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CVE-2020-7384

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-10-29
  • Fixed in4.19.0
  • WeaknessCWE-77

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Description

Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-10-2915:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2021-01-28Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-02 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Rapid7 metasploit
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.19< 4.19.04.19.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Rapid7 metasploit to 4.19.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-49491
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiednikhil1232/CVE-2020-7384CarsonShaffer/CVE-2020-7384
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/unix/fileformat/metasploit_msfvenom_apk_template_cmd_injectionrank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.17known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-77known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score30.5 %read 2026-11-02
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-11-02
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-02
  • Metasploit FrameworkMetasploit modules1known since 2026-11-01

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-10-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7384?

Rapid7's Metasploit msfvenom framework handles APK files in a way that allows for a malicious user to craft and publish a file that would execute arbitrary commands on a victim's machine.

Is CVE-2020-7384 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-7384 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 30.5% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-7384?

CVE-2020-7384 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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