Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/01/2026
2026-05-04T07:23:47Z•0de8250721e2a13f71e79dbc59f45b47b1d5adc00d210007fab2e735ddffaa25
Camaleon CMSCopy FailGartner SRMLinux kernel LPEMDRMetasploit modulesModel Context ProtocolPoCSMBauthentication bypasscPaneldirectory traversalmetasploitmsfmcpdthreat landscape
What happened
Rapid7 blog roundup (late Apr–May 2026): Metasploit added a read-only MCP server (msfmcpd) to expose standardized query tools for AI integrations and shipped a local exploit for the high-profile Linux kernel logic flaw “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431) that leverages a page-cache technique to replace the ‘su’ binary and supports AMD64 and AARCH64 (public PoC noted). Metasploit also published new/updated modules (including a Microsoft HTTP→LDAP relay auxiliary and a Camaleon CMS directory traversal module tied to CVE-2024-46987) plus SMB/visibility improvements. Rapid7’s ETR covers a critical cPanel
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
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- rapid7_blog
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- 0de8250721e2a13f71e79dbc59f45b47b1d5adc00d210007fab2e735ddffaa25
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- 2026-05-04T07:23:47Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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