November 2025 saw a significant 69% decrease in high-impact vulnerabilities, with Recorded Future's Insikt Group® identifying 10 vulnerabilities requiring immediate attention, down from 32 in October.

What security teams need to know:

• Fortinet leads concerns: Two critical FortiWeb vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-64446 and CVE-2025-58034) are under active exploitation
• LANDFALL spyware campaign: Threat actors weaponized Samsung's image processing flaw (CVE-2025-21042) for zero-click Android attacks
• Public exploits proliferate: Seven of ten vulnerabilities have public proof-of-concept code available
• OS Command Injection and Out-of-bounds Write were tied as the most common weakness types

Bottom line: The reduced volume shouldn't signal reduced vigilance. November's vulnerabilities demonstrate that threat actors favored quality over quantity in their exploitation campaigns.

Quick Reference: November 2025 Vulnerability Table

All 10 vulnerabilities below were actively exploited in November 2025.

Table 1: List of vulnerabilities that were actively exploited in November based on Recorded Future data (Source: Recorded Future)

Key Trends: November 2025

Vendors Most Affected

• Fortinet dominated with two critical FortiWeb vulnerabilities, both enabling remote exploitation
• Microsoft faced a kernel-level race condition affecting all modern Windows versions
• Samsung saw the weaponization of an image processing vulnerability for sophisticated mobile attacks
• Additional affected vendors: Gladinet, Google, Oracle, WatchGuard, CentOS, and Autonomy (OpenPLC)

Most Common Weakness Types

• CWE-78 – OS Command Injection (tied for first)
• CWE-787 – Out-of-bounds Write (tied for first)
• CWE-284 – Improper Access Control
• CWE-362 – Race Condition
• CWE-306 – Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Threat Actor Activity

LANDFALL Android spyware campaign marked November's most sophisticated operation:

• Exploited CVE-2025-21042 for zero-click remote code execution on Samsung devices
• Targeted Middle Eastern countries (Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Morocco) with commercial-grade spyware
• Deployed via weaponized DNG image files through WhatsApp
• Achieved persistent device compromise without user interaction
• Demonstrated advanced anti-analysis and SELinux bypass capabilities

Priority Alert: Active Exploitation

These vulnerabilities demand immediate attention due to confirmed exploitation in the wild.

CVE-2025-64446 | Fortinet FortiWeb

Risk Score: 99 (Very Critical) | CISA KEV: Added November 14, 2025

Why this matters: Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication entirely and create administrative accounts. With 4,768 exposed FortiWeb instances globally, this represents a critical internet-facing risk.

Affected versions: FortiWeb 8.0.0-8.0.1, 7.6.0-7.6.4, 7.4.0-7.4.9, 7.2.0-7.2.11, 7.0.0-7.0.11

Immediate actions:

• Apply Fortinet's security updates (8.0.2, 7.6.5, 7.4.10, 7.2.12, or 7.0.12)
• Monitor for POST requests to /api/v2.0/cmd/system/admin%3F/../../../cgi-bin/fwbcgi
• Check for unauthorized admin accounts created since October 2025
• Review logs for Base64-encoded CGIINFO headers
• Disable HTTP/HTTPS on internet-facing interfaces if patching is delayed

Exposure: ~4,768 FortiWeb instances visible on Shodan (Netherlands, US, Germany, Italy, Peru)

CVE-2025-21042 | Samsung Android Devices

Risk Score: 99 (Very Critical) | CISA KEV: Added November 10, 2025

Why this matters: Zero-click exploitation through image files enables complete device compromise without user interaction. The LANDFALL spyware campaign is actively targeting government and business users in the Middle East.

