CVE-2020-7384 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.

Published: 2020-10-29

Score: 7 High

EPSS: 70.1% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Rapid7

Metasploit

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 4.19.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.7009.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160004/Rapid7-Metasploit-Framework-msfvenom-APK-Template-Command-Injection.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161200/Metasploit-Framework-6.0.11-Command-Injection.html
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/14288

History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title	Client-Side Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit	Client-Side Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit

Subscriptions

Rapid7 Metasploit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published: 2020-10-29T14:05:16.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:25:48.998Z

Reserved: 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-7384

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-29T15:15:12.500

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:37:08.600

Link: CVE-2020-7384

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

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