AI-enabled adversaries pose a significant threat to organizations that have accumulated tech debt. Discover why so many internet-facing applications have expanded the attack surface and created greater business risk in the AI era.
In this episode of “Kill Chains and Coffee,” host Greg Heon and Armadin Director of Capabilities Nick McClendon dive deep into two zero-day vulnerabilities Armadin recently discovered. The vulnerabilities included an authentication bypass that allowed self-registration of a privileged user account along with an unrestricted file upload to the web root of an application. The result was a full kill chain with remote code execution (RCE).
Most traditional external pentesting would not have surfaced these issues. But a machine-speed Hyperattack assessment automates basic test coverage with AI, freeing up human experts to pull the thread on interesting areas that could lead to critical business impact.
In this case, Armadin reverse-engineered a web application and chained the previously undisclosed zero-days to access the organization’s internal network. Over time, the Armadin AI attacker and red team operators build knowledge and learn faster from these types of engagements.
Tips for security teams: Avoid exposing administrative interfaces to the public internet. Require a VPN or an IP allowlist solution to make it harder for an external attacker to find them.
Attack yourself first: A safe Hyperattack assessment from Armadin provides the machine speed, scale, and sophistication to help you find and eliminate exploitable risk across your environment. Learn how at http://hyperattack.AI.
RESOURCES
Companion Blog Post: www.armadin.com/blog-posts/kill-chains-and-coffee-episode-7-zero-day-exploits-to-active-directory-access
Armadin Offensive Security Platform: https://armadin.com/platform
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