By sending a specially crafted HTTP GET request to a listening Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP handler, an attacker can register an arbitrary regular expression. When evaluated, this malicious handler can either prevent new HTTP handler sessions from being established, or cause a resource exhaustion on the Metasploit server.
Fix
Public exploits 1
- Metasploit HTTP(S) handler DoS (auxiliary module) Metasploit · 2019-09-04
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Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 Patch, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 7.5 · rapid7NVD modified 2026-10-23 01:16
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 4
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/commit/5621d200ccf62e4a8f0dad80c1c74f4e0e52d86b
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/11966
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/12433 Patch, Third Party Advisory