Oh, For F\*ck’s Sake: Gladinet Had a Zero-Day
Right, listen up. Some file sharing crapware called Gladinet – yeah, you probably haven’t heard of it, and frankly, you’re better off that way – had a zero-day vulnerability. A zero-day. Meaning someone was actively exploiting this thing before the developers even knew it existed. Brilliant.
Apparently, some poor sod found a flaw in how Gladinet handles file uploads through their web portal. This allowed for remote code execution (RCE). Basically, if you tricked someone into using their broken software, you could run commands on their system. Shocking, isn’t it? It affects both the Team Folders and Enterprise versions.
They patched it – version 3.6.1.20 is supposed to fix things. But knowing how these things go, I’m betting there are still holes somewhere. They claim no evidence of widespread exploitation *yet*, but come on… actively exploited means someone’s already been having a field day. Update if you use this garbage, and seriously consider just… not using it.
The vulnerability is CVE-2024-27381, in case you care about those numbers. Honestly, if you’re relying on Gladinet for anything important, you’ve already lost.
Related Anecdote: I once had to deal with a system administrator who insisted on using FTP – FTP! – for everything. He refused to switch to SFTP because “it was too complicated.” Predictably, his server got pwned so hard it needed a full reinstall. This Gladinet thing feels like that all over again. People will use the most insecure crap just because they can’t be bothered to learn something new.
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