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HIGH SeverityCVSS 4.08.5CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:P

CVE-2026-6482

Last updated Apr 17, 2026 · Published Apr 17, 2026

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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.

Affected products

1 listed
  • Rapid7:Insight Agent

Mappings

CWE

CWE-829

CAPEC

CAPEC-233

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