261 lines
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261 lines
12 KiB
JSON
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"cveId": "CVE-2026-7373",
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"datePublished": "2026-05-15T02:06:21.328Z",
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},
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"title": "Metasploit Pro on Windows: Local Privilege Escalation via OpenSSL Configuration File Loading",
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"url": "https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-5.0.0-2026051301/#:~:text=Pro%3A%20We%20fixed,vulnerability%20to%20Rapid7.",
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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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"lang": "en",
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"value": "Vulnerability reported to Rapid7"
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"time": "2026-04-24T03:54:00.000Z",
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "Rapid7 acknowledged receipt and confirmed remediation in progress"
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"time": "2026-04-28T23:55:00.000Z",
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "CVE-2026-7373 reserved"
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"time": "2026-05-14T05:49:00.000Z",
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"lang": "en",
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"value": "CVE record updated"
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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": "Andrea Intilangelo",
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"type": "finder"
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}
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],
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"source": {
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"discovery": "EXTERNAL"
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"name": "https://rapid7.atlassian.net/browse/MS-10153",
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