CVE-2026-14172 json
Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Executable Invocation
published 2026-07-24 3 mo ago modified 2026-07-30 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-48487
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 4%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Rapid7 InsightVM 1.1.3935
- Rapid7 Nexpose 1.1.3935
- Rapid7 Insight Agent 0.0.245.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 4% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Rapid7 InsightVM
- Rapid7 Nexpose
- Rapid7 Insight Agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-14172
- NVD CVE-2026-14172
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