CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-6482
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 con
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","platforms":["Windows"],"product":"Insight Agent","vendor":"Rapid7","versions":[{"lessThan":"4.1.0.2","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"Automatable":"NOT_DEFINED","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"LOCAL","baseScore":8.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","exploitMaturity":"PROOF_OF_CONCEPT","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","subConfidentialityImpact":"HIGH","subIntegrityImpact":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:P","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","vulnConfidentialityImpa…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:555240151a09b2bbb6f0169c9c798092ff9c3cbb98023f58d056ee3b72ea863d · sha256:47c46fa7fc8b6ad4… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-829","description":"CWE-829 Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:555240151a09b2bbb6f0169c9c798092ff9c3cbb98023f58d056ee3b72ea863d · sha256:47c46fa7fc8b6ad4… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"url":"https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-april/#improvements-and-fixes"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:555240151a09b2bbb6f0169c9c798092ff9c3cbb98023f58d056ee3b72ea863d · sha256:47c46fa7fc8b6ad4… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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