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CVE-2005-2482

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with...

5.0 Medium

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with the -D option (defanged mode), allows attackers to modify temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" environment option is checked when processing the Exploit command.

Exploit likelihood

1.16%Up 0.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with the -D option (defanged mode), allows attackers to modify temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" environment option is checked when processing the Exploit command.

Record
CVE-2005-2482
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with the -D option (defanged mode), allows attackers to modify temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" environment option is checked when processing the Exploit command.

Record
CVE-2005-2482
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2483 No score

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with the -D option (defanged mode), allows attackers to modify temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" environment option is checked when processing the Exploit command.

Record
EUVD-2005-2483
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpwr-f2vf-gx3j No score

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with...

The StateToOptions function in msfweb in Metasploit Framework 2.4 and earlier, when running with the -D option (defanged mode), allows attackers to modify temporary environment variables before the "_Defanged" environment option is checked when processing the Exploit command.

Record
GHSA-hpwr-f2vf-gx3j
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2005-2482 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Metasploit Framework, published August 7, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.16%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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