XCPE Botnet: 1.3 million devices infected

Android devices, IoT devices

Google disrupts XCPE Botnet, which infected 1.3 million devices with a backdoor

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Check whether your Android devices are infected with the XCPE backdoor, and restrict or remove any affected devices from your network.

Who should check: teams running Android

First seen: 4 Nov 2026
Last update: 4 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC
Source: news
On the menu as: Android

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## XCPE Botnet: 1.3 million devices infected
Severity: unknown. Patch status: fix status unknown.
Affected: Android devices, IoT devices

Google disrupts XCPE Botnet, which infected 1.3 million devices with a backdoor

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for Android devices, IoT devices. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.
2. No source names a fix yet; check the vendor advisory. Until one ships: restrict network access to it.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/google-13-million-device-strong-xcpe-botnet
https://pwned.coffee/i/xcpe-botnet-1-3-million-devices-infected

Receipt

Exploitation: No known exploitation
Score: No CVSS published yet: severity unknown.
Last checked: 4 Nov 2026, 17:17 UTC

Sources: KEV – CVE record – Vendor –

Sources

darkreading.com: Google, Partners Disrupts 1.3 Million-Device-Strong XCPE Botnet

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