Hackers Target ICTBroadcast Servers via Cookie Exploit to Gain Remote Shell Access
Source The Hacker News
Public exploit available (Metasploit) · CVSS 9.3 Critical.
Data as of 22 Oct 2025, 01:29 UTC
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Aug 2025
Detectable: evidence found.
Weaponized: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Immediately identify and inventory all ICTBroadcast instances, focusing on versions 7.4 and below.
- Restrict external access to ICTBroadcast servers by implementing network segmentation and firewall rules to limit exposure to trusted IPs only.
- Monitor web server logs for suspicious HTTP requests containing unusual or Base64-encoded data in the BROADCAST cookie.
- Deploy Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block command injection attempts targeting the BROADCAST cookie parameter.
- Implement strict input validation and sanitization at the application or proxy level to prevent shell command injection via cookies.
- Establish enhanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitoring on ICTBroadcast servers to detect reverse shell activity and anomalous process execution.
- Engage with ICT Innovations for updates on patch availability and apply patches immediately upon release.
- Consider temporary deactivation or replacement of ICTBroadcast with alternative solutions until a secure version is available.
- Conduct threat hunting exercises focusing on indicators such as connections to known malicious IPs (e.g., 143.47.53.106) and domains (localto.net).
- Educate IT and security teams on this vulnerability and response procedures to ensure rapid detection and containment.
Description
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed that a critical security flaw impacting ICTBroadcast, an autodialer software from ICT Innovations, has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-2611 (CVSS score: 9.3), relates to improper input validation that can result in unauthenticated remote code execution due to the fact that the call center