CVE-2026-115805EUVD-2026-113221GHSA-WG7X-99F3-XX6H
Rapid7 Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Shell Injection in mcp.json Configuration Path
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.1.4.43
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
The Rapid7 Insight Agent on Linux and macOS is affected by this vulnerability. A local user who already has an account on the system could potentially use a specially crafted file path to gain higher privileges than they are authorized to have.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
Read the original description
Improper handling of local filesystem paths in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Linux and macOS may allow authenticated local users to gain elevated privileges. Exploitation requires existing local access and depends on the Agent's inventory collection processing the crafted path.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Rapid7 Insight Agent
fixed in 4.1.4.43