CVE-2026-9154

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.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/sed	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:sed:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-25 01:16

Updated : 2026-06-27 19:25

NVD link : CVE-2026-9154

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9154

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9154

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

gnu

sed

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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