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The Dreaded Network Pivot: An Attack Intelligence Story
Rapid7 recently released our 2024 Attack Intelligence Report, a 14-month deep dive into the vulnerability and attacker landscape. The spiritual successor to our annual Vulnerability Intelligence Report, the AIR includes data from the Rapid7 research team combined with our detection and response a...
Enforce and Report on PCI DSS v4 Compliance with Rapid7
The PCI Security Standards Council PCI SSC is a global forum that connects stakeholders from the payments and payment processing industries to craft and facilitate adoption of data security standards and relevant resources that enable safe payments worldwide. According to the PCI SSC website, “PC...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 03/22/2024
New module content 1 OpenNMS Horizon Authenticated RCE Author: Erik Wynter Type: Exploit Pull request: 18618 contributed by ErikWynter Path: linux/http/opennmshorizonauthenticatedrce AttackerKB reference: CVE-2023-0872 Description: This module exploits built-in functionality in OpenNMS Horizon in...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 02/16/2024
New Fetch Payload It has been almost a year since Metasploit released the new fetch payloads and since then, 43 of the 79 exploit modules have had support for fetch payloads. The original payloads supported transferring the second stage over HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. This week, Metasploit has expanded...
Mastering Industrial Cybersecurity: The Significance of Combining Vulnerability Management with Detection and Response
Written by Elad Ben-Meir, CEO SCADAfence, a Honeywell company. In today's digital era, where industries are increasingly reliant on advanced technologies, safeguarding critical infrastructure against cyber threats has become paramount. The convergence of operational technology OT and information...
NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5 Updates: What You Need to Know About The Most Recent Patch Release (5.1.1)
On November 7th, the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST issued an update to SP 800-53, a NIST-curated catalog of controls that organizations can implement to effectively manage security and privacy risk. In this blog we’ll cover the new and updated controls within patch release...
Increasing The Sting of HIVE Ransomware
How malicious actors evade detection and disable defenses for more destructive HIVE Ransomware attacks. Rapid7 routinely conducts research into the wide range of techniques that threat actors use to conduct malicious activity. One objective of this research is to discover new techniques being use...
AWS Graviton Processor Support on Insight Agent
By Marco Botros Marco is a Technical Product Manager for Platform at Rapid7. We are pleased to announce that the Insight Agent now supports the AWS Graviton processor. The Insight Agent supports various operating systems using the AWS Graviton processor, including Amazon Linux, Redhat, and Ubuntu...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up
DFSCoerce - Distributing more than just files DFS Distributed File System is now distributing Net-NTLM credentials thanks to Spencer McIntyre with a new auxiliary/scanner/dcerpc/dfscoerce module that is similar to PetitPotam in how it functions. Note that unlike PetitPotam, this technique does...
Cybersecurity Is More Than a Checklist: Joel Yonts on Tech’s Unfair Disadvantage
Breaches caused by misconfigurations are alarmingly common. Over a third of all cyberattacks in 2020 were the result of firewall, cloud, and server misconfigurations. The tech industry is at the highest risk of bad actors taking advantage of these preventable vulnerabilities, with the information...
InsightAppSec GitHub Integration Keeps Risky Code From Reaching Production
We've all been there. The software development life cycle SDLC is moving at a mile a minute. Developers are writing code, updating features, and all the while attempting to keep everything introduced into production as safe and secure as possible. GitHub Actions are essential to automation and...
#Rapid7Life Belfast: Why I Joined
Starting a new job at a new company can be daunting, particularly during a global pandemic. With interviews via Zoom, onboarding gone remote, first days at home instead of in a brand new office, and so many other shifts since the onset of the pandemic, switching jobs and companies is probably not...
IAM Never Gonna Give You Up, Never Gonna Breach Your Cloud
This blog is part of an ongoing series sharing key takeaways from Rapid7’s 2020 Cloud Security Executive Summit. Interested in participating in the next summit on Tuesday, March 9? Register here! Identity and access management IAM credentials have solved myriad security issues, but the recent...
Celebrating Black History Today and Every Day
Black History Month is a time for every person, from all different backgrounds to honor and celebrate the achievements of Black and African Americans in the U.S. and their impact on world history. In honor of Black History Month, we would like to recognize some of our amazing team members who hav...
What’s New in InsightAppSec and tCell: Q4 2020 in Review
It’s crazy to believe 2020 has come to an end, and we’re sure we’re not alone in our excitement for 2021! Without a doubt, 2020 has presented some challenges for us all in the security world, as many companies quickly adopted a work-from-home model and pivoted from an in-store experience quickly ...
2021 Detection and Response Planning, Part 4: Planning for Success with a Cloud SIEM
This is the fourth and final installment of our series around 2021 security planning. Through this series, we talked to a previous CISO about how to tackle annual security planning, looked at driving more efficient threat detections, and also explored the benefits of greater SOC automation. In th...
This One Time on a Pen Test: How I Hacked a Self-Driving Car
Each year, Rapid7 penetration testers complete hundreds of internally and externally based penetration testing service engagements. This post is part of an ongoing series featuring testimonials of what goes on beneath the hoodie. For more insights, check out our 2020 Under the Hoodie report. An...
