React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182), 41% of Infostealer Victims Infected by Video Game Files

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Nick Ascoli discusses the React2Shell vulnerability and the impact of infostealer infections on gamers.

On this episode of Leaky Weekly, host and security researcher Nick Ascoli discusses findings from Flare Research including: React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) vulnerability and threat actor chatter Findings from analysis of 50,000 stealer log infections He also mentions instructions for a giveaway for CTF players who would like another shot at unlocking a shirt from a past challenge… Here are the resources on the stories: React2Shell Detailed Report (Lachlan Davis) http://react2shell.com React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182): A Critical RCE in React Server Components (Flare): https://flare.io/learn/resources/blog/react2shell-cve-2025-55182/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Flare+Podcast&utm_campaign=Leaky+Weekly&utm_content=E18 How Gamers Became Cybercrime’s Favorite Target: Analysis of 50,000 Infostealer Infections (Flare): https://flare.io/learn/resources/cybercrime-favorite-target-gamers/?utm_source=Social&utm_medium=Flare+Podcast&utm_campaign=Leaky+Weekly&utm_content=E18 Brought to you by Flare, Threat Exposure Management solution and industry-leading dataset on cybercrime that integrates into your security program in 30 minutes. Check out what’s on the dark web (and…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Ascoli

Topics covered

• cybersecurity
• vulnerabilities
• infostealer infections
• gaming and cybercrime
• threat analysis

Keywords

• React2Shell
• CVE-2025-55182
• infostealer
• cybercrime
• gaming
• vulnerability
• threat analysis

Sponsors

Flare

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flare Research, Flare Academy

Products: React2Shell