CVE-2020-7384
Client-Side Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit
Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Client-Side Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit
Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.
- Record
CVE-2020-7384- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-28511
Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.
- Record
EUVD-2020-28511- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87rr-mcfm-cqc8 No score
Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious...
Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.
- Record
GHSA-87rr-mcfm-cqc8- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.
- Record
CVE-2020-7384- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Metasploit Framework 6.0.11 - msfvenom APK template command injection | 2021-01-28 |
| Metasploit | Rapid7 Metasploit Framework msfvenom APK Template Command Injection | 2020-10-29 |
| PoC in GitHub | CarsonShaffer/CVE-2020-7384 | 2023-02-20 |
| PoC in GitHub | nikhil1232/CVE-2020-7384 | 2021-02-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7384 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Rapid7 Metasploit, published October 29, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 30.5%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/14288
packetstormsecurity.com/files/160004/Rapid7-Metasploit-Framework-msfvenom-APK-Template-Command-Injection.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7384