What is CVE-2026-8662?

CVE-2026-8662 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Insightconnect Compression Plugin, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-8662?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Rapid7 Insightconnect Compression Plugin

CVE-2026-8662

Path Traversal vulnerability in the create_archive function of Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to write to unintended file paths via crafted filename input. The impact is limited to file cor…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Rapid7 Insightconnect Compression Plugin — versions 0, 2.0.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@rapid7.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8662?: CVE-2026-8662 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Insightconnect Compression Plugin, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2026-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-8662?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.