Blain Smith


Security Research Engineer

21 Published Articles

About Blain Smith

Blain Smith is a Security Research Engineer at runZero. He spent most of his career in cloud and distributed systems for AAA gaming, entertainment, and networking working on some of the most popular games and systems millions of people play and watch daily. He has given numerous talks at conferences such as TEDx, GopherCon, and P99CONF. His shift into infosec has afforded him the ability to apply his distributed systems and networking knowledge to other industries such as IoT and OT.

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How to find Palo Alto Network firewalls running PAN-OS
Palo Alto Networks disclosed that the Expedition software running on PAN-OS firewalls have multiple vulnerabilities allowing for admin account...
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How to find Cisco IOS & IOS-XE devices
Cisco Systems has disclosed 14 vulnerabilities in their devices which run Cisco IOS & IOS XE software. Here's how to find potentially vulnerable...
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How to find Advantech ADAM devices on your network
Advantech has disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in their ADAM 5000 series Ethernet I/O modules. Here's how to find them on your network.
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How to find XenServer and Citrix Hypervisor on your network
A new vulnerability was disclosed in XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR. Here's how to find affected systems with runZero.
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runZero Hour, Episode 10: RDP security, ATG & PC-WORX OT protocols
We dug into the details of three different protocols, and explored how our exceptionally creative customers help drive innovation in our platform.
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How to find Rockwell Automation devices
Rockwell Automation has disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in their ControlLogix, GuardLogix, CompactLogix, and Compact GuardLogix products.
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How to find Siemens devices on your network
Siemens has disclosed multiple vulnerabilities for a variety of products and devices, including the LOGO!, SIMATIC, SINEMA, RUGGEDOM, SCALANCE, and...
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How to find AVTECH cameras on your network
Akamai disclosed a 0-day vulnerability in the AVTECH AVM1203 network camera. CVE-2024-7029 is rated high with CVSS score of 8.7.
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runZero Hour: Episode 9 (SSHamble Edition)
Didn't make it to DEF CON 32? We got you! This episode of runZero Hour explores all things SSH, including our new open-source tool: SSHamble.
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How to find MOBOTIX IP cameras on your network
MOBOTIX has disclosed several vulnerabilities in its P3 and Mx6 cameras. Here's how to find them on your network.
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How to find Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Services on your network
Microsoft disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in their RDS product that allows for remote code execution. Here's how to find affected services on...
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How runZero speaks to the TwinCAT 3 Automation Device Specification (ADS) Protocol
In industrial automation, TwinCAT 3’s Automation Device Specification (ADS) protocol ensures seamless communication between components and systems....
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How to find VMware/Broadcom ESXi installs on your network
A vulnerability in VMware/Broadcom's ESXi product allows an attacker with sufficient Active Directory permissions to bypass authentication.
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runZero Hour, Episode 8: Kaspersky Ban, Energy Sector & regreSSHion
The latest insights (and opinions!) on the impending US ban of Kaspersky products, the FBI's warning for threats against the renewable energy...
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How to find Citrix NetScaler ADCs and Gateways
A new vulnerability was disclosed in NetScaler ADC and Gateway products for version 13.1-50.23.
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How to find Johnson Controls Software House iStar Pro Door Controller devices on your network
Johnson Controls disclosed a vulnerability in their House iStar Pro Door Controller devices. See how to find it with runZero.
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How to find Uniview NVR301-04S2-P4 devices
Uniview has disclosed a vulnerability in their NVR301-04S2-P4 product. See how to find it with runZero.
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runZero Hour, Episode 5: XZ Utils Backdoor
On this episode, the runZero Research team dives into some hot topics including the XZ Utils Backdoor (CVE-2024-3094) and expert analysis of the...
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How to find outdated lighttpd services
Outdated versions of the open source lighttpd web server are vulnerable to a handful of security vulnerabilities
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How to find D-Link NAS Storage devices
D-Link has disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in their D-Link NAS Storage products. Here's how to find potentially impacted devices.
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How to find Automation Direct C-MORE EA9 HMI devices
Automation Direct has disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in their C-MORE EA9 HMI product. Here's how to find potentially vulnerable devices.
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