UAT-8616
UAT-8616 is a highly sophisticated cyber threat actor attributed by Cisco Talos, with evidence of activity dating back to at least 2023. They have been observed exploiting CVE-2026-20127 in the wild and previously exploited CVE-2022-20775 by escalating to root user access through a software version downgrade. Their operations indicate a focus on targeting network edge devices to establish persistent footholds in high-value organizations, including Critical Infrastructure sectors.
CVEs in recent coverage
No CVEs named alongside this actor in the last 90 days.
Recent victims
No leak-site posts on record for this group.
Recent activity
No posts or advisories have named this actor recently.
References
From the MISP threat-actor galaxy, MITRE ATT&CK and RansomLook (CC BY 4.0). Activity is any post or advisory Watch Floor collected that names the actor or one of its aliases.