PULSE NAME
AI/LLM-Generated Malware Used to Exploit React2Shell
WHITE PetrP.73 2026-02-16 Modified: 2026-03-18
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IOCs
MEDIUM VOLUME
Recent observations from Darktrace's honeypot network, "CloudyPots," highlight the use of AI-generated malware exploiting vulnerable Docker environments, specifically the Docker daemon exposed without authentication. This configuration allows attackers to discover the daemon and create containers through the Docker API, establishing initial access to the system. The central component of the intrusion was a Python payload that acted as the execution mechanism. The payload was notably obfuscated, indicating a deliberate effort to disguise its functionality. Throughout the malware sample, there was a lack of embedded spreading logic, which is typically found in Docker malware. This omission suggests that the attackers utilized a separate remote spreading tool instead.
MITRE ATT&CK & Malware Families
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Indicators of Compromise (3 / 22 total)
All URL CVE FileHash-MD5 FileHash-SHA1 FileHash-SHA256 domain hostname
TYPEINDICATORDESCRIPTIONCREATED
FileHash-SHA256 594ba70692730a7086ca0ce21ef37ebfc0fd1b0920e72ae23eff00935c48f15b 2026-02-16
FileHash-SHA256 d57dda6d9f9ab459ef5cc5105551f5c2061979f082e0c662f68e8c4c343d667d 2026-02-16
FileHash-SHA256 fac2204181b99b3471f9ead751684b2beeb2846764a38c6a38e3fe39175ff373 SHA256 of b6a15e1f2f3e1f651a5ad4a18ce39d411d385ac7 2026-02-16