Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

The tide rolls in and out. The flood of new modules last week crested leaving ample time for documentation updates this week. The team and the community seem to have focused on getting those sweet sprinkles of information that help everyone understand Metasploit out to the world. Enhancements and...

Unifying Threat Findings to Elevate Your Runtime Cloud Security

The widespread growth in cloud adoption in recent years has given businesses across all industries the ability to transform and scale in ways never before possible. However, the speed of those changes, combined with the drastically increased volume and complexity of resources in cloud environment...

We're Challenging Convention. Rapid7 Recognized in the 2022 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM.

As the attack surface sprawls, under-resourced security teams have inherent disadvantages. Rapid7 InsightIDR enables resource constrained security teams to achieve sophisticated detection and response, with greater efficiency and efficacy. As a Challenger in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for...

Grey Time: The Hidden Cost of Incident Response

The time cost of incident response for security teams may be greater – and more complex – than we’ve been assuming. To see that in action, let’s look at a hypothetical scenario that should feel familiar to most cybersecurity analysts. An everyday story A security engineer, Casey, is tuning a SIEM...

5 Things Rapid7 Looks for in a BDR, and How We Spot Them

Every successful organization has a great salesforce. At Rapid7, the Business Development Representative BDR Program is a huge source of talent for our sales organization. Some of our most successful salespeople come from the program. So, what is it? The BDR Program at Rapid7 is an entry-level...

The Forecast Is Flipped: Flipping L&D to Ensure Continuous Growth

At Rapid7, we staunchly believe that our people are central to upholding our mission and embodying our core values to ultimately drive our customers into a more secure future. For this reason, Rapid7 works tediously to ensure that our Moose have ample opportunities to learn and grow in their...

The Forecast Is Flipped: Flipping L&D Enables Managers to Be Impact Multipliers

At Rapid7, we recognize that managers are at the heart of our mission and are central to optimizing the potential of our people. So naturally, focusing on the growth and development of our manager population became critical to productivity, engagement, retention, and creating strong teams, as wel...

A Year on from the Ransomware Task Force Report

If you follow cybersecurity, you’ve likely seen one of the many articles written recently on the one-year anniversary of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, which saw fuel delivery suspended for six days, disrupting air and road travel across the southeastern states of the US. The Colonial...

Are You in the 2.5% Who Meet This Cybersecurity Job Requirement?

Of course you’re special. So are we. But decades of research tells us humans believe they’re good multitaskers – and we are really, seriously not. It seems a measly 2.5% of us can multitask well. The rest of us are best when we focus on a single goal, allowing the left and right sides of our brai...

An Inside Look at CISA’s Supply Chain Task Force

When one mentions supply chains these days, we tend to think of microchips from China causing delays in automobile manufacturing or toilet paper disappearing from store shelves. Sure, there are some chips in the communications infrastructure, but the cyber supply chain is mostly about virtual...

This CISO Isn’t Real, But His Problems Sure Are

In 2021, data breaches soared past 2020 levels. This year, it’s expected to be worse. The odds are stacked against this poor guy and you now – but a unified extended detection and response XDR and SIEM restacks them in your favor. Take a few minutes to check out this CISO’s day, and you’ll see ho...

Why Security in Kubernetes Isn't the Same as in Linux: Part 2

Security for Kubernetes might not be quite the same as what you're used to. In our previous article, we covered why security is so important in both Linux on-premises servers and cloud Kubernetes clusters. We also talked about 3 major aspects of Linux server security — processes, network, and fil...

Velociraptor Version 0.6.3: Dig Deeper With More Speed and Scalability

Rapid7 is very excited to announce the latest Velociraptor release 0.6.3. This release has been in the making for a few months now and has several exciting new features. Scalability and speed have been the main focus of development since our previous release. Working with some of our larger...

[Security Nation] Michael Powell on Being a Cyber Envoy

!\Security Nation\ Michael Powell on Being a Cyber Envoyhttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/11/securitynationlogo--1--1.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Michael Powell about his work as specialist cyber representative to North America for the UK's Department f...

4 Simple Steps for an Effective Threat Intelligence Program

Threat intelligence is a critical part of an organization's cybersecurity strategy, but given how quickly the state of cybersecurity evolves, is the traditional model still relevant? Whether you're a cybersecurity expert or someone who's looking to build a threat intelligence program from the...

This Was the Summer of AppSec: All the Improvements We Made in Q3

Summer has come to an end. The backyard barbecues are behind us, the hot dogs have all been eaten, and we're all gearing up for some awesome autumn leaf peeping. But before we fall into another season see what we did there?, we wanted to take a moment to look back on all of the improvements we've...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How Security Pros Can Get Involved

Fall is a time defined by yearly rituals. For some of us, that means breaking out our favorite knit sweaters, indulging in pumpkin-flavored everything, or — in the immortal words of George Costanza — “shifting into soup mode." The information security world has its own autumnal observance: Nation...

To the Left: Your Guide to Infrastructure as Code for Shifting Left

It's the cloud's world now, and we're all just living in it. The mass migration of organizational infrastructure to the cloud isn't slowing down any time soon — and really, why would it? Cloud computing has allowed developers to move at vastly greater speeds than ever before. And this in turn let...

