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TI-2023-02132 Aliases CVE-2023-2273GHSA-4pp4-6fgx-j56f

Rapid7 Insight Agent Directory Traversal

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Rapid7 Insight Agent token handler versions 3.2.6 and below, suffer from a Directory Traversal vulnerability whereby unsanitized input from a CLI argument flows into io.ioutil.WriteFile, where it is used as a path. This can result in a Path Traversal vulnerability and allow an attacker to write arbitrary files. This issue is remediated in version 3.3.0 via safe guards that reject inputs that attempt to do path traversal.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00722 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Insight Agent (Rapid7): 3.3.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7Insight Agentbefore 3.3.03.3.0Patch availableCNA
  • Insight Agent VendorRapid7 Affected before 3.3.0 Fixed in 3.3.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.3.0VulnerableRapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Rapid7

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Insight Agent (Rapid7) Fixed in 3.3.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2273
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pp4-6fgx-j56f

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-05680 Local Privilege Escalation via OpenSSL configuration file in Insight Agent CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2019-03993 Uncontrolled search path in Rapid7 Insight Agent CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • 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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