Fake Kernel Threads Are Hiding Backdoors on Linux Servers and Appliances

Attackers keep disguising malware as Linux kernel worker processes, but careful checks will expose the disguise On September 5, 2026, Sansec, a security firm that investigates attacks on online stores, reported that attackers were exploiting a zero-day in Magento and Adobe Commerce to install a backdoor written in Rust. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-75650 […] The post Fake Kernel Threads Are Hiding Backdoors on Linux Servers and Appliances appeared first on Eclypsium.

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