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Rapid7 named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MDR Service for Midmarket 2026 Vendor Assessment

Detection and Response

Rapid7 named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide MDR Service for Midmarket 2026 Vendor Assessment

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Metasploit Framework 6.5 Released

Products and Tools

Metasploit Framework 6.5 Released

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The Metasploit Team

Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerabilities Allow Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310)

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Critical VMware vCenter Vulnerabilities Allow Authentication Bypass and Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-59309, CVE-2026-59310)

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CVE-2026-63077: Critical unauthenticated remote code execution in JetBrains TeamCity

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

CVE-2026-63077: Critical unauthenticated remote code execution in JetBrains TeamCity

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How AI is Rewriting the Zero-Day Playbook for Preemptive Security

Products and Tools

How AI is Rewriting the Zero-Day Playbook for Preemptive Security

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Joel Alcon

Rapid7 Analysis: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232)

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Rapid7 Analysis: Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-16232)

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Stephen Fewer

The Next Evolution of MDR: Preemptive Defense and Agentic Investigation

Detection and Response

The Next Evolution of MDR: Preemptive Defense and Agentic Investigation

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Mikayla Wyman

Rapid7 Cyber GRC is now available: Turn security action into compliance proof

Products and Tools

Rapid7 Cyber GRC is now available: Turn security action into compliance proof

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Michael Chroney

Rapid7 and Exclusive Networks expand partnership to modernize security operations and accelerate customer success

Culture

Rapid7 and Exclusive Networks expand partnership to modernize security operations and accelerate customer success

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Claudia Zoon

What Happened Between OpenAI and Hugging Face?

Artificial Intelligence

What Happened Between OpenAI and Hugging Face?

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Wade Woolwine

CVE-2026-16232: Critical Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

CVE-2026-16232: Critical Check Point SmartConsole Authentication Bypass Exploited in the Wild

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What’s New in Rapid7 Products and Services: Q2 2026 in Review

Products and Tools

What’s New in Rapid7 Products and Services: Q2 2026 in Review

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Ed Montgomery

From a Single Alert to 1,000 Files: Inside an Exposed WebDAV Malware Delivery Lab

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From a Single Alert to 1,000 Files: Inside an Exposed WebDAV Malware Delivery Lab

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Anna Širokova, Jan Recinsky

CVE-2026-63030: wp2shell a Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in WordPress Core

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

CVE-2026-63030: wp2shell a Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in WordPress Core

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Rapid7 Labs

Metasploit Wrap Up: An HTTP to SMB relay plus Payload Improvements

Products and Tools

Metasploit Wrap Up: An HTTP to SMB relay plus Payload Improvements

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Christopher Granleese

CVE-2026-58644: Microsoft SharePoint Server Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

CVE-2026-58644: Microsoft SharePoint Server Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

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Sunsetting the Public AttackerKB Platform

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Sunsetting the Public AttackerKB Platform

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Douglas McKee, Director, Vulnerability Intelligence

Rapid7 MDR Team Discovers New SonicWall SMA1000 Zero Days being Actively Exploited (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Rapid7 MDR Team Discovers New SonicWall SMA1000 Zero Days being Actively Exploited (CVE-2026-15409, CVE-2026-15410)

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Investigating Persistence Mechanisms in AWS

Detection and Response

Investigating Persistence Mechanisms in AWS

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Jan Blažek

Patch Tuesday - July 2026

Exposure Management

Patch Tuesday - July 2026

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Adam Barnett

CVE-2026-55040: Microsoft SharePoint JWT Token Authentication Bypass (FIXED)

Vulnerabilities and Exploits

CVE-2026-55040: Microsoft SharePoint JWT Token Authentication Bypass (FIXED)

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Stephen Fewer