CVE-2026-5463 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) affecting pymetasploit3 through version 1.0.6. This flaw allows remote attackers to inject newline characters into module options via console.run_module_with_output(), enabling arbitrary command execution and Metasploit session manipulation. The attack complexity is low, requiring no privileges or user interaction. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code, it is on a "Hot List" and has generated community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:danmcinerney:pymetasploit3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 0, <= 1.0.6CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:danmcinerney:pymetasploit3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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