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When started the metasploitPostgreSQL service would start the postgres.exe child process which would in turn load an OpenSSL configuration file from a static location. This static location would be writable by a pre-existing \"vagrant\" user, if they already existed on the system. Metasploit does not create local accounts, an Administrator would need to create it. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits the unprivileged vagrant user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent's SYSTEM level access.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"Rapid7 Metasploit Pro is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows a user to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. 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An attacker can create the missing directory and place a malicious OpenSSL configuration file that references a malicious DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges."}]},"problemtype":{"problemtype_data":[{"description":[{"lang":"eng","value":"CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere"}]}]},"references":{"reference_data":[{"name":"https://rapid7.atlassian.net/browse/MS-10153","refsource":"MISC","url":"https://rapid7.atlassian.net/browse/MS-10153"}]}}},"adp":[{"metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-05-15T13:24:25.685495Z","id":"CVE-2026-7373","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3"}}}],"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","providerMetadata":{"orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","shortName":"CISA-ADP","dateUpdated":"2026-05-15T13:24:33.845Z"}}]}}