[Security Nation] Jill Fraser and Deborah Blyth on Securing Colorado

!\Security Nation\ Jill Fraser and Deborah Blyth on Securing Coloradohttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2021/09/securitynationlogo--1-.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, we chat with Deborah Blyth, CISO of the State of Colorado, and Jill Fraser, CISO for Jefferson County, Colorado. They...

This One Time on a Pen Test: Ain’t No Fence High Enough

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. Read...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/08/2026

Spring cleanup This week’s Metasploit updates focused on foundational improvements and expanded target reach. Key enhancements were made to the recently released Copy Fail exploit module, which now benefits from payload fixes in linux/x64/exec and linux/armle/exec. These changes expand its...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 03/27/2026

Better NTLM Relaying Functionality This week’s release brings an improvement to the SMB NTLM relay server. In the past, it’s support has been expanded with modules for relaying to HTTP ESC8, MSSQL and LDAP while still receiving connections over the humble SMB service. Prior to this release, clien...

New Whitepaper: Exploiting Cellular-based IoT Devices

Rapid7 has released a whitepaper titled “The Weaponization of Cellular Based IoT Technology,” by Deral Heiland, principal security researcher, IoT, at Rapid7, and Carlota Bindner, lead product security researcher at Thermo Fisher Scientific. The paper examines how attackers with physical access c...

CVE-2026-31381, CVE-2026-31382: Gainsight Assist Information Disclosure and Cross-Site Scripting (FIXED)

Overview Rapid7 Labs recently identified a chain of security vulnerabilities in the Gainsight Assist plugin and its interactions with the associated domain app.gainsight.com. These vulnerabilities include an Information Disclosure flaw CVE-2026-31381 and a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting XSS...

Threat Actors Using AWS WorkMail in Phishing Campaigns

Introduction At Rapid7, we track a wide range of threats targeting cloud environments, where a frequent objective is hijacking victim infrastructure to host phishing or spam campaigns. Beyond the obvious security risks, this approach allows threat actors to offload their operational costs onto th...

From Extortion to E-commerce: How Ransomware Groups Turn Breaches into Bidding Wars

Ransomware has evolved from simple digital extortion into a structured, profit-driven criminal enterprise. Over time, it has led to the development of a complex ecosystem where stolen data is not only leveraged for ransom, but also sold to the highest bidder. This trend first gained traction in...

Threat Landscape of the Building and Construction Sector Part Two: Ransomware

In this second installment of our two-part series on the construction industry, Rapid7 is looking at the specific threat ransomware poses, why the industry is particularly vulnerable, and ways in which threat actors exploit its weaknesses to great effect. You can catch up on the first part here:...

Rapid7 at Pwn2Own: Raising the Bar in Vuln Intel

As the 2025 edition of Pwn2Own Ireland draws to a close, we are taking a beat to reflect on Rapid7’s participation and achievements, both this year and last, in the world of competitive zero day exploit development. Pwn2Own is a zero day exploit competition run by the Zero Day Initiative ZDI and...

CVE-2025-10184: OnePlus OxygenOS Telephony provider permission bypass (FIXED as of October 11, 2025)

Overview Rapid7 has identified a permission bypass vulnerability in multiple versions of OnePlus OxygenOS installed on its Android smartphones, across multiple devices. It is expected that a wider range of devices than those tested are affected. When leveraged, the vulnerability allows any...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up 09/19/2025

Consistently Persistent The Metasploit Framework has around 26 different modules which can be used to establish persistence on a target. Persistence modules help operators ensure they can maintain a consistent foothold within an environment once a target has been compromised and are quite helpful...

Patch Tuesday - September 2025

Microsoft is addressing 176 vulnerabilities today, which seems like a lot, and it is. Curiously, Microsoft’s own Security Update Guide SUG for September 2025 Patch Tuesday only lists 86 vulns, and that’s because the SUG doesn’t include a large number of open source software OSS fixes published...

CVE-2025-7775: Critical NetScaler vulnerability exploited in-the-wild

Overview On August 26, 2025, Citrix published a security bulletin for three new vulnerabilities affecting NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. Of the three vulnerabilities disclosed, the vendor has indicated that CVE-2025-7775 has been exploited in-the-wild by an as-yet unknown threat actor. As...

Securden Unified PAM: Multiple Critical Vulnerabilities (FIXED)

Overview While performing continuous red teaming exercises through Rapid7’s Vector Command service, Rapid7 discovered a total of four vulnerabilities in Securden Unified PAM. Three vulnerabilities were identified that allow an attacker to bypass authentication and view stored passwords or execute...

Rapid7 named a representative vendor in 2025 Gartner® Market Guide for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP)

Being a cloud security professional can feel like you’re caught in the middle of a tug-of-war. On one side, developers, driven by the need for speed and innovation, see security as a potential bottleneck; on the other, business leaders, who are often removed from the technical weeds, have little...

