SANS Stormcast Thursday, November 20th, 2025: Unicode Issues; FortiWeb More Vulns; DLink DIR-878 Vuln; Operation WrtHug and ASUS Routers (#)

SANS Stormcast Thursday, November 20th, 2025: Unicode Issues; FortiWeb More Vulns; DLink DIR-878 Vuln; Operation WrtHug and ASUS Routers (#)

Author: Johannes B. Ullrich November 20, 2025 Duration: 6:35
SANS Stormcast Thursday, November 20th, 2025: Unicode Issues; FortiWeb More Vulns; DLink DIR-878 Vuln; Operation WrtHug and ASUS Routers Unicode: It is more than funny domain names. Unicode can cause a number of issues due to odd features like variance selectors and text direction issues. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Unicode%3A%20It%20is%20more%20than%20funny%20domain%20names./32472 FortiWeb Multiple OS command injection in API and CLI A second silently patched vulnerability in FortiWeb is already being exploited in the wild. https://fortiguard.fortinet.com/psirt/FG-IR-25-513 DLink DIR-878 Vulnerability DLink disclosed four different vulnerabilities in its popular DIR-878 router. The router is end-of-life and DLink will not release patches https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10475 Operation WrtHug, The Global Espionage Campaign Hiding in Your Home Router A new report, "Operation WrtHug," has uncovered a massive, coordinated effort that has compromised thousands of ASUS routers worldwide. https://securityscorecard.com/blog/operation-wrthug-the-global-espionage-campaign-hiding-in-your-home-router/ keywords: unicode; wrthug; asus; dlink; dir-878; fortiweb;

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