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SANS Stormcast Wednesday, August 20th, 2025: Increased Elasticsearch Scans; MSFT Patch Issues
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Increased Elasticsearch Recognizance Scans
Our honeypots noted an increase in reconnaissance scans for Elasticsearch. In particular, the endpoint /_cluster/settings is hit hard.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increased%20Elasticsearch%20Recognizance%20Scans/32212
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Issues
Microsoft noted some issues deploying the most recent patches with WSUS. There are also issues with certain SSDs if larger files are transferred.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3635msgdesc
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot
SAP Vulnerabilities Exploited CVE-2025-31324, CVE-2025-42999
Details explaining how to take advantage of two SAP vulnerabilities were made public
https://onapsis.com/blog/new-exploit-for-cve-2025-31324/
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Our honeypots noted an increase in reconnaissance scans for Elasticsearch. In particular, the endpoint /_cluster/settings is hit hard.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increased%20Elasticsearch%20Recognizance%20Scans/32212
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Issues
Microsoft noted some issues deploying the most recent patches with WSUS. There are also issues with certain SSDs if larger files are transferred.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3635msgdesc
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot
SAP Vulnerabilities Exploited CVE-2025-31324, CVE-2025-42999
Details explaining how to take advantage of two SAP vulnerabilities were made public
https://onapsis.com/blog/new-exploit-for-cve-2025-31324/
3095 episodes
SANS Stormcast Wednesday, August 20th, 2025: Increased Elasticsearch Scans; MSFT Patch Issues
SANS Internet Stormcenter Daily Cyber Security Podcast (Stormcast)
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 501290572 series 19634
Content provided by SANS ISC Handlers and Johannes B. Ullrich. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by SANS ISC Handlers and Johannes B. Ullrich or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.
Increased Elasticsearch Recognizance Scans
Our honeypots noted an increase in reconnaissance scans for Elasticsearch. In particular, the endpoint /_cluster/settings is hit hard.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increased%20Elasticsearch%20Recognizance%20Scans/32212
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Issues
Microsoft noted some issues deploying the most recent patches with WSUS. There are also issues with certain SSDs if larger files are transferred.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3635msgdesc
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot
SAP Vulnerabilities Exploited CVE-2025-31324, CVE-2025-42999
Details explaining how to take advantage of two SAP vulnerabilities were made public
https://onapsis.com/blog/new-exploit-for-cve-2025-31324/
…
continue reading
Our honeypots noted an increase in reconnaissance scans for Elasticsearch. In particular, the endpoint /_cluster/settings is hit hard.
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Increased%20Elasticsearch%20Recognizance%20Scans/32212
Microsoft Patch Tuesday Issues
Microsoft noted some issues deploying the most recent patches with WSUS. There are also issues with certain SSDs if larger files are transferred.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-24h2#3635msgdesc
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/latest-windows-11-security-patch-might-be-breaking-ssds-under-heavy-workloads-users-report-disappearing-drives-following-file-transfers-including-some-that-cannot-be-recovered-after-a-reboot
SAP Vulnerabilities Exploited CVE-2025-31324, CVE-2025-42999
Details explaining how to take advantage of two SAP vulnerabilities were made public
https://onapsis.com/blog/new-exploit-for-cve-2025-31324/
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