OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Finger Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
OS Command Injection vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightConnect Finger Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the user or host parameters due to insufficient input validation in shell command construction.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01291 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed InsightConnect Finger Plugin (Rapid7): 1.0.3
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA InsightConnect Finger Plugin (Rapid7) Fixed in 1.0.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8664
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5pq-c6vw-g6xp
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-8664 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8664 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p5pq-c6vw-g6xp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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