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 root/SYSTEM (Insight Agent). Fixed in Scan Engine content 1.1.3935 and Insight Agent content component 0.0.245.0.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Rapid7 Insight Agent — versions 0
- Rapid7 Insightvm — versions 0
- Rapid7 Nexpose — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-july/ (release-notes)
- docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-july/ (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.