligence Report — June 20, 2026 | 2 New KEVs · 204 Victims

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Report Date: 2026-06-20

New KEVs: 2Ransomware Victims: 204

2 vulnerabilities were added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog this period. Cisco products show the strongest concentration of risk signals this week. Ransomware activity is moderate with 204 new victims posted to leak sites over the last 7 days, with Thegentlemen posting the most victims.

Patch This Week

The top 3 KEVs to remediate right now, ranked by CISA deadline proximity, ransomware exploitation, and severity. These are confirmed exploited — if you do nothing else today, patch these.

  1. CVE-2026-20253 – Splunk Enterprise | CVSS 9.8 | EPSS 10.0% / 95th pct | PoC Available
    CISA deadline: 2026-06-21 (1d remaining) — Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
  2. CVE-2026-20262 – Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager | CVSS 6.5 | EPSS 1.1% / 63th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-06-29 (9d remaining) — Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Top KEVs

Vulnerabilities confirmed actively exploited in the wild by CISA — ranked by ransomware use, then severity. Patch these before anything else.

This Reporting Window

  • CVE-2026-20253 – Splunk Enterprise | CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 10.0% / 95th pct | Ransomware Use: No | PoC Available
  • CVE-2026-20262 – Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager | CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.1% / 63th pct | Ransomware Use: No

Security News

Advisories, threat research, and incident reports from 12 sources across government, commercial research, and security journalism — prioritized by source credibility.

Ransomware Activity

Victim counts posted to ransomware group leak sites — use this to gauge which groups are most active and which sectors and regions are being targeted.

61 new victims posted today
7-day total: 204 via Ransomware.live

Infostealer Exposure: 909 employee credentials and 1,261,821 user credentials compromised via infostealer malware across victim organisations — indicating credential theft likely preceded these ransomware deployments.

Most Active Groups

Thegentlemen 34 Lockbit5 33 Qilin 16 Shinyhunters 12 Safepay 12

Group Intelligence

  • Thegentlemen — The Gentlemen is a RaaS group that emerged in July–August 2025, rapidly claiming over 320 victims across 17+ countries by offering affiliates a 90% revenue share, deploying a Go-based locker against Windows, Linux, NAS, and BSD systems; a compromised C2 server in 2026 revealed more than 1,570 linked victims.
  • Lockbit5 — LockBit 5.0 ("ChuongDong") emerged in September 2025 as the group's resurgence following the February 2024 law enforcement takedown, introducing cross-platform payloads targeting Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi with enhanced evasion capabilities and continuing the RaaS affiliate model of its predecessors.
  • Qilin — Qilin ransomware was first observed in July of 2022. Qilin Ransomware is written in Golang and supports multiple encryption modes; all of which are controlled by the operator. Qilin actors practice double extortion – demanding payment for a decryptor, as well as for the non-release of stolen data.
  • Shinyhunters — ShinyHunters is a financially motivated data-theft and extortion group active since 2020, responsible for high-profile breaches including Ticketmaster (via Snowflake) and PowerSchool; by 2025 they launched a RaaS offering called "shinysp1d3r," and in August 2025 French authorities arrested four members.
  • Safepay — SafePay emerged in September 2024 as a rapidly growing ransomware operation that explicitly disavows the RaaS model and manages all operations internally, claiming over 300 victims worldwide by mid-2025 with a high-profile early attack against UK telematics firm Microlise stealing 1.2 TB of data.

Most Targeted Sectors

Business Services 33 Manufacturing 27 Technology 16 Healthcare 14 Consumer Services 12

Top Countries

US (48), DE (14), BR (7), CA (6), FR (6)

Notable Incidents

  • www.courdescomptes.sn (Public Sector · SN) — claimed by Krybit. La Cour des Comptes du Sénégal (The Court of Auditors of Senegal) is an independent supreme audit institution of Seneg… Press coverage →
  • Prince George County (Public Sector · US) — claimed by Ransomhouse. Prince George County is a local government entity focused on providing essential services and fostering community development. It offers a range of services including public safety, waste management, parks and recreation… Press coverage →
  • Mackay Sugar (Agriculture and Food Production · AU) — claimed by Thegentlemen. ***.com.au zoominfo.com/c/mackay-sugar-ltd/1147904633 Mackay Sugar is Australia's second-largest sugar manufacturer, headquartered in tropical North Queensland with over 140 years of rich industry heritage. Owned primari… Press coverage →
  • Novo Nordisk (Healthcare · DK) — claimed by Fulcrumsec. [AI generated] Novo Nordisk is a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark. Founded in 1923, it specializes in treatments for diabetes, obesity, hemophilia, and other chronic conditio… Press coverage →
  • Commune d'Eyguires (Public Sector · FR) — claimed by Qilin. N/A Press coverage →

Vendor-Specific Risks

Vendors with confirmed KEV exploitation this week — the stacked bar shows how that exposure breaks down across exploited CVEs (red), critical CVEs to watch (orange), and news mentions (yellow). Prioritize patching vendors with the largest red segment.

Cisco 1 Splunk 1 KEVs CVEs Mentions

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