ThreatsDay Bulletin: AI Prompt RCE, Claude 0-Click, RenEngine Loader, Auto 0-Days & 25+ Stories
Summary
This week's threat bulletin highlights attackers increasingly relying on trusted tools and overlooked vulnerabilities rather than novel exploits, with a shift toward quieter, longer-term access over disruptive attacks. Key incidents include a command injection flaw (CVE-2026-20841, a severity rating of 8.8 out of 10) in Windows Notepad that allows remote code execution through malicious Markdown links, over 510 advanced persistent threat operations (coordinated cyberattacks by nation-states or organized groups) targeting 67 countries with 173 focused on Taiwan, and two new information stealers (LTX Stealer and Marco Stealer) harvesting credentials and sensitive data from Windows systems.
Solution / Mitigation
Microsoft patched the Notepad command injection flaw as part of its monthly Patch Tuesday update this week.
Classification
Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/threatsday-bulletin-ai-prompt-rce.html
First tracked: February 12, 2026 at 02:20 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 95%