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Metasploit Framework: seven automated module_metadata_base.json updates (2026-09-01 to 2026-09-03), no new vulnerability content disclosed

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What's new: 2026-09-01: Two automated module_metadata_base.json update commits (18:53:24Z and 21:40:30Z); routine maintenance with no vulnerability details disclosed in the commit messages.
Merged summary · glm-5.3-flash · rewritten as coverage arrives

Seven automated commits to the Rapid7 Metasploit Framework repository between 2026-09-01T18:53:24Z and 2026-09-03T17:06:18Z refreshed the module_metadata_base.json metadata file; all reports describe routine maintenance with no CVEs, new exploit modules, or…

Seven automated commits, all titled 'automatic module_metadata_base.json update', were recorded in the Metasploit Framework repository (identified as rapid7/metasploit-framework in one report) between 2026-09-01T18:53:24Z and 2026-09-03T17:06:18Z. Each commit updated module_metadata_base.json, the metadata file consumed by module tooling. The reports uniformly characterize the activity as routine automated maintenance: no commit message contains CVE references, vulnerability details, new exploit modules, feature changes, or evidence of exploitation, and no standalone security event is disclosed. There is one point of disagreement among sources: Reports 4 and 7 describe the metadata refreshes as reflecting newly added or modified Metasploit modules, while the remaining reports state that no new modules or exploit content are described. No CVE identifiers, version numbers, affected products, or exploitation evidence appear in any report.

  • Seven automated commits were merged, all titled 'automatic module_metadata_base.json update'.
  • Commit timestamps: 2026-09-01T18:53:24Z, 2026-09-01T21:40:30Z, 2026-09-02T14:40:54Z, 2026-09-02T23:00:20Z, 2026-09-03T13:45:19Z, 2026-09-03T16:19:12Z, and 2026-09-03T17:06:18Z.
  • All commits targeted module_metadata_base.json, the metadata file that tracks module information for the framework; the repository is named as rapid7/metasploit-framework in one report.
  • No CVE identifiers, new exploit modules, vulnerability details, feature changes, or exploitation evidence are described in any report.
  • Sources disagree on module content: two reports describe the updates as accompanying newly added or modified modules, while five reports state no new module content is described.
  • No specific CVE ids, software versions, counts of changed modules, or affected products are provided in any report.

Coverage timeline

  1. · 14d ago
    Metasploit Framework commits· 10
    automatic module_metadata_base.json update

    Automated Metasploit Framework commit refreshes module_metadata_base.json with no new exploit content or vulnerability details.