Hackers Exploit Adobe Commerce Zero-Day to Deploy PSK Agent RAT and Remotely Control Servers
Adobe Commerce zero-day (CVE-2026-75650) exploited to deploy PSK Agent RAT.
Attackers are exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Commerce and Magento, tracked as CVE-2026-75650 (StyleSmuggler), to deploy the PSK Agent remote access tool. This RAT allows attackers to execute commands, proxy traffic, and maintain persistence on compromised online store servers. Multiple threat groups have been observed leveraging this flaw, with PSK Agent showing a 0% detection rate on VirusTotal at the time of analysis.
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The lesson from this incident
Full lessonAttackers leveraged CVE-2026-75650 (StyleSmuggler), a critical zero-day in Adobe Commerce and Magento, to deploy the PSK Agent remote access tool before any patch was available, highlighting the acute danger of unmitigated vulnerabilities in internet-facing e-commerce platforms. The RAT grants full remote control, command execution, and traffic proxying, meaning compromised stores risk customer data theft, payment fraud, and prolonged attacker persistence. A 0% VirusTotal detection rate at time of analysis underscores how traditional signature-based defenses fail against novel malware, making layered detection strategies essential. The involvement of multiple threat groups signals that zero-day intelligence was shared or independently discovered rapidly, compressing the window between disclosure and mass exploitation to near zero.
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Indicators of Compromise
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- cve — CVE-2026-75650
- domain — 0f851bdc9d.ddns.1433.eu.org
- malware — PSK Agent
- malware — chi_down