Last seen September 25, 2026

AI Security Incident

A new botnet malware called Carbonato is targeting insecure hosts running Docker daemons to install the Hermes Agent AI framework and take control. [...]

Technical Severity
Low severity
Lifecycle Status

STABLE

What Happened

A new botnet malware called Carbonato is targeting insecure hosts running Docker daemons to install the Hermes Agent AI framework and take control. [...]

Why This Matters

Current evidence identifies a security issue involving the affected technology, but does not yet support a more specific impact claim.

Recommended Action

No confirmed vendor remediation is available in the current evidence. Confirm whether the affected technology is present in your environment and review the affected configuration.

Exposure

My Interests Exposure

Exposure unknown

Recommended Response
Last Seen

Sep 25, 2026 01:40

Exposure reason: This incident does not currently match a technology in My Interests.

Exploitation status: UNKNOWN

Primary entities:

AI AgentsDockerNew Carbonato

Timeline

  • Incident first seen
    Sep 25, 2026 01:40

    BugSkan first recorded this incident.

  • New Carbonato malware uses AI agents to hijack exposed Docker hosts
    Sep 25, 2026 01:40

    bleepingcomputer.com · Research

Sources

New Carbonato malware uses AI agents to hijack exposed Docker hosts

bleepingcomputer.com · Sep 25, 2026 01:40

A new botnet malware called Carbonato is targeting insecure hosts running Docker daemons to install the Hermes Agent AI framework and take control. [...]

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