CVE-2026-6482

The Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions > 4.1.0.2) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows users to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. Upon startup the agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory that is writable by standard users. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits an unprivileged user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent’s SYSTEM level access.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-april/#improvements-and-fixes	Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insight_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-17 06:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 11:00

NVD link : CVE-2026-6482

Mitre link : CVE-2026-6482

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6482

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Products Affected

rapid7

insight_agent

CWE

CWE-829

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

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