CVE-2026-6482
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.02
BB Relevance:
52/100
Published: 2026-04-17
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
No Auth
No Interaction
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Local
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
X
AT:
None
VC:
High
VI:
High
VA:
Low
Description
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.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| rapid7 | insight_agent | < 4.1.0.2 |
References & Advisories (1)
Release Notes