CVE-2026-14172CWE-250

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

High · published July 24, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
4.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00157 · 4.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Published
2026-07-24T05:51Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUL 05:51Z
    Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Executable Invocation
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