NICER Protocol Deep Dive: Internet Exposure of IMAP and POP
Welcome to the NICER Protocol Deep Dive blog series! When we started researching what all was out on the internet way back in January, we had no idea we'd end up with a hefty, 137-page tome of a research report. The sheer length of such a thing might put off folks who might otherwise learn a thin...
Heartland Dental’s Ambitions Land Them in the Cloud
Managing security for the largest Dental Support Organization DSO in the United States is no easy task. And sometimes, you need a security services partner to lend a helping hand. We sat down with Heartland Dental to talk about all things security, why they chose Rapid7, how quickly they’re...
Rapid7 Analysis: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232)
Overview On July 22, 2026, Check Point published a security advisory for CVE-2026-16232, an authentication bypass in the SmartConsole login process affecting Security Management Server and Multi-Domain Security Management Server MDS. By leveraging CVE-2026-16232, an unauthenticated attacker can...
Metasploit Wrap-Up 03/06/2025
New module content 3 Get NAA Credentials Authors: skelsec, smashery, and xpn Type: Auxiliary Pull request: 19712 contributed by smashery Path: admin/sccm/getnaacredentials Description: Adds an auxiliary module which performs the retrieval of Network Access Account NAA credentials from an System...
Multiple Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Broadcom VMware ESXi and Other Products
On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Broadcom published a critical security advisory VMSA-2025-0004 on 3 new zero-day vulnerabilities affecting multiple VMware products, including ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion. The most severe of the vulnerabilities is CVE-2025-22224, a critical vulnerability in ESXi and...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 11/29/2024
New module content 4 Acronis Cyber Protect/Backup machine info disclosure Authors: Sandro Tolksdorf of usd AG. and h00die-gr3y [email protected] Type: Auxiliary Pull request: 19582 contributed by h00die-gr3y Path: gather/acroniscyberprotectmachineinfodisclosure AttackerKB reference:...
CVE-2024-6922: Automation Anywhere Automation 360 Server-Side Request Forgery
Automation 360 Robotic Process Automation suite v21-v32 is vulnerable to unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery SSRF. SSRF occurs when the server can be induced to perform arbitrary requests on behalf of an attacker. An attacker with unauthenticated access to the Automation 360 Control Room...
Metasploit Wrap-up
Enhancements and features 2 18548 from zeroSteiner - Updates the admin/http/tomcatghostcat module to follow newer library conventions. 18552 from adfoster-r7 - Adds support for Ruby 3.3.0-preview3. Bugs fixed 5 18448 from HynekPetrak - Fixes and updates the...
Reduce Risk and Regain Control with Cloud Risk Complete
Over the last 10 to 15 years, organizations have been migrating to the cloud to take advantage of the speed and scale it enables. During that time, we’ve all had to learn that new cloud infrastructure means new security challenges, and that many legacy tools and processes are unable to keep up wi...
Rapid7 Now Available Through Carahsoft’s NASPO ValuePoint
We are happy to announce that Rapid7’s solutions have been added to the NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions contract held by Carahsoft Technology Corp. The addition of this contract enables Carahsoft and its reseller partners to provide Rapid7’s Insight platform to participating States, Local...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up
Back from a quiet holiday season Thankfully, it was a relatively quiet holiday break for security this year, so we hope everyone had a relaxing time while they could. This wrapup covers the last three Metasploit releases, and contains three new modules, two updates, and five bug fixes. Make sure...
Network Access for Sale: Protect Your Organization Against This Growing Threat
Vulnerable network access points are a potential gold mine for threat actors who, once inside, can exploit them persistently. Many cybercriminals are not only interested in obtaining personal information but also seek corporate information that could be sold to the highest bidder. Infiltrating...
Application Security in 2022: Where Are We Now?
It’s always a good thing to take a step back every once in a while to take the lay of the land. Like you, we are always working at a breakneck pace to help secure the web applications being built today and ready ourselves to secure the innovations of the future. When Forrester put out The State o...
The VM Lifecycle: How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going
Written in collaboration with Joel Ashman The immutable truth that vulnerability management VM programs have long adhered to is that successful programs should follow a consistent lifecycle. This concept is simply a series of phases or steps that have a logical sequence and are repeated according...
Run Faster Log Searches With InsightIDR
While it could be true that life is more about seeking than finding, log searches are all about getting results. You need to get the right data back as quickly as possible. In this blog, let’s explore how to make the best use of InsightIDR’s Log Search capabilities to get the correct data returne...
OWASP Top 10 Deep Dive: Defending Against Server-Side Request Forgery
Web applications are no longer just assets to a company — they’re an organization’s identity, playing a major role in how customers, clients, and users see a brand. Due to this importance, web apps have also become a primary target for attack. Over the years, these applications have grown more...
New NPM library hijacks (coa and rc)
On Thursday, November 4, 2021, barely more than a week after ua-parser-js was hijacked, another popular NPM library called coa Command-Option-Argument, which is used in React packages around the world, was hijacked to distribute credential-stealing malware. The developer community noticed somethi...
