An exposed server reveals AI-assisted exploitation behind a PaperCut RCE campaign, a second XML-RPC attack path, and 45 live network pivots.
CVE-2026-81578
Attackers used a PaperCut zero-day to plant a web shell and an AdaptixC2 implant hidden in fake Microsoft Copilot, then took over Active Directory.
PaperCut vulnerability CVE-2026-82078 is exploited in the wild. Attackers run malicious SQL for RCE and a Metasploit PoC is public. Patch now.