Handler on Duty: Didier Stevens
Threat Level: green
Podcast Detail
SANS Stormcast Tuesday, December 16th, 2025: Current React2Shell Example; SAML woes; MSMQ issues after patch;
If you are not able to play the podcast using the player below: Use this direct link to the audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/securitypodcast/9740.mp3
My Next Class
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Orlando | Mar 29th - Apr 3rd 2026 |
| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Amsterdam | Apr 20th - Apr 25th 2026 |
More React2Shell Exploits CVE-2025-55182
Our honeypots continue to detect numerous React2Shell variants. Some using slightly modified exploits
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/More%20React2Shell%20Exploits%20CVE-2025-55182/32572
The Fragile Lock: Novel Bypasses For SAML Authentication
SAML is a tricky protocol to implement correctly, in particular if different XML parsers are used that may not always agree on how to parse a specific message
https://portswigger.net/research/the-fragile-lock
December Updates Causes issues with Microsoft Message Queuing
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-10-22h2#message-queuing--msmq--might-fail-with-the-december-2025-windows-security-update
| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Orlando | Mar 29th - Apr 3rd 2026 |
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| Network Monitoring and Threat Detection In-Depth | Online | Arabian Standard Time | Jun 20th - Jun 25th 2026 |
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| Application Security: Securing Web Apps, APIs, and Microservices | Washington | Jul 13th - Jul 18th 2026 |





