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Hackers Exploit FastJson Zero-Day in Targeted US Firm Attacks

US-based organizations are being targeted in a series of attacks exploiting a critical zero-day flaw in the FastJson Java library, with researchers warning that the threat is likely to spread globally. The vulnerability, CVE-2026-16723, allows hackers to execute remote code without user interaction or elevated privileges.

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Fastjson Vulnerability Exploited in Targeted Attacks

A critical vulnerability in Fastjson, tracked as CVE-2026-16723, has been exploited in targeted attacks, with a severity score of 9.0 out of 10. Attackers are actively probing for exposed paths in Fastjson 1.x, commonly used in Spring Boot deployments.

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