Threat Intelligence Report — July 19, 2026 | 7 New KEVs · 169 Victims

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Report Date: 2026-07-19

New KEVs: 7  ▲ +1 vs last weekRansomware Victims: 169  ▼ -50 vs last week

7 vulnerabilities were added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog this period. Microsoft products show the strongest concentration of risk signals this week. Ransomware activity is moderate with 169 new victims posted to leak sites over the last 7 days, with Qilin 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-2026-15409 – SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances | CVSS 10.0 | EPSS 1.3% / 66th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-07-17 (overdue by 2d) — 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-2026-46817 – Oracle E-Business Suite | CVSS 9.8 | EPSS 1.0% / 60th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-07-18 (overdue by 1d) — 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-2026-58644 – Microsoft SharePoint | CVSS 9.8 | EPSS 1.5% / 71th pct
    CISA deadline: 2026-07-19 (0d 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-2026-15409 – SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances | CVSS 10.0 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.3% / 66th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-58644 – Microsoft SharePoint | CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.5% / 71th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-25089 – Fortinet FortiSandbox | CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 36.1% / 98th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-39808 – Fortinet FortiSandbox | CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 84.2% / 100th pct | Ransomware Use: No | PoC Available
  • CVE-2026-46817 – Oracle E-Business Suite | CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) | AV: Network | EPSS 1.0% / 60th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2026-56155 – Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services | CVSS 7.8 (HIGH) | AV: Local | EPSS 0.4% / 30th pct | Ransomware Use: No
  • CVE-2023-4346 – KNX Association KNX Protocol Connection Authorization Option 1 | CVSS 7.5 (HIGH) | AV: Network | EPSS 0.9% / 54th 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.

17 new victims posted today
7-day total: 169 via Ransomware.live

Infostealer Exposure: 970 employee credentials and 17,934 user credentials compromised via infostealer malware across victim organisations — indicating credential theft likely preceded these ransomware deployments.

Most Active Groups

Qilin 32 Dragonforce 27 Thegentlemen 23 Incransom 12 Nova 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.
  • Dragonforce — DragonForce is a major ransomware-as-a-service operation first observed in August 2023 that launched a formal affiliate program offering 80% revenue share, then rebranded as a "ransomware cartel" in 2025, gaining notoriety for high-profile attacks on UK retailers Marks & Spencer, Co-op, and Harrods.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nova — Nova (formerly RALord) is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group that encrypts victims’files and uses double-extortion tactics to pressure organizations into paying for decryption and data non-disclosure.

Most Targeted Sectors

Business Services 32 Manufacturing 18 Technology 14 Agriculture And Food Production 13 Consumer Services 10

Top Countries

US (52), JP (7), CA (6), CZ (6), BR (5)

Notable Incidents

  • Ecopetrol (Energy · CO) — claimed by Thegentlemen. $33.1 Billion. www.***.com.co ECOPETROL copetrol SA is a company organized as a public limited company, of national order, linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. It has operations located in the center, south, east … Press coverage →
  • eurohold.bg (Financial Services · BG) — claimed by Krybit. Eurohold Bulgaria AD (Еврохолд България АД) is a leading Bulgarian integrated holding company founded … Press coverage →
  • Cedar Crest College (Education · US) — claimed by Nightspire. Data is not available now. Press coverage →
  • Solid Advance Inc. (Business Services · JP) — claimed by Ailock. Solid Advance Inc. is a Japanese software company, founded in 2004, based in Tokyo and Aomori. It develops and sells All Gather CRM, a fully in-house-built, integrated CRM package covering customer management, sales supp… Press coverage →
  • Metro Mondego (Transportation/Logistics · PT) — claimed by Thegentlemen. ***.pt zoominfo.com/c/metro-mondego-sa/430685182 public transport company responsible for sustainable mobility in the Coimbra, Miranda do Corvo, and Lousã region of Portugal. Originally conceived as a light rail network,… 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 Fortinet 2 Sonicwall 1 Knx Association 1 Oracle 1 KEVs CVEs Mentions

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