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TI-2026-12009 Aliases CVE-2026-14172GHSA-pwvq-pmm8-79h9

Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Executable Invocation

Priority LOW 35CWE-250Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.

Summary

Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and the Insight Agent execute discovered executables during authenticated assessment without validating file ownership, allowing a local low-privileged user to run code as the scan credential (Scan Engine) or as root/SYSTEM (Insight Agent). Fixed in Scan Engine content 1.1.3935 and Insight Agent content component 0.0.245.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00157 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed InsightVM (Rapid7): 1.1.3935Nexpose (Rapid7): 1.1.3935+1 more product

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7InsightVMbefore 1.1.39351.1.3935Patch availableCNA
Rapid7Nexposebefore 1.1.39351.1.3935Patch availableCNA
Rapid7Insight Agentbefore 0.0.245.00.0.245.0Patch availableCNA
  • InsightVM VendorRapid7 Affected before 1.1.3935 Fixed in 1.1.3935 Patch available CNA
  • Nexpose VendorRapid7 Affected before 1.1.3935 Fixed in 1.1.3935 Patch available CNA
  • Insight Agent VendorRapid7 Affected before 0.0.245.0 Fixed in 0.0.245.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 3

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insightvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Rapid7
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Rapid7
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Rapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insightvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Rapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Rapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Rapid7

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA InsightVM (Rapid7) Fixed in 1.1.3935
  • Fix · CNA Nexpose (Rapid7) Fixed in 1.1.3935
  • Fix · CNA Insight Agent (Rapid7) Fixed in 0.0.245.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14172
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pwvq-pmm8-79h9

References

Other 2

  • 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
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Sources

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