CVE-2019-5629 json
Rapid7 Insight Agent, version 2.6.3 and prior, suffers from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path.
published 2019-07-13 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-15204
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Rapid7 Insight Agent, version 2.6.3 and prior, suffers from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent 2.6.3 and prior starts, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll," which normally is writable by locally authenticated users. Because of this, a malicious local user could use Insight Agent's startup conditions to elevate to SYSTEM privileges. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 2.6.4.
Exploit prediction
0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- bogner.sh https://bogner.sh/2019/06/local-privilege-escalation-in-rapid7s-windows-insight-idr-agent/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Rapid7 Insight Agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
bogner.sh
/2019/06/local-privilege-escalation-in-rapid7s-windows-insight-idr-agent/
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
seclists.org
/bugtraq/2019/Jun/0
mailing-list, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/153159/Rapid7-Windows-InsightIDR-Agent-2.6.3.14-Local-Privilege-Escalation.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/13
mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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help.rapid7.com
/insightagent/release-notes/archive/2019/05/#20190529
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-5629
- NVD CVE-2019-5629
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