# Kapibala

> As of 2026-09-22, Kapibala is a China-nexus threat actor tracked by Threadlinqs Intelligence across 2 threats spanning apt, vulnerability. ATT&CK coverage spans 25 techniques across 13 tactics in 2 of 2 tracked threats. Most-observed techniques: T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application), T1552.001 (Unsecured Credentials), T1005 (Data from Local System).

- **Nation:** China
- **Tracked threats:** 2
- **Categories:** APT, VULNERABILITY
- **As of:** 2026-09-22

## ATT&CK techniques observed

25 techniques observed across 2 of 2 tracked threats. Tactics: Command and Control (4), Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) (4), Collection (3), Credential Access (2), Discovery (2), Initial Access (2).

- [T1190](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1190) Exploit Public-Facing Application — Initial Access — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1552.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1552.001) Unsecured Credentials — Credential Access — observed in 2 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1005](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1005) Data from Local System — Collection — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1014](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1014) Rootkit — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1021.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1021.004) SSH — Lateral Movement — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1027](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027) Obfuscated Files or Information — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1027.002](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1027.002) Software Packing — Stealth (formerly Defense Evasion) — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1059.004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1059.004) Unix Shell — Execution — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1071.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1071.001) Web Protocols — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1071.002](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1071/002/) File Transfer Protocols — Command and Control — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1078.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1078.001) Default Accounts — Initial Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1082](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1082) System Information Discovery — Discovery — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1110.003](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1110.003) Password Spraying — Credential Access — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1134.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1134.001) Token Impersonation/Theft — Privilege Escalation — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats
- [T1136.001](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/technique/T1136.001) Local Account — Persistence — observed in 1 of 2 tracked threats

## Tracked threats

- [Chinese-Speaking 'Kapibala' Actor (Red Heron-Linked) Chains WordPress wp2shell, Zyxel GS1900, and Ubiquiti UniFi OS Flaws to Steal Government Data](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2619) — CRITICAL
- [Zyxel GS1900 Series Switches Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (CVE-2026-7273) Actively Exploited by Kapibala/Red Heron in Global 996-Device Campaign — Added to CISA KEV](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2611) — CRITICAL

## Related CVEs

12 CVEs referenced by tracked Kapibala activity.

- [CVE-2026-79756](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-79756)
- [CVE-2026-7273](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-7273)
- [CVE-2026-63030](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-63030)
- [CVE-2026-60137](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-60137)
- [CVE-2026-60004](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-60004)
- [CVE-2026-56271](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-56271)
- [CVE-2026-54569](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-54569)
- [CVE-2026-34910](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-34910)
- [CVE-2026-34909](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-34909)
- [CVE-2026-34908](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-34908)
- [CVE-2023-54391](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2023-54391)
- [CVE-2022-0847](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2022-0847)

## Full data

Infrastructure, IOC values and detection queries (Splunk SPL / Microsoft KQL / Sigma) require the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/actor/Kapibala