CVE-2020-7382
Unquoted Path in Rapid7 Nexpose Installer
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2020 at 01:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNexpose
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Rapid7 Nexpose installer version prior to 6.6.40 contains an Unquoted Search Path which may allow an attacker on the local machine to insert an arbitrary file into the executable path. This issue affects: Rapid7 Nexpose versions prior to 6.6.40.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://help.rapid7.com/insightvm/en-us/release-notes/index.html?pid=6.6.40CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-428
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