High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-5232

Description

All editions of Rapid7 Nexpose installers prior to version 6.4.24 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Affected products

Rapid7/Nexpose2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=6.4.23
- (no CPE)range: All versions prior to version 6.4.24

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-productsnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96956nvd

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