CVE-2020-7350
mediumpriority · track · 43EPSS 0.050 · 92 %ileexploit · weaponizedEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework versions before 5.0.85 suffers from an instance of CWE-78: OS Command Injection, wherein the libnotify plugin accepts untrusted user-supplied data via a remote computer's hostname or service name. An attacker can create a specially-crafted hostname or service name to be imported by Metasploit from a variety of sources and trigger a command injection on the operator's terminal. Note, only the Metasploit Framework and products that expose the plugin system is susceptible to this issue -- notably, this does not include Rapid7 Metasploit Pro. Also note, this vulnerability cannot be triggered through a normal scan operation -- the attacker would have to supply a file that is processed with the db_import command.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.8
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exploits (1)
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affected products (3)
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references (5)
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- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7350cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157274/Metasploit-Libnotify-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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