Medium severity5.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-7381
CVE-2020-7381
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.
Affected products
3- Range: <6.6.40
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- help.rapid7.com/insightvm/en-us/release-notes/index.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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