Metasploit Wrap-Up 05/01/2026
2026-05-03T19:23:53Z•0f8288406a69ff4711e4e6dcadb4a1a66f2ad38dcb517f40edbc2dfcb6c83fde
AI-integrationCVE-2026-31431CVE-2026-41940Copy-FailLPELinux-kernelMCPauthentication-bypasscPanelexploitlocal-privilege-escalationmetasploitmodel-context-protocolpatch-available
What happened
Rapid7 posts covering multiple security updates and Metasploit developments. Metasploit added a read-only MCP server (Model Context Protocol) to expose framework data to AI agents and shipped a local exploit for the high-profile Linux LPE “Copy Fail” (CVE-2026-31431) targeting AMD64 and AARCH64 by manipulating the page cache to replace the ‘su’ binary. Rapid7 also published details on a critical cPanel & WHM authentication bypass (CVE-2026-41940, CVSS 9.8) that allows unauthenticated remote administrative access and has a vendor patch available. Additional module updates include a Metasploit辅助
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
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- rapid7_blog
- Record identifier
- 0f8288406a69ff4711e4e6dcadb4a1a66f2ad38dcb517f40edbc2dfcb6c83fde
- Enrichment time
- 2026-05-03T19:23:53Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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