Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in enum_osx module

published 2020-08-24 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-28503

cvss: 7.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

The Metasploit Framework module "post/osx/gather/enum_osx module" is affected by a relative path traversal vulnerability in the get_keychains method which can be exploited to write arbitrary files to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem when the module is run on a malicious host.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

rapid7 metasploit 6.0.3

github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/14008 advisory

Exploit prediction

1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/14008 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Rapid7 Metasploit Framework

Classification

Weakness

CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

github.com /rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/14008
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-7376
NVD CVE-2020-7376

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Summary