Metasploit Wrap-Up 03/13/2026
2026-03-16T07:23:52Z•43f5b8a33614f0c5b5ea19ce47eeb35d3e1deafc108661873d5f3cef41b6eec5
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What happened
Rapid7 blog roundup (Mar 2026): Metasploit Framework added three new modules — LeakIX-powered discovery (auxiliary/gather/leakix_search), a Linux x64 RC4 payload packer (evasion/linux/x64/rc4_packer), and an unauthenticated RCE exploit for SPIP Saisies (CVE-2025-71243). Rapid7 also announced Metasploit Pro 5.0.0 (new UI, SSO, workflow improvements). Other posts cover a new Rapid7 Labs podcast, detection/enrichment coverage for Iran-linked cyber activity, guidance on aligning sensitive data with exposure risk, and Microsoft’s March 2026 Patch Tuesday (77 fixes), including public disclosure of a
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- rapid7_blog
- Record identifier
- 43f5b8a33614f0c5b5ea19ce47eeb35d3e1deafc108661873d5f3cef41b6eec5
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-16T07:23:52Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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