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TI-2019-03989 Aliases CVE-2019-5624GHSA-9j7m-jqrm-mcj3

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Zip Import Directory Traversal

Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework suffers from an instance of CWE-22, Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in the Zip import function of Metasploit. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in Metasploit at the privilege level of the user running Metasploit. This issue affects: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework version 4.14.0 and prior versions.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02758 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7Metasploit Framework4.14.0 – 4.14.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Metasploit Framework VendorRapid7 Affected 4.14.0 – 4.14.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.14.0VulnerableRapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.14.0 Vulnerable ·Rapid7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5624
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9j7m-jqrm-mcj3

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2019-04008 Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP Handler Denial of Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-05967 Client-Side Command Injection in Rapid7 Metasploit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05961 Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in enum_osx module CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05968 Metasploit Framework 'drb_remote_codeexec' code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-05944 Metasploit Framework Plugin Libnotify Command Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-05962 Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in telpho10_credential_dump module CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
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Sources

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