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CVE-2026-8666

OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin

Published: Jun 25, 2026Updated: Jun 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78
7.7HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

OS Command Injection vulnerability in the traceroute action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the host, port, max_ttl, count, or time_out request parameters due to insufficient input validation when constructing shell commands.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

Rapid7
commercial·USaka metasploit, rapid7 velociraptor, rapid7 nexpose
insightconnect tracerouteOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
InsightConnect Traceroute PluginOn-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/traceroute
extensions.rapid7.com

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