Patch Tuesday - August 2025

Microsoft is addressing 111 vulnerabilities this August 2025 Patch Tuesday, a volume which is around the recent average. In a neat parallel with last month, Microsoft is aware of public disclosure for a single one of the vulnerabilities published today, and claims no evidence of in-the-wild...

Metasploit Wrap-Up 08/01/2025

ESC support in Metasploit This week, we're excited to announce that Metasploit users can now detect certificate templates vulnerable to ESC9, ESC10, and ESC16 using the existing ldapescvulnerabletemplate module. In addition, users can now exploit these vulnerable templates with the brand new...

CVE-2025-53770 - Zero-day exploitation in the wild of Microsoft SharePoint servers

Overview On Saturday July 19, 2025, Microsoft released an advisory for CVE-2025-53770, a critical Remote Code Execution RCE vulnerability affecting on-premise SharePoint servers. This vulnerability has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day by an unknown threat actor prior to the disclosure fro...

Key Takeaways from the Take Command Summit 2025: Outpacing the Adversary – Red Teaming in a Complex Threat Landscape

The evolving complexity of modern infrastructures calls for more than traditional pen testing. In this session from the Take Command 2025 Virtual Cybersecurity Summit, red team experts shared how organizations are using continuous testing to outpace attackers — and better prepare their teams to...

From Ideology to Financial Gain: Exploring the Convergence from Hacktivism to Cybercrime

Co-authored by Yaniv Allender and Alexandra Blia Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threat actors, the lines between ideologically driven hacktivism and financially motivated cybercriminals have become increasingly blurred. Originally fueled by political, social, or ethical...

Seeing Is Securing: How Surface Command Expands MDR Visibility and Impact

Imagine hiring a professional security team to guard your home — only to discover they’re doing so by monitoring camera feeds from only the front of the house — securing the front door but blissfully unaware of the unlocked window in the back. That’s what many organizations face today when relyin...

Multiple vulnerabilities in SonicWall SMA 100 series (FIXED)

Overview In April of 2025, Rapid7 discovered and disclosed three new vulnerabilities affecting SonicWall Secure Mobile Access “SMA” 100 series appliances SMA 200, 210, 400, 410, 500v. These vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2025-32819, CVE-2025-32820, and CVE-2025-32821. An attacker with access ...

AI and Resilience Take the Spotlight in 2025: Key Trends from Gartner® Cybersecurity Research

Cybersecurity has never stood still — but in 2025, it’s not just evolving. It’s transforming. Cybersecurity has entered a pivotal new phase. According to Gartner®, Top Trends in Cybersecurity for 2025 , “Security and risk management SRM leaders must enable business value and double down on...

Three Takeaways from the Gartner® Report: How to Grow Vulnerability Management Into Exposure Management

Security leaders today face a harsh reality: traditional vulnerability management isn’t enough. Threat actors are evolving, attack surfaces are expanding, and organizations need a more proactive approach to stay ahead of risk. Latest research from Gartner, How to Grow Vulnerability Management Int...

Top Lessons from Take Command 2025

The live sessions may be over, but with every talk now available on demand, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the biggest takeaways from this year’s summit—and how they can help security teams move faster, act smarter, and take control of their attack surface. From red teaming tactics to...

Pentales: Red Team vs. N-Day (and How We Won)

During a recent Vector Command operation, I had the chance to sit down with one of our red teamers to hear firsthand how they identified and exploited an N-Day vulnerability in a customer’s environment. It’s a clear example of how continuous red teaming can uncover and validate real-world risks...

Fake BianLian Ransomware Letters in Circulation

At a glance: The FBI is warning of a mail-based fraud involving letters sent to businesses in the U.S. These letters resemble online ransomware notes demanding payment via Bitcoin. Rapid7 examined a mail-based ransom demand sent to a customer from a local postcode. There is no evidence that any o...

Fresh Faces Join the Take Command 2025 Lineup

Take Command 2025 is bringing together some of the sharpest minds in cybersecurity to tackle today’s most urgent challenges. From attacker methodologies and AI-driven security to MDR, red teaming, and exposure management, this year’s virtual event will provide security professionals with practica...

2024 Threat Landscape Statistics: Ransomware Activity, Vulnerability Exploits, and Attack Trends

Now that we’ve reached the end of another year, you may be looking around the cybersecurity infosphere and seeing a glut of posts offering “hot takes” on the 2024 threat landscape and predictions about what’s coming next. At Rapid7, we don’t truck in hot takes, but rather, cold hard facts. Stayin...

Multiple Vulnerabilities in Wowza Streaming Engine (Fixed)

Wowza Streaming Engine below v4.9.1 is vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities on Linux and Windows. An unauthenticated attacker can poison the Wowza Streaming Engine Manager web dashboard with a stored cross-site scripting “XSS” payload. When an administrator views the poisoned dashboard,...

LodaRAT: Established Malware, New Victim Patterns

Executive Summary Rapid7 has observed an ongoing malware campaign involving a new version of LodaRAT. This version possesses the ability to steal cookies and passwords from Microsoft Edge and Brave. LodaRAT, first observed in 2016, is a remote access tool RAT written in AutoIt. Development of...