CVE-2024-42009high
Suspected Chinese espionage group used a Roundcube exploit chain to burrow into universities
China-aligned attackers have targeted U.S. and Canadian universities, exploiting a chain of vulnerabilities in the Roundcube webmail client to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and establish persistent footholds within academic networks. The campaign, observed by Proofpoint researchers since May, appears to be ongoing and has primarily focused on physics and engineering departments,…