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Operation GhostMail: Russian APT Exploits Zimbra XSS to Target Ukraine Government

· Published 17/03/2026 15:40 · Modified 17/03/2026 19:48

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Published
17/03/2026 15:40
Modified
17/03/2026 19:48
Tags
2026-03-17 CVE-2025-66376 browser-stealer exfiltration government phishing russia soap api spypress.zimbra ukraine webmail xss zimbra
Related entities
1 vulnerabilities (cve), 1 intrusion sets (apt), 21 techniques (mitre), 1 malware, 6 others

Description

A sophisticated campaign targeting a Ukrainian agency exploits a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Collaboration Suite. The attack, attributed to a Russian APT group, uses a seemingly innocuous internship inquiry email to deliver a malicious JavaScript payload. When opened in a vulnerable session, the script silently executes, harvesting credentials, session tokens, 2FA codes, and mailbox contents. The multi-stage attack employs obfuscation techniques, abuse, and dual-channel via DNS and HTTPS. The campaign demonstrates the evolution of -focused intrusions, relying on browser-resident stealers rather than traditional malware binaries.

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