CVE-2026-87690

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 35.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-10-12 04:50Z17 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-14 10:51Z15 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-09-08

Assigning CNA

rapid7

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

af5e0b2ae323867001e175416632250ef1cb4ebbdc075c03e251dcf9a4148674

• github.comMetasploit Framework 6.5.5 Release Noteshttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/releases/tag/6.5.5release-notespatch
• github.comMetasploit Framework PR #21880 (fix for ios_image_gather path traversal)https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/21880patchissue-tracking
• www.rapid7.comMetasploit Wrap-Up: Belgian Waffles, Chocolates, and Modules Friteshttps://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/pt-metasploit-wrap-up-belgian-waffles-chocolates-and-modules-frites/vendor-advisorytechnical-description
• github.comMetasploit Framework source repositoryhttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-frameworkproduct