{"data":{"id":"ae353806-6b98-4170-9b3b-750b5f9293e1","title":"Over 1,000 Exposed ComfyUI Instances Targeted in Cryptomining Botnet Campaign","summary":"Attackers are targeting over 1,000 publicly accessible ComfyUI instances (a platform for running AI image generation) with an automated scanner that exploits a misconfiguration allowing unauthenticated remote code execution (the ability to run commands on a system without permission). Once compromised, these systems are enrolled in botnets (networks of infected computers controlled remotely) to mine cryptocurrency and serve as proxies.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["security"],"sourceUrl":"https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/over-1000-exposed-comfyui-instances.html","publishedAt":"2026-04-07T12:46:00.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"high","attackType":["supply_chain"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["ComfyUI","Stable Diffusion"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-4-5-20251001","classifierPromptVersion":"v3","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-04-07T12:46:00.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"advanced","impactType":["integrity","availability"],"aiComponentTargeted":"inference","llmSpecific":false,"classifierConfidence":0.92,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}