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CVE-2026-14172

HIGH
7.8
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-14172
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Reserved
2026-06-30 06:49 UTC
Published
2026-07-24 05:51 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-24 06:05 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-250
CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Vendor / Product
Rapid7 / InsightVM
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.8 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products (3)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Rapid7 Insight Agent Windows,Linux,macOS 0 < 0.0.245.0
Rapid7 InsightVM Windows,Linux,macOS 0 < 1.1.3935
Rapid7 Nexpose Windows,Linux,macOS 0 < 1.1.3935
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-250 cna CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.8 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References (2)
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