MDR Vendor Must-Haves, Part 4: Ingestion of Authentication Data Across Local, Domain, and Cloud Sources
This blog post is part of an ongoing series about evaluating Managed Detection and Response MDR providers. For more insights, check out our guide, “10 Things Your MDR Service Must Do.” There isn’t a single threat or breach that doesn’t involve attackers using legitimate credentials to cause harm...
2021 Detection and Response Planning, Part 2: Driving SOC Efficiency With a Detections-First Approach to SIEM
This is the second installment of our series around 2021 security planning. In part one, Rapid7 Detection and Response Practice Advisor Jeffrey Gardner offered tips and advice for ramping up annual security planning. In this installment, we’ll explore the importance of reliable and comprehensive...
Why Every Organization Needs a Vulnerability Management Policy
The importance of information security in the modern business world cannot be overstated. It’s vital for organizations to take a proactive approach to their cybersecurity, including the development of a vulnerability management policy. In this blog post, we will discuss why vulnerability manageme...
Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerabilities Allow Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310)
Overview On July 29, 2026, Broadcom published security advisory VMSA-2026-0006 addressing multiple vulnerabilities in several VMWare products. Included in the advisory are two critical remotely exploitable vulnerabilities affecting VMware vCenter Server: CVE-2026-59309 and CVE-2026-59310. Both...
CVE-2026-63077: Critical unauthenticated remote code execution in JetBrains TeamCity
Overview On July 27, 2026, JetBrains published a security advisory for CVE-2026-63077, a critical unauthenticated vulnerability affecting all versions of TeamCity On-Premises. The issue is classified as deserialization of untrusted data and has a CVSS score of 9.8. An unauthenticated remote...
Notable vulnerabilities in Next.js (CVE-2025-29927) and CrushFTP
Rapid7 is warning customers of two notable unrelated vulnerabilities in Next.js, a React framework for building web applications, and CrushFTP, a file transfer technology that has previously been targeted by adversaries. CVE-2025-29927 is a critical improper authorization vulnerability in Next.js...
Xerox Versalink C7025 Multifunction Printer: Pass-Back Attack Vulnerabilities (FIXED)
During security testing, Rapid7 discovered that Xerox Versalink C7025 Multifunction printers MFPs were vulnerable to pass-back attacks. The affected products identified were: Xerox Versalink MFPs Firmware Version: 57.69.91 and earlier This issue has been assigned the following CVEs: CVE-2024-1251...
High-Risk Vulnerabilities in Common Enterprise Technologies
Rapid7 is warning customers about several high-risk vulnerabilities in common enterprise technologies that are attractive potential attack targets for both state-sponsored and financially motivated adversaries. We are advising customers to prioritize remediation for these issues on an expedited...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 07/05/2024
I still like to MOVEit MOVEit This week, our very own sfewer-r7 added a new exploit module that leverages an authentication bypass vulnerability in the MOVEit Transfer SFTP service CVE-2024-5806. It is possible to authenticate to the SFTP service as any user as long as a valid username is known a...
Rapid7’s Data-Centric Approach to AI in Belfast
Authored by Stuart Millar and Ryan Wilson. Rapid7 has expanded significantly in Belfast since establishing a presence back in 2014, resulting in the company's largest R&D hub outside the US with over 350 people spread across eight floors in our Chichester Street office. There is a wide range of...
Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up
The past, present and future of Metasploit Don't miss Spencer McIntyre's talk on the Help Net Security's blog. Spencer is the Lead Security Researcher at Rapid7 and speaks about how Metasploit has evolved since its creation back in 2003. He also explains how the Framework is addressing today's...
Sharpen Your IR Capabilities With Rapid7’s Detection and Response Workshop
You’re tasked with protecting your environment, and you’ve invested significant time and resources into deploying and configuring your tools — but how do you know if the security controls you’ve put into place are effective? The challenge continues to grow as attacker tactics, techniques, and...
Rapid7 Announces Partner of the Year Awards 2022 Winners
It’s with immense pleasure that we announce today the winners of the Rapid7 Partner of the Year Awards 2022. All our category winners have achieved exceptional growth, demonstrating dedication and collaboration to the Rapid7 Partner Program throughout the year. We’re very proud to share our...
Have You Checked the New Kubernetes RBAC Swiss Army Knife?
Kubernetes Role-Based Access Control RBAC is a method of regulating access to computer or network resources based on the roles of individual users within your organization. RBAC authorization uses the rbac.authorization.k8s.io API group to drive authorization decisions, allowing you to dynamicall...
Velociraptor to Announce Winners of Its 2021 Contributor Competition
Velociraptor and Rapid7 are excited to announce the winners of our 2021 Velociraptor Contributor Competition on Friday, October 8. This competition encourages development of useful content and extensions to the Velociraptor platform. Submissions include new functionality in the form of VQL...
The Rise of Disruptive Ransomware Attacks: A Call To Action
Our collective use of and dependence on technology has come quite a long way since 1989. That year, the first documented ransomware attack — the AIDS Trojan — was spread via physical media 5 1⁄4" floppy disks delivered by the postal service to individuals subscribed to a mailing list. The malware...