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Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2

Threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw impacting the Realtek Jungle software development kit (SDK) to deploy a botnet malware called Cling. "Cling is notable not because it introduces a new propagation technique, but because it repurposes ordinary STUN behavior into a practical command-and-control channel," Nozomi Networks said in a report

Reference details

Source category
Research & news
Report title
Realtek Jungle SDK Exploit Attempts Deliver Cling Botnet With STUN-Based C2
First reported
Oct 05, 2026 11:46 UTC
Last reported
Oct 05, 2026 11:46 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC
Record ID
545ea9858ab90acafffc53506b7bafd5e6fab7a536c4c289f556f05a8a9bec23

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Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Oct 05, 2026 11:46 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:52 UTC

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