Dev.to Security 🔐 Cybersecurity Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:28:22 +0000 👁 0 📖 1 min read

Hackers exploited vulnerable Check Point firewalls, escalated privileges to root and deployed destructive malware against VMware ESXi hosts. The attack chain involved PHP2Shell and CVE-2026-123039.

Michael Olowoselu

Posted on Nov 14

Hackers exploited vulnerable Check Point firewalls, escalated privileges to root and deployed destructive malware against VMware ESXi hosts.

The attack chain involved PHP2Shell and CVE-2026-123039.

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