{"uuid": "23e7c2b4-cb6a-4890-ba97-fe6de4728740", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-74232", "type": "seen", "source": "https://t.me/pphm_HackerNews/2920", "content": "\ud83d\udd34 China-Made ZBT Routers Ship With Two Implants Giving Unauthenticated Attackers Root Access\n\nVulnCheck has disclosed two previously undocumented factory implants in firmware for routers built by Shenzhen Zhibotong Electronics (ZBT), each of which gives an unauthenticated remote attacker the ability to run commands as root on affected devices.\n\nThe implants, named SPEAKINGSTONE and DARKLANTERN by the company's zero-day research team, are tracked as CVE-2026-74232 and CVE-2026-74233.\n\nVulnCheck, which assigned both identifiers as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA), rated each 9.3 on the CVSS 4.0 scoring system and 9.8 on CVSS 3.1. Both vectors record a network attack requiring no privileges and no user interaction.", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-29T00:00:07.896116Z"}