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UAT-11473  (Back to overview)


Highly sophisticated APT reported and named by Cisco Talos that exploited CVE-2026-20127, an authentication bypass in Cisco SD-WAN Catalyst Controller, to gain unauthorized access and install the custom KeyDrift malware framework (PolyFlame, LittleFilch), designed for long-term persistent access and automated exfiltration of sensitive keying material from SD-WAN control-plane processes. Observed targeting spans space and satellite services, defense and aerospace technology, and policy research. Talos assesses with high confidence that UAT-11473's operating infrastructure overlaps considerably with Volt Typhoon's Silent Train covert access network; this infrastructure overlap is the only link Talos reports between the two.


Associated Families

There are currently no families associated with this actor.


References
2026-10-29 ⋅ The Hacker News ⋅ Swati Khandelwal
Hackers Exploited Cisco SD-WAN Flaw to Plant Malware Built to Steal Encryption Keys
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2026-10-28 ⋅ Cisco Talos ⋅ Cisco Talos
Inside KeyDrift: Analyzing historical UAT-11473 activity on Cisco SD-WAN
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Credits: MISP Project