OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-8666
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerrapid7
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-25 02:16:35 UTC
Updated2026-06-29 19:24:23 UTC
DescriptionOS Command Injection vulnerability in the traceroute action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the host, port, max_ttl, count, or time_out request parameters due to insufficient input validation when constructing shell commands.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.006750000 probability, percentile 0.475520000 (date 2026-06-30)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
3.1CNACVSS7.7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Rapid7 Insightconnect Traceroute All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin affected 1.0.3 custom Linux
CNA Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin unaffected 1.0.3 custom Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
extensions.rapid7.com/extension/traceroute [email protected] extensions.rapid7.com Product
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Jacob Steadman, Rapid7 (en)

CNA: Jed Starr, Rapid7 (en)

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