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Also note, this vulnerability cannot be triggered through a normal scan operation -- the attacker would have to supply a file that is processed with the db_import command.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.05,"percentile":0.92287,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"published":"2020-04-22T21:25:13Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:24:44Z","exploits":[{"source":"metasploit","id":"exploit/unix/fileformat/metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection","title":"Metasploit Libnotify Plugin Arbitrary Command Execution","type":"exploit","platform":"Unix","date":"2020-03-04","verified":true,"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/unix/fileformat/metasploit_libnotify_cmd_injection"}],"products":[{"vendor":"rapid7","product":"metasploit"},{"vendor":"rapid7","product":"metasploit framework"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7350"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvfg-6mg6-247m"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-7350","title":"Metasploit Framework Plugin Libnotify Command Injection","description":"Rapid7 Metasploit Framework versions before 5.0.85 suffers from an instance of CWE-78: OS Command Injection, wherein the libnotify plugin accepts untrusted user-supplied data via a remote computer's hostname or service name. 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Note, only the Metasploit Framework and products that expose the plugin system is susceptible to this issue -- notably, this does not include Rapid7 Metasploit Pro. Also note, this vulnerability cannot be triggered through a normal scan operation -- the attacker would have to supply a file that is processed with the db_import command.","status":"published","published":"2020-04-22T21:25:13Z","modified":"2024-09-17T00:51:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:54.932148Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cvfg-6mg6-247m","title":"Rapid7 Metasploit Framework versions before 5.0.85 suffers from an instance of CWE-78: OS Command...","description":"Rapid7 Metasploit Framework versions before 5.0.85 suffers from an instance of CWE-78: OS Command Injection, wherein the libnotify plugin accepts untrusted user-supplied data via a remote computer's hostname or service name. 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