CVE-2020-7382
Unquoted Path in Rapid7 Nexpose Installer
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unquoted Path in Rapid7 Nexpose Installer
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7382- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-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.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28509- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qv2-vfh9-c6v7 No score
Rapid7 Nexpose installer version prior to 6.6.40 contains an Unquoted Search Path which may allow...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8qv2-vfh9-c6v7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7382- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-428
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7382 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Rapid7 Nexpose, published September 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.