What is CVE-2026-14172?

CVE-2026-14172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Agent, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-14172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Agent

CVE-2026-14172

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…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Rapid7 Insight Agent — versions 0
Rapid7 Insightvm — versions 0
Rapid7 Nexpose — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-250

References

cve@rapid7.com (release-notes)
cve@rapid7.com (release-notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14172?: CVE-2026-14172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Agent, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-14172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.