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Sep 24, 2026An uncontrolled search path element in InsightVM assessment content in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Windows allows a local, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary CVE-2026-89325 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comHigh 7.8
An uncontrolled search path element in InsightVM assessment content in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Windows allows a local, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM via a planted executable resolved from the machine PATH. Assessment content at or below version 0.0.261.0 included a check that invoked the `code` command without a fully qualified path from a process running as SYSTEM. The command was resolved against the machine PATH environment variable at execution time. Where the machine PATH contained a directory writable by non-administrative users and ordered ahead of the legitimate Visual Studio Code installation, a local user could place an executable named `code` in that directory and cause the agent to execute it with SYSTEM privileges. The version range above refers to InsightVM assessment content versions, not Insight Agent versions. All Insight Agent versions were affected while running assessment content at or below 0.0.261.0. Assessment content is delivered to all Insight Agents via the Rapid7 Insight Platform independently of the Insight Agent version and is not customer-managed. This issue was resolved in assessment content version 0.0.269.0, which was ma
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Jul 24, 2026Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and the Insight Agent execute discovered executables during authenticated assessment without validating file ownership, allowing a loCVE-2026-14172 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comHigh 7.8
Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and the Insight Agent execute discovered executables during authenticated assessment without validating file ownership, allowing a local low-privileged user to run code as the scan credential (Scan Engine) or as root/SYSTEM (Insight Agent). Fixed in Scan Engine content 1.1.3935 and Insight Agent content component 0.0.245.0.
- Product
- InsightVM
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recorddocs.rapid7.comdocs.rapid7.com
Apr 17, 2026The Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions > 4.1.0.2) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows users to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows hCVE-2026-6482 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comHigh 8.5
The Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions > 4.1.0.2) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows users to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. Upon startup the agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory that is writable by standard users. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits an unprivileged user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent’s SYSTEM level access.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Apr 10, 2026The installer certificate files in the …/bootstrap/common/ssl folder do not seem to have restricted permissions on Windows systems (users have read and execute CVE-2026-4482 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comMedium 6.8
The installer certificate files in the …/bootstrap/common/ssl folder do not seem to have restricted permissions on Windows systems (users have read and execute access). For the client.key file in particular, this could potentially lead to exploits, as this exposes agent identity material to any locally authenticated standard user.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Apr 8, 2026An eval() injection vulnerability in the Rapid7 Insight Agent beaconing logic for Linux versions could theoretically allow an attacker to achieve remote code exCVE-2026-4837 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comMedium 6.6
An eval() injection vulnerability in the Rapid7 Insight Agent beaconing logic for Linux versions could theoretically allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution as root via a crafted beacon response. Because the Agent uses mutual TLS (mTLS) to verify commands from the Rapid7 Platform, it is unlikely that the eval() function could be exploited remotely without prior, highly privileged access to the backend platform.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Apr 23, 2024 A key used in logging.json does not follow the least privilege principle by default and is exposed to local users in the Rapid7 Platform.CVE-2024-3185 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comMedium 6.8
A key used in logging.json does not follow the least privilege principle by default and is exposed to local users in the Rapid7 Platform. This allows an attacker with local access to a machine with the logging.json file to use that key to authenticate to the platform with high privileges. This was fixed in the Rapid7 platform starting 3 April 2024 via the introduction of a restricted role and the removal of automatic API key generation on installation of an agent.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recorddocs.rapid7.comdocs.rapid7.com
Apr 26, 2023Rapid7 Insight Agent token handler versions 3.2.6 and below, suffer from a Directory Traversal vulnerability whereby unsanitized input from a CLI argument flowsCVE-2023-2273 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comMedium 5.8
Rapid7 Insight Agent token handler versions 3.2.6 and below, suffer from a Directory Traversal vulnerability whereby unsanitized input from a CLI argument flows into io.ioutil.WriteFile, where it is used as a path. This can result in a Path Traversal vulnerability and allow an attacker to write arbitrary files. This issue is remediated in version 3.3.0 via safe guards that reject inputs that attempt to do path traversal.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recorddocs.rapid7.comdocs.rapid7.com
Mar 17, 2022Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due toCVE-2022-0237 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comMedium 4
Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the ir_agent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to the machine. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent version 3.1.3.80.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recorddocs.rapid7.comgist.github.com
Jan 21, 2022Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory.CVE-2021-4016 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comMedium 4
Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. asset_info.json or file_info.json, leading to a loss of confidentiality. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.3.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recorddocs.rapid7.comdocs.rapid7.com
Dec 14, 2021Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34, suffer from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path.CVE-2021-4007 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comHigh 7.8
Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34, suffer from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34 start, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll," which normally is writable by locally authenticated users. Because of this, a malicious local user could use Insight Agent's startup conditions to elevate to SYSTEM privileges. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.35. This vulnerability is a regression of CVE-2019-5629.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordcve.mitre.orgdocs.rapid7.com
Jul 12, 2019Rapid7 Insight Agent, version 2.6.3 and prior, suffers from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path.CVE-2019-5629 · Other software · Rapid7 · reported by cve@rapid7.comHigh 7.8
Rapid7 Insight Agent, version 2.6.3 and prior, suffers from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent 2.6.3 and prior starts, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll," which normally is writable by locally authenticated users. Because of this, a malicious local user could use Insight Agent's startup conditions to elevate to SYSTEM privileges. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 2.6.4.
- Product
- Insight Agent
- What to do
- Apply the vendor’s update. The NVD record links to the advisory.
Full record and what to do →NVD recordpacketstormsecurity.comseclists.org
Where this comes from: the exploited list is CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Everything else is the whole National Vulnerability Database, where each record is published by the team that found the bug (Wordfence, Patchstack, WPScan, the vendors themselves and others); we show who. Exploit odds are FIRST’s EPSS, updated daily. Titles and categories are ours, so check the linked record before acting on a detail. For a write-up of the big ones, see our advisories. Every vendor, and every WordPress plugin and theme with a recorded flaw, also has its own page. All of it is free to reuse as JSON, CSV or RSS.
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