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CVE-2020-7376: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in enum_osx module

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-08-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-23

Description

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.

Affected products

• Rapid7 Metasploit Framework: from 4.11.7 before 6.0.3 — fixed in 6.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework 6.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/14008
• https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/14008

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