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CVE-2026-14172

Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Executable Invocation

Published: Jul 24, 2026Updated: Jul 25, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-250
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-250

Affected Products

Rapid7
commercial·USaka rapid7 velociraptor, rapid7 nexpose, metasploit
InsightVMOn-premWeb App
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
NexposeOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
Insight AgentOn-premDesktop App
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-july/#rapid7-agent-insight-agent
docs.rapid7.com
https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-july/#vulnerability-management-insightvm
docs.rapid7.com

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