What is CVE-2026-5463?

CVE-2026-5463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dan Mcinerney Pymetasploit3, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-5463?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

RCE in Dan Mcinerney Pymetasploit3

CVE-2026-5463

Command injection vulnerability in console.run_module_with_output() in pymetasploit3 through version 1.0.6 allows attackers to inject newline characters into module options such as RHOSTS. This breaks the intended command structure and causes the Metasploit console to execute additional unintended commands, potentially leading to arbitrary command execution and manipulation of Metasploit sessions.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Dan Mcinerney Pymetasploit3 — versions 0
Danmcinerney Pymetasploit3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

References

309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (Product, third-party-advisory)
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (Product, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5463?: CVE-2026-5463 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dan Mcinerney Pymetasploit3, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-5463?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.