172 lines
7.6 KiB
JSON
172 lines
7.6 KiB
JSON
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"dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
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"cveId": "CVE-2026-16895",
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"assignerOrgId": "9974b330-7714-4307-a722-5648477acda7",
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"state": "PUBLISHED",
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"assignerShortName": "rapid7",
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"dateReserved": "2026-07-24T05:29:02.405Z",
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"datePublished": "2026-08-27T03:14:21.055Z",
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"dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T13:09:40.173Z"
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"shortName": "rapid7",
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"dateUpdated": "2026-08-27T03:14:21.055Z"
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},
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"title": "Authentication Bypass in Metasploit JSON-RPC Service When DB Health Check Fails",
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"problemTypes": [
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{
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"descriptions": [
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{
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"lang": "en",
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"cweId": "CWE-305",
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"description": "CWE-305 Authentication bypass by primary weakness",
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"type": "CWE"
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}
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]
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}
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],
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"impacts": [
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"capecId": "CAPEC-115",
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"descriptions": [
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{
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "CAPEC-115 Authentication Bypass"
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}
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]
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}
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],
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"affected": [
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{
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"vendor": "Rapid7",
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"product": "Metasploit-framework",
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"packageName": "JSON-RPC",
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"repo": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/cd8cd0a52b519072bde513304c2a351a6f499b30/lib/msf/core/web_services/json_rpc_app.rb",
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"status": "affected",
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"version": "0",
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"lessThan": "6.5.2",
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}
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}
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "A logic vulnerability (fail-open condition) has been identified within the Metasploit Framework's JSON-RPC web service interface. When an exception occurs during the database health check (db.check) and the environment variable MSF_WS_JSON_RPC_API_TOKEN is not explicitly set, the application resets the internal state flag msf.auth_initialized to false. The ApiToken Warden authentication strategy misinterprets this false value as an indicator that authentication is not initialized or required, thereby granting unauthenticated local access to the JSON-RPC request dispatcher.",
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}
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]
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}
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],
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"references": [
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{
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"url": "https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/pt-metasploit-wrap-up-lot-of-summer-shells-and-fit-http-profiles/",
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"tags": [
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"vendor-advisory"
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]
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},
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{
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"url": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/21768",
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"patch"
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]
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}
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"format": "CVSS",
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "GENERAL"
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"attackVector": "LOCAL",
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
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"attackRequirements": "NONE",
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"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
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"userInteraction": "NONE",
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"vulnConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
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"subConfidentialityImpact": "LOW",
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"vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
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"subIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
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"vulnAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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"subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
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"exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"version": "4.0",
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"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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"baseScore": 5.1,
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"vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N"
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}
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}
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],
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"credits": [
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{
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "Jaime Cavero",
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"type": "reporter"
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}
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],
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"source": {
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"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
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},
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}
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},
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"adp": [
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{
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"metrics": [
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"other": {
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"type": "ssvc",
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"content": {
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"timestamp": "2026-08-27T13:09:31.706546Z",
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"id": "CVE-2026-16895",
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"options": [
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{
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"Exploitation": "none"
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},
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{
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"Automatable": "no"
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},
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{
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"Technical Impact": "partial"
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}
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],
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
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"version": "2.0.3"
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}
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}
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}
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],
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"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment",
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"providerMetadata": {
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