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TI-2019-03993 Aliases CVE-2019-5629GHSA-hwwf-273g-8x77

Uncontrolled search path in Rapid7 Insight Agent

Priority LOW 36CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

Rapid7 Insight Agent, version 2.6.3 and prior, suffers from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent 2.6.3 and prior starts, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll," which normally is writable by locally authenticated users. Because of this, a malicious local user could use Insight Agent's startup conditions to elevate to SYSTEM privileges. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 2.6.4.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00939 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7Insight Agentup to 2.6.3—No fix listedCNA
  • Insight Agent VendorRapid7 Affected up to 2.6.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.3VulnerableRapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.3 Vulnerable ·Rapid7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5629
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hwwf-273g-8x77

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

  • TI-2023-02132 Rapid7 Insight Agent Directory Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-05680 Local Privilege Escalation via OpenSSL configuration file in Insight Agent CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2022-00173 Rapid7 Insight Agent Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-04220 Eval Injection in Rapid7 Insight Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2021-02901 Rapid7 Insight Agent Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2026-03892 Insight Agent Private Key Information Disclosure via Inherited File Permissions CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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