CVE-2026-14172
Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Executable Invocation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 25, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 30, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | rapid7 |
Weaknesses
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
InsightVMRapid7 |
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NexposeRapid7 |
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Insight AgentRapid7 |
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References
- Rapid7 InsightVM Release Notesrelease-notes
- Rapid7 Insight Agent Release Notesrelease-notes
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