This 'classic' decades-old SQL injection flaw could let hackers take over entire Windows servers, thanks to a nifty database trick
Pro Security This 'classic' decades-old SQL injection flaw could let hackers take over entire Windows servers, thanks to a nifty database trick News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 7 August 2026 Huntress spotted a white whale When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. This technique is something of a cyber-white whale: it’s been widely discussed but rarely seen in the wild.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: How to defend“What happened next, however, raised our eyebrows,” Huntress said. “After performing SQL injection, the threat actor managed to upload a database-resident, post-exploitation toolkit named khunt.
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- ▪This technique is something of a cyber-white whale: it’s been widely discussed but rarely seen in the wild.Latest Videos FromTechRadarWatch full video here: How to defend“What happened next, however, raised our eyebrows,” Huntress said.
- ▪“After performing SQL injection, the threat actor managed to upload a database-resident, post-exploitation toolkit named khunt.
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Pro Security This 'classic' decades-old SQL injection flaw could let hackers take over entire Windows servers, thanks to a nifty database trick News By Sead Fadilpašić Published 7 August 2026 Huntress spotted a white whale When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Image Credit: Shutterstock (Image credit: Pixabay) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Huntress saw Oracle SQLi used to deploy rare khunt toolkitKhunt enabled OS commands, credential theft, and registry hive exfiltrationDefense includes input sanitation and more Someone managed to pair the classic SQL…
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