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Rapid7

Cybersecurity company that makes vulnerability management and threat detection tools like InsightVM and InsightIDR, and researches security flaws.

Known aliases

  • blog.rapid7.com
  • Rapid7 Inc.
  • Rapid7 Intelligence
  • Rapid7 Labs
  • Rapid7 Research
  • Rapid7 Vulnerability Research

Current stories

securityOne report1 publisher

Rapid7 turns GitLab's CVSS 10.0 regex overflow into command execution on an official 19.4.1 image

Rapid7 built a working command-execution exploit for GitLab's CVSS 10.0 CI/CD regex overflow, CVE-2026-97229. Rapid7 says its route needs a malicious CI config pushed to a public project first, a prerequisite that conflicts with GitLab's PR:N rating.

Publishers:blog.rapid7.com

Reality

Evidence65
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence60
securityConfirmed10 publishers

UTA0576 gained root on a fully patched Ivanti Connect Secure VPN 10 days before the fix

Volexity says UTA0576 used a zero-day chain to get unauthenticated root on a fully patched Ivanti Connect Secure 22.8R2.4 VPN. Ivanti's Integrity Checker Tool does not flag it, so the check for lateral movement from the VPN device falls to forensics.

Perspective Coverage

10 publishers
Builder
Builder 15%
Operator
Operator 70%
Investor
Investor 15%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+8
Incentives40
Confidence78
securityOne report1 publisher

One compromised Zimbra account can impersonate other users and keep copying mail after a password change

Rapid7 reported more than 80 vulnerabilities in Zimbra Collaboration Suite and is releasing them in stages while fixes land on different schedules. The first five include a login-limit bypass and flaws that work from one ordinary compromised account.

Publishers:blog.rapid7.com

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence65
securityOne report1 publisher

Rapid7 finds a 9.8 SQL injection in Channel Software's WebAlliance commerce platform

Rapid7 disclosed CVE-2026-108065, a CVSS 9.8 SQL injection in Channel Software WebAlliance that lets an unauthenticated attacker read user PII and passwords. With admin database rights, the same request runs system commands on the server.

Publishers:blog.rapid7.com

Reality

Evidence68
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+8
Incentives62
Confidence60
securityConfirmed7 publishers

GitLab patches a maximum-severity code execution flaw in its CI/CD regex compiler

GitLab fixed CVE-2026-97229, a maximum-severity flaw that could let remote attackers run code, in releases 19.2.8, 19.3.4 and 19.4.2. GitLab.com already runs the fix and Dedicated customers need do nothing, so the work falls on self-managed operators.

Perspective Coverage

7 publishers
Builder
Builder 26%
Operator
Operator 63%
Investor
Investor 11%

Reality

Evidence85
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives30
Confidence82
leadershipOne report1 publisher

Qilin and The Gentlemen are behind 32% of UK ransomware attacks, Cohesity data shows

Cohesity data puts Qilin and The Gentlemen behind 32% of UK ransomware attacks. UK volume rose 60% on the quarter, and a watchlist of two names covers a third of it, leaving 68% with other actors.

Publishers:itpro.com

Reality

Evidence42
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+20
Incentives55
Confidence45
securityOne report1 publisher

Qilin and Settra ransomware crews are using a PAN-OS VPN bypass disclosed in May

ReliaQuest says Qilin and Settra ransomware groups are exploiting CVE-2026-0257, a PAN-OS GlobalProtect auth bypass disclosed May 13. Upgrading closes the entry point, but sessions opened before the upgrade may survive it.

Reality

Evidence50
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap−10
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence55
buildOne report1 publisher

F5 BIG-IP APM virtual servers with an OAuth Authorization Server profile carry a 9.8 code-execution flaw

F5 published CVE-2026-94127, a CVSS 9.8 heap overflow in BIG-IP APM that lets an attacker run code without credentials. Only virtual servers that pair an access policy with an OAuth Authorization Server profile are exposed, so the configuration check comes first.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap0
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence64
securityConfirmed15 publishers

Atlassian tells Data Center customers to pull exposed servers offline over a 9.3 file-read flaw

Atlassian disclosed a 9.3-rated flaw, CVE-2026-21589, that lets attackers with no login read known files in 8 self-hosted Data Center products. It wants internet-facing instances taken offline or cut off from outside access until they are upgraded or behind a blocking rule.

