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Hackers Deploy Linux Rootkits via Cisco SNMP Flaw in “Zero Disco’ Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that exploited a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Cisco IOS Software and IOS XE Software to deploy Linux rootkits on older, unprotected systems.
The activity, codenamed Operation Zero Disco by Trend Micro, involves the weaponization of CVE-2025-20352 (CVSS score: 7.7), a stack overflow vulnerability in the Simple

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/hackers-deploy-linux-rootkits-via-cisco.html

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