Ongoing “BADCANDY” Attacks Exploit Cisco IOS XE Vulnerability: ASD Issues Urgent Warning
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has issued a high-priority cybersecurity advisory warning of active BADCANDY malware infections targeting unpatched Cisco IOS XE devices across Australia. The campaign leverages the long-known and critical CVE-2023-20198 vulnerability — a CVSS 10.0-rated flaw — that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full administrative control of affected…












