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Pre-Auth RCE in Zyxel GS1900 Exploited in the Wild as a Zero-Day

Our takeBinarly reports a pre-auth RCE zero-day in the Zyxel GS1900 switch exploited in the wild by JITTERLY and SIXZUT; GreyNoise and CISA KEV had linked it to CVE-2026-7273. Patch immediately if you run these switches.
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What this means for you — Security leader:Apply the vendor patch for CVE-2026-7273 immediately on all GS1900 switches; the pre-auth RCE is under active exploitation as a zero-day by the JITTERLY actor group.
What this means for you — Lean IT orgs:If you use a Zyxel GS1900 switch, check with your vendor or MSP right away for the security update; this zero-day remote code exploit is already being used in the wild.
What this means for you — MSP:Confirm every client GS1900 switch has the latest firmware applied for CVE-2026-7273; the pre-auth RCE is exploited in the wild by the JITTERLY actor.
What this means for you — Researcher:Examine the Binarly technical write-up and linked GreyNoise/CISA data on the JITTERLY/SIXZUT exploit chain for CVE-2026-7273 and the zero-day variant.