Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/16/2025

New modules for everyone This week’s release is packed with new module content. We have RCE modules for Car Rental System 1.0, Wordpress plugins SureTriggers, User Registration and Membership. We also have a persistence module for LINQPad software and an auxiliary module for POWERCOM UPSMON PRO. ...

Gafgyt Botnet Lifts DDoS Tricks from Mirai

Several variants of the Gafgyt Linux-based botnet malware family have incorporated code from the infamous Mirai botnet, researchers have discovered. Gafgyt a.k.a. Bashlite is a botnet that was first uncovered in 2014. It targets vulnerable internet of things IoT devices like Huawei routers, Realt...

New NAME:WRECK Vulnerabilities Impact Nearly 100 Million IoT Devices

Security researchers have uncovered nine vulnerabilities affecting four TCP/IP stacks impacting more than 100 million consumer and enterprise devices that could be exploited by an attacker to take control of a vulnerable system. Dubbed "NAME:WRECK" by Forescout and JSOF, the flaws are the latest ...