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May 6–7, 2026: CMS link-swap on JDownloader delivered a PyInstaller Python RAT and SUID-root Linux backdoor

Between May 6 and May 7, 2026, attackers exploited an unpatched CMS vulnerability on the JDownloader website to swap two download links—Windows “Alternative Installer” and the Linux shell installer—with malicious files. The installers distributed during that window contained a PyInstaller-wrapped Python RAT for Windows and a shell-driven installer on Linux that installed SUID-root ELF binaries […]

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