Affected versions: Samsung Galaxy devices running Android 13, 14, and 15

Immediate actions:

• Install Samsung's April 2025 Security Maintenance Release
• Monitor WhatsApp Media directories for suspicious DNG files
• Check for unexpected processes in /data/data/com.samsung.ipservice/files/
• Review device logs for b.so or l.so module execution
• Educate users about image file risks in messaging apps

Targeted devices: Galaxy S22/S23/S24 series, Z Fold4, Z Flip4

CVE-2025-62215 | Windows Kernel

Risk Score: 99 (Very Critical) | CISA KEV: Added November 12, 2025

Why this matters: Local privilege escalation to SYSTEM allows complete Windows compromise. Attackers are chaining this with initial access techniques for full network penetration.

Affected versions: Windows 10/11 (all versions), Windows Server 2019-2025

Immediate actions:

• Install Microsoft's November 2025 Patch Tuesday updates
• Monitor for unusual memory allocation patterns in kernel space
• Review logs for privilege escalation attempts
• Implement application whitelisting to prevent exploitation tools
• Deploy LAPS and enforce MFA as compensating controls

Technical Deep Dive: Exploitation Analysis

Fortinet FortiWeb Authentication Bypass (CVE-2025-64446)

The dual-flaw design failure: CVE-2025-64446 combines path traversal with authentication bypass in FortiWeb's CGI handling. The vulnerability chain works as follows:

• Path traversal via API endpoints – Unsanitized ../ sequences in URIs allow escape to restricted directories
• Authentication context injection – The cgi_auth() function trusts user-supplied HTTP_CGIINFO headers
• Administrative impersonation – Base64-encoded JSON in headers creates valid admin sessions

Why this matters: Attackers achieve full administrative access without credentials, enabling complete WAF bypass and potential downstream application compromise.

Insikt Group created a Nuclei template for non-intrusive detection, available to Recorded Future customers. The template checks for vulnerable path traversal without creating accounts or modifying system state.

LANDFALL Android Spyware Campaign (CVE-2025-21042)

Zero-click sophistication: The LANDFALL campaign represents a significant evolution in mobile threats:

• Weaponized DNG files contain embedded ZIP archives with ELF binaries
• Two-stage infection deploys b.so (loader/backdoor) and l.so (privilege escalation)
• SELinux bypass enables persistent system-level access
• Anti-forensics includes cleanup routines and analysis environment detection

Key technical details:

• Exploits Samsung's libimagecodec.quram.so library
• Targets specific device models with hardcoded identifiers
• Implements encrypted C2 communication with certificate pinning
• Collects IMEI, IMSI, contacts, and location data

Why this matters: This campaign demonstrates nation-state-level capabilities in commercial spyware, targeting high-value individuals without requiring any user interaction.

Windows Kernel Race Condition (CVE-2025-62215)

Timing-based privilege escalation: The vulnerability exploits improper synchronization in shared kernel resources:

• Concurrent threads access shared data without proper locking
• Race condition enables memory corruption and object reuse
• Successful exploitation grants SYSTEM-level privileges

Why this matters: Local attackers with limited access can achieve complete system control, making this a favorite post-exploitation tool for ransomware operators.

Nuclei Templates from Insikt Group®

Recorded Future customers can access Nuclei templates in the platform for:

• CVE-2025-64446 (Fortinet FortiWeb) - Non-intrusive path traversal detection

Note: All templates are designed for authorized testing only and make no system modifications.

Recorded Future Product Integrations

• Vulnerability Intelligence – Prioritize based on real-world exploitation data
• Attack Surface Intelligence – Discover exposed, internet-facing Fortinet, Samsung, and Windows assets
• Third-Party Intelligence – Monitor vendor vulnerabilities across your third parties

November 2025 Summary

Quality over quantity. Threat actors focused on high-impact vulnerabilities with clear paths to compromise, particularly authentication bypasses and privilege escalations.

Mobile threats evolve. The LANDFALL campaign demonstrates that mobile devices face nation-state-level threats previously reserved for traditional endpoints.

Public exploits accelerate risk. With 70% of vulnerabilities having public PoCs, the window between disclosure and mass exploitation continues to shrink.

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