{"id":"CVE-2020-7381","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-7381","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:27:46.599Z","title":"In Rapid7 Nexpose installer versions prior to 6.6.40, the Nexpose installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine.","description":"In Rapid7 Nexpose installer versions prior to 6.6.40, the Nexpose installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine. This would prevent the installer from distinguishing between a valid executable called during a Security Console installation and any arbitrary code executable using the same file name.","published":"2020-09-03T14:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:24:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@rapid7.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["rapid7/nexpose"],"epss":{"score":0.00676,"percentile":0.51969,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://help.rapid7.com/insightvm/en-us/release-notes/index.html?pid=6.6.40","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@rapid7.com"},{"url":"https://help.rapid7.com/insightvm/en-us/release-notes/index.html?pid=6.6.40","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7381","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}