CVE-2026-7373

Rapid7 Metasploit Pro is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows a user to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. When started the metasploitPostgreSQL service would start the postgres.exe child process which would in turn load an OpenSSL configuration file from a static location. This static location would be writable by a pre-existing "vagrant" user, if they already existed on the system. Metasploit does not create local accounts, an Administrator would need to create it. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits the unprivileged vagrant user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent's SYSTEM level access.
CVSS

No CVSS.

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 14:10

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Summary
  • (es) Rapid7 Metasploit Pro es vulnerable a un ataque de escalada de privilegios local que permite a los usuarios obtener control a nivel de SYSTEM de un host de Windows. Al iniciar el servicio metasploitPostgreSQL, el servicio postgres.exe subsiguiente intenta cargar un archivo de configuración de OpenSSL desde un directorio inexistente que es escribible por usuarios estándar. Al colocar un archivo openssl.cnf manipulado, un atacante puede engañar al servicio de altos privilegios para que ejecute comandos arbitrarios. Esto permite efectivamente a un usuario sin privilegios eludir los controles de seguridad y lograr un compromiso completo del host bajo el acceso a nivel de SYSTEM del agente.

Information

Published : 2026-05-15 03:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 14:10


NVD link : CVE-2026-7373

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7373

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7373


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Products Affected

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CWE
CWE-284

Improper Access Control

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CWE-829

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere