CVE-2026-8398
criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileEURUUSadded 2026-05-27remediate by 2026-05-30
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-22
Daemon Tools Lite Embedded Malicious Code Vulnerability
A supply chain attack compromised the official installation packages of DAEMON Tools Lite (Windows versions 12.5.0.2421 through 12.5.0.2434), distributed from the legitimate website daemon-tools.cc between approximately April 8, 2026, and May 5, 2026. Attackers gained unauthorized access to the vendor's (AVB Disc Soft) build or distribution infrastructure and trojanized three binaries: DTHelper.exe, DiscSoftBusServiceLite.exe, and DTShellHlp.exe. These files were digitally signed with the legitimate AVB Disc Soft code-signing certificate, allowing the malicious installers to appear trustworthy and bypass signature-based detection.
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affected products (3)
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-8398cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8398cnnvd
- https://www.daemon-tools.cc/chn/products/dtLitePatchcnnvd
- https://blog.daemon-tools.cc/post/security-incidentenisa_euvd
- https://securelist.com/tr/daemon-tools-backdoor/119654/enisa_euvd
- https://blog.daemon-tools.cc/post/security-incidentVendor Advisorynvd
- https://securelist.com/tr/daemon-tools-backdoor/119654/ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-8398US Government Resourcenvd
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