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CVE-2026-8660

HIGH
7.7
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-8660
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Reserved
2026-05-15 06:29 UTC
Published
2026-06-25 00:52 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-25 00:52 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-78
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a…
Vendor / Product
Rapid7 / InsightConnect Ping Plugin
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.7 HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin Linux 0 < 1.0.4, 1.0.4
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-78 cna CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
7.7 HIGH 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
References (1)
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