Talos Rules 2026-08-25
This release adds and modifies rules in several categories.

Talos has added and modified multiple rules in the malware-cnc and server-webapp rule sets to provide coverage for emerging threats from these technologies.

For information about Snort Subscriber Rulesets available for purchase, please visit the Snort product page.

Change logs

2026-08-25 12:16:57 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-25

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 2092000.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:66984 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:66983 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:66987 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 3:66986 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 3:66985 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:16329 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt  (server-other.rules)
 * 3:40343 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt (server-other.rules)

2026-08-25 12:16:57 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-25

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091801.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:66983 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:66987 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 1:66984 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 3:66985 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 3:66986 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:16329 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt  (server-other.rules)
 * 3:40343 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt (server-other.rules)

2026-08-25 12:16:57 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-25

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 2091701.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Default rule state <-> Message (rule group)

New Rules:


 * 1:66984 <-> DISABLED <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt (malware-cnc.rules)
 * 1:66983 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 1:66987 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt (server-other.rules)
 * 3:66985 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt (server-webapp.rules)
 * 3:66986 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt (server-webapp.rules)

Modified Rules:


 * 1:16329 <-> DISABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt  (server-other.rules)
 * 3:40343 <-> ENABLED <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt (server-other.rules)

2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.2.0.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.3.5.1.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.3.6.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.3.7.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.7.0.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.9.0.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.11.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.15.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.18.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.12.0.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.21.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.35.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.44.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.1.47.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.11.0.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt


2026-08-25 12:19:40 UTC

Snort Subscriber Rules Update

Date: 2026-08-24-001

This is the complete list of rules modified and added in the Cisco Talos Certified rule pack for Snort version 3.12.0.0.

The format of the file is:

gid:sid <-> Message

New Rules:

* 1:66983 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Ray Project Ray Dashboard browser-based remote code execution attempt
* 1:66984 <-> MALWARE-CNC Win.Rat.ClosedQuorum outbound connection attempt
* 1:66987 <-> SERVER-OTHER Fortinet FortiSIEM phMonitor argument injection attempt
* 3:66985 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt
* 3:66986 <-> SERVER-WEBAPP Cisco Secure Workload directory traversal attempt

Modified Rules:

* 1:16329 <-> SERVER-OTHER Microsoft Internet Authentication Service EAP-MSCHAPv2 authentication bypass attempt 
* 3:40343 <-> SERVER-OTHER Cisco NX-OS malformed BGP UPDATE denial of service attempt