Report Date: 2026-07-20
New KEVs: 7 — unchanged vs last weekRansomware Victims: 170 ▼ -51 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 170 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.
- CVE-2026-15409 – SonicWall SMA1000 Appliances | CVSS 10.0 | EPSS 1.3% / 66th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-07-17 (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. - CVE-2026-46817 – Oracle E-Business Suite | CVSS 9.8 | EPSS 1.0% / 60th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-07-18 (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. - CVE-2026-58644 – Microsoft SharePoint | CVSS 9.8 | EPSS 1.5% / 71th pct
CISA deadline: 2026-07-19 (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.
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.
- CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · 4 days ago – Siemens SICAM 8
View CSAF Summary Multiple SICAM 8 products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that could lead to denial of service, namely: – SICAM A8000 Device firmware – CPCI85 for CP-8031/CP-8050 – SICORE for CP-8010/CP-8012 -… - CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · 4 days ago – AutomationDirect Productivity Suite
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker with local or physical access to cause memory corruption, unintended information disclosure, application instability, or a denial… - CISA ICS AdvisoryAdvisory · 4 days ago – SALTO ProAccess Space
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges and access spaces outside their assigned partition, within the same Salto ProAccess Space installati… - SANS ISCResearch · today – WordPress Exploitation Underway (CVE-2026-63030), (Mon, Jul 20th)
Last week, Searchlight Cyber released details about a vulnerability they are calling "wp2shell". The vulnerability was initially announced without a CVE number. But now has been assigned CVE-2026-63030. Many WordPress pl… - SANS ISCResearch · yesterday – Scans for Hikvision Intelligent Security API, (Sun, Jul 19th)
We have been following issues with Hikvision cameras for a long, long time. Like many similar products, Hikvision cameras have a long history of vulnerabilities and are often targeted by internet-wide scans that our hone… - Unit 42Research · 3 days ago – Three Steps to the Terminal: A Siemens ROX II Zero-Day Trilogy
A technical analysis of three chained zero-day vulnerabilities in Siemens ROX II OT switches that allow privilege escalation and persistent root access. The post Three Steps to the Terminal: A Siemens ROX II Zero-Day Tri… - Unit 42Incident · 4 days ago – AI, Automation and Attacks: Unpacking the Unit 42 2026 Global Incident Response Report
Explore Unit 42's perspectives on AI's impact on cybersecurity, including key updates since the 2026 Incident Response Report. The post AI, Automation and Attacks: Unpacking the Unit 42 2026 Global Incident Response Repo… - Sophos X-OpsResearch · 5 days ago – SonicWall SMA1000 vulnerabilities in active exploitation
Categories: Threat Research Tags: advisory, Vulnerabilities, SonicWall - Sophos X-OpsResearch · 13 days ago – When AI agents look like attackers: what behavioral telemetry tells us
<p>An X-Ops analysis of how AI coding agents trigger endpoint detection rules designed for adversaries</p> Categories: Threat Research - The RecordIncident · today – India says allegedly leaked nuclear plant files pose no safety risk
Documents that the World Leaks cybercrime group claimed to leak from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant do not contain information pertaining to safety or security, Indian officials said. - The RecordIncident · today – Hackers were inside South Korea's diplomat training system for 9 months
Unidentified hackers compromised an online education system used by South Korea's diplomatic academy, stealing personal information belonging to former and current employees of the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. - Security Affairs (APT)Incident · 4 days ago – Claude Code and DeepSeek Powered Chinese Cyber Espionage Campaign
Chinese actors used Claude Code and DeepSeek to automate attacks that breached government systems and targeted financial firms. Hunt.io researchers stumbled onto an active intrusion campaign in June 2026 while pivoting o… - Security Affairs (APT)News · 5 days ago – US and allied Governments’ Recommendations: Securing Network Devices Against Russian APT Groups
US and allies warn of Russian APT groups targeting routers and network devices to compromise critical infrastructure worldwide. The US and allied governments warn that Russian state-sponsored APT groups are scanning and … - Security Affairs (Cybercrime)News · yesterday – SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 106
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter CrashStealer: C++ macOS infostealer posing as crash reporter Lucide… - Security Affairs (Cybercrime)Incident · 3 days ago – Ernst & Young (EY) Investigates Data Breach Involving Third-Party Support Tickets
Ernst & Young (EY) disclosed a data breach after attackers compromised a third-party IT support system containing client documents and tax information. Ernst & Young (EY) is disclosed a data breach linked to a co…
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.
25 new victims posted today
7-day total: 170 via Ransomware.live
Infostealer Exposure: 955 employee credentials and 17,878 user credentials compromised via infostealer malware across victim organisations — indicating credential theft likely preceded these ransomware deployments.
Most Active Groups
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
Top Countries
US (50), DE (10), CA (8), JP (7), ZA (6)
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.
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