Threat Intelligence Report — July 1, 2026 | 4 New KEVs · 145 Victims

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Report Date: 2026-07-01

New KEVs: 4  ▼ -1 vs last weekRansomware Victims: 145  ▼ -23 vs last week

4 vulnerabilities were added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog this period. Microsoft products show the strongest concentration of risk signals this week. Threat intelligence sources this period reference Scattered Spider. Ransomware activity is moderate with 145 new victims posted to leak sites over the last 7 days, with Settra 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-2026-12569 – PTC Windchill and FlexPLM | CVSS 9.3 | EPSS 1.1% / 62th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-06-28 (overdue by 3d) — 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-2026-20230 – Cisco Unified Communications Manager | CVSS 8.6 | EPSS 41.7% / 98th pct | PoC Available
    CISA deadline: 2026-06-28 (overdue by 3d) — 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.
  3. CVE-2026-48558 – SimpleHelp SimpleHelp | CVSS 9.5 | EPSS 1.2% / 63th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-07-02 (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.

Top KEVs

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

New Today

  • CVE-2026-45659 – Microsoft SharePoint Server | CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) | AV: Network | EPSS 2.8% / 85th pct | Ransomware Use: No

Still Outstanding

  • CVE-2026-48558 – SimpleHelp SimpleHelp | CVSS 9.5 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.2% / 63th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-12569 – PTC Windchill and FlexPLM | CVSS 9.3 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.1% / 62th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-20230 – Cisco Unified Communications Manager | CVSS 8.6 (HIGH) | AV: Network | EPSS 41.7% / 98th pct | Ransomware Use: No | PoC Available

Security News

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

Threat Actors Mentioned

Scattered Spider

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.

30 new victims posted today
7-day total: 145 via Ransomware.live

Infostealer Exposure: 3,391 employee credentials and 34,924 user credentials compromised via infostealer malware across victim organisations — indicating credential theft likely preceded these ransomware deployments.

Most Active Groups

Settra 22 Qilin 20 Krybit 12 Incransom 9 Stormous 7

Group Intelligence

  • 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.
  • Krybit — Krybit is an emerging RaaS group that launched in late March 2026, offering affiliates an 80/20 revenue split with support for Windows, Linux, ESXi, and NAS device encryption, and became notable for a public feud with rival group 0APT in which each breached and leaked the other's operator data.
  • Incransom — INC Ransom is a prolific ransomware-as-a-service operation active since July 2023 that systematically targets healthcare, government, education, and manufacturing sectors in North America and Europe, having posted over 200 victims in 2025 alone with no sector off-limits.
  • Stormous — Stormous is an Arabic-speaking, pro-Russian ransomware and hacktivist group active since at least 2022, known for politically motivated attacks across 15+ countries, collaborating with GhostSec on the GhostLocker 2.0 RaaS platform and inheriting GhostSec's RaaS operations in mid-2024.

Most Targeted Sectors

Business Services 33 Manufacturing 17 Technology 14 Healthcare 13 Consumer Services 12

Top Countries

US (54), DE (12), GB (9), TW (5), IN (5)

Notable Incidents

  • Musashino University (Education · JP) — claimed by Qilin. N/A Press coverage →
  • pchome.com.tw (Consumer Services · TW) — claimed by Settra. HOW A TAIWANESE GIANT SOLD OUT ITS CUSTOMERS A payment company sells trust, security, and reliabilit… Press coverage →
  • Omax Autos (Manufacturing · IN) — claimed by Wallstreet. OMAX Autos Limited is a leading manufacturer of sheet metal components, specializing in the production of auto and non-auto components. 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.

Microsoft 3 Ptc 1 Cisco 1 Simplehelp 1 KEVs CVEs Mentions

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