PT-2026-64243 · Rapid7 · Insight Agent+2

Patrick Fitzsimons + 1 · CVE-2026-14172 · Published 2026-07-24 · Updated 2026-07-24

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-250

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-14172

Affected Products

Insight Agent

Insightvm

Nexpose

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14172 · Security Note
• https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-july/#vulnerability-management-insightvm · Note
• https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-july/#rapid7-agent-insight-agent · Note