Perspective Coverage

15 publishers
Builder
Builder 24%
Operator
Operator 75%
Investor
Investor 1%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption58
Hype gap−20
Incentives68
Confidence68
securityConfirmed4 publishers

SonicWall patches a third pre-auth SSRF flaw in SMA 1000 gateways this year

SonicWall patched four flaws in its SMA 1000 VPN gateways, led by CVE-2026-102255, a server-side request forgery open to remote attackers without credentials. The company reports no exploitation, though attackers used two similar SMA 1000 flaws as zero-days this year.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 23%
Operator
Operator 67%
Investor
Investor 10%

Reality

Evidence72
Adoption30
Hype gap+8
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence70
securityConfirmed4 publishers

Linux implants on Korean and Taiwanese edge appliances run from memory after erasing their files

Rapid7 tracked Linux implants on South Korean and Taiwanese edge appliances that erase their files ten seconds after launch but keep running. File scans miss them, so defenders have to hunt processes with no image on disk.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 29%
Operator
Operator 66%
Investor
Investor 5%

Reality

Evidence64
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+12
Incentives35
Confidence62
securityConfirmed4 publishers

CISA's seven new KEV entries put SonicWall gateways and Artifactory on one patch clock

SonicWall's CVSS 10.0 SSRF chains into command execution on remote access appliances, and JFrog Artifactory hands unauthenticated attackers admin under default configuration. Reverse shells and miners are already landing.

Perspective Coverage

4 publishers
Builder
Builder 14%
Operator
Operator 72%
Investor
Investor 14%

Reality

Evidence70
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives35
Confidence68
productConfirmed2 publishers

Google, JPMorgan, Weaviate and two governments shipped the same SSRF flaw in their MCP servers

Syed Anas Mohiuddin found the same SSRF flaw in MCP servers from five unrelated organisations, including Google, JPMorgan and two governments. Each server turned an address supplied through an agent into an outbound request without checking where it resolved, and any team running its own tool servers can check for the same gap.

Reality

Evidence64
Adoption48
Hype gap+22
Incentives40
Confidence62
securityConfirmed14 publishers

Investigators say a 16-year-old ran KillSec, an extortion crew that exploited weakly secured cloud storage

Eurojust says a 16-year-old is the suspected main operator of KillSec, a group it blames for almost 1,000 data-theft extortion attacks since 2024. Both published accounts say its favoured way in was poorly secured access to victims' cloud storage.

Perspective Coverage

14 publishers
Builder
Builder 16%
Operator
Operator 75%
Investor
Investor 9%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+25
Incentives45
Confidence76
securityConfirmed12 publishers

Attackers reach admin on Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager by encoding one URL character

Cisco says attackers are exploiting CVE-2026-76504, a 9.8-rated flaw that gives unauthenticated requests admin access to the Catalyst SD-WAN Manager API. Every configuration is affected, leaving exposed on-premises Managers needing an out-of-cycle upgrade and a check for earlier intrusion.

Perspective Coverage

12 publishers
Builder
Builder 14%
Operator
Operator 76%
Investor
Investor 10%

Reality

Evidence85
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+10
Incentives40
Confidence80
buildOne report1 publisher

Investigators say KillSec got in through weak cloud storage, unpatched software and bought logins

Investigators say KillSec, tied to about 1,000 suspected attacks, got in through software flaws, weak cloud storage and logins bought on the dark web. Those gaps sit in victims' own systems, beyond the reach of any server seizure.

Publishers:dev.to

Reality

Evidence45
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+5
Incentives
Not scored
Confidence40
securityConfirmed3 publishers

Rapid7 counted 8,539 high-severity CVEs and 40 exploited ones. Patch coverage is now a vanity metric

Disclosures doubled year over year while actually-exploited vulnerabilities rose 8%. The arithmetic retires patch-everything SLAs and leaves exploitability triage as the defensible option.

Perspective Coverage

3 publishers
Builder
Builder 12%
Operator
Operator 76%
Investor
Investor 12%

Reality

Evidence62
Adoption
Not scored
Hype gap+30
Incentives70
Confidence60
securityConfirmed5 publishers

NetScaler auth bypass at 9.3: the box is the perimeter, so patch it this week

CVE-2026-19490 lets an unauthenticated attacker past NetScaler gateway and AAA virtual servers. Rapid7 has seen no exploitation yet and expects it shortly.

Perspective Coverage

5 publishers
Builder
Builder 14%
Operator
Operator 73%
Investor
Investor 13%

Reality

Evidence78
Adoption62
Hype gap+10
Incentives38
Confidence75

Earlier coverage

  1. Chained PaperCut flaws let unauthenticated requests load attacker Java into the server process

    Security · August 28, 2026 · Confirmed10 publishers

  2. DPRK operators compiled their backdoor into the victim's own HAProxy build

    Security · September 4, 2026 · Confirmed5 publishers

  3. CVE-2026-86218 gives unauthenticated attackers code execution on N-able N-central consoles

    Security · September 7, 2026 · Confirmed7 publishers

  4. A CVSS 10.0 Cisco FMC bypass tops the four flaws CISA moved into KEV

    Security · September 10, 2026 · Confirmed4 publishers

  5. Attackers are running code on BIG-IP APM boxes configured as OAuth authorization servers

    Security · September 23, 2026 · Confirmed6 publishers

  6. Metasploit packages the SonicWall SMA1000 root chain into one module

    Security · September 11, 2026 · One report1 publisher

  7. Rapid7 carries CVE-2026-66066 from a Rails upload to Kernel#spawn

    Security · September 1, 2026 · One report1 publisher