Rewterz Threat Alert – Eternal Blue Trojan Upgraded to Detect & Exploit BlueKeep Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

Eternal Blue Downloader Trojan has recently been updated adding the Bluekeep vulnerability (CVE-2019-0708) detection and utilization. CVE-2019-0708 is a RDP remote code execution vulnerability that does not require authentication and user interaction. It can be completely controlled by a hacker as long as there is a vulnerable computer network. Using this vulnerability may form a worm-like spread similar to WannaCry.

Impact

• System/ Privileged access
• Execution of arbitrary code

Remediation

• Block the threat indicators at their respective controls.
• Install patches against the Bluekeep Vulnerability.