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CVE-2019-5645

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 41.69% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-09-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 41.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
metasploit
GitHub PoC Links
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2019-5645
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
41.69%

Original NVD Description

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.

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