Georgia Tech IT incident

MI CopyFail Update

Resolved after 2 days 17 hours, affecting Other and Other (Other), on May 1, 2026.

monitoring May 01, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC

The Office of Information Technology is responding to a recently disclosed software vulnerability, Copyfail (CVE-2026-31431), that may affect certain server environments. As part of our response, affected servers have been successfully migrated or updated using automated remediation methods. These actions reduce exposure and help ensure the continued security and reliability of Georgia Tech services. The Security Operations Center (SOC) continues to actively monitor for indicators related to this vulnerability and is working directly with system owners whose servers could not be remediated through automated methods to ensure appropriate updates or mitigations are applied. At this time there is no indication of active exploitation affecting Georgia Tech systems. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as appropriate. Thank you for your cooperation and continued attention to system security.

Started
May 01, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC
Resolved
May 04, 2026, 05:16 PM UTC
Duration
2d 17h
Detected by Pingoru
May 01, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC

Affected components

OtherOther (Other)

Update timeline

  1. monitoring May 01, 2026, 11:48 PM UTC

    The Office of Information Technology is responding to a recently disclosed software vulnerability, Copyfail (CVE-2026-31431), that may affect certain server environments. As part of our response, affected servers have been successfully migrated or updated using automated remediation methods. These actions reduce exposure and help ensure the continued security and reliability of Georgia Tech services. The Security Operations Center (SOC) continues to actively monitor for indicators related to this vulnerability and is working directly with system owners whose servers could not be remediated through automated methods to ensure appropriate updates or mitigations are applied. At this time there is no indication of active exploitation affecting Georgia Tech systems. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as appropriate. Thank you for your cooperation and continued attention to system security.

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