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TI-2026-08049 Aliases CVE-2026-9154GHSA-9723-5cpr-v9rm

Arbitrary File Write in Rapid7 InsightConnect Sed Plugin

Priority LOW 31CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Arbitrary File Write vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightConnect Sed Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary file paths via the expression parameter.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00409 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed InsightConnect Sed Plugin (Rapid7): 2.0.5

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7InsightConnect Sed Pluginbefore 2.0.52.0.5Patch availableCNA
  • InsightConnect Sed Plugin VendorRapid7 Affected before 2.0.5 Fixed in 2.0.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sed:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sed:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA InsightConnect Sed Plugin (Rapid7) Fixed in 2.0.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Rapid7 InsightConnect Sed Plugin — extensions.rapid7.com/extension/sed

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-08050 OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Sed Plugin via expression parameter.Priority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2026-08048 Arbitrary File Read in Rapid7 InsightConnect Sed PluginPriority LOW 29
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9154
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9723-5cpr-v9rm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-01233 Rapid7 InsightCloudSec resource.db() method access CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-01231 Rapid7 InsightCloudSec getattr() method access CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-01232 Rapid7 InsightCloudSec box object access CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-00358 Rapid7 Minerva Armor Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-02985 Rapid7 Insight Agent Sensitive Key Exposed To Local Users CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2019-04008 Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP Handler Denial of Service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 139 →

Sources

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