Is CVE-2020-7382 being actively exploited?

CVE-2020-7382 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7382?

CVE-2020-7382 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2020-7382

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Rapid7 Nexpose installer version prior to 6.6.40 contains an Unquoted Search Path which may allow an attacker on the local machine to insert an arbitrary file into the executable path. This issue affects: Rapid7 Nexpose versions prior to 6.6.40.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-428
EPSS score: 0.3% (20th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2020-28509)
Published: September 3, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-28509 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 4, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rapid7 / nexpose

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System V5.1 - Rapid7 LLC - Common Criteria 383-4-148 - archived

References

https://help.rapid7.com/insightvm/en-us/release-notes/index.html?pid=6.6.40(Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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