RCE in Linux Kernel

CVE-2026-8659

OS Command Injection vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightConnect SQLmap Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the api_host or api_port parameters during connection configuration due to insufficient input validation.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-8659: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8659?
CVE-2026-8659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2026-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-8659?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.