CVE-2020-7382

Unquoted Path in Rapid7 Nexpose Installer

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Published Sep 3, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

Nexpose

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 6.6.40

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28509	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.288% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://help.rapid7.com/insightvm/en-us/release-notes/index.html?pid=6.6.40

History

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Subscriptions

Rapid7 Nexpose

Weaknesses

CWE-428

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: rapid7
Published: Sep 3, 2020, 1:55 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:25 AM
Reserved: Jan 21, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 3, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:24 AM

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