Defused Cyber reported exploitation activity a month prior, with attackers also using CVE-2026-39813 to bypass authentication and escalate privileges.

WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because PRC hackers are already sitting inside the phone networks, power grids, and water systems Americans rely on, positioned to shut off or spy on critical services the moment a Taiwan or South China Sea crisis turns hot.

Part of the monitored dynamic PRC Infrastructure Intrusions · VUCA INDEX 67/100