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MSBuild Abuse Helps Attackers Launch Stealthy Fileless Windows Intrusions

ID: 6e9098d8-041a-5793-8e18-c27843f49cc8

STIX ID: report--6e9098d8-041a-5793-8e18-c27843f49cc8

Feed Name: Cyber Press

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2026-04-13

Date Updated: 2026-04-13

Author: Varshini

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The report details how attackers are abusing Microsoft-signed MSBuild.exe to conduct fileless intrusions by embedding and executing inline C# in project files, demonstrating a PoC reverse shell and a February 2026 phishing campaign that used MSBuild plus DLL sideloading to deliver PlugX through signed binaries and evasive packaging.

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