CVE-2026-115805

Improper handling of local filesystem paths in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Linux and macOS may allow…

Risk score: 47/100
CVSS: 7.8 v3.1
Published: 29 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is: Improper handling of local filesystem paths in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Linux and macOS may allow authenticated local users to gain elevated privileges. Exploitation requires existing local access and depends on the Agent's inventory collection processing the crafted path.
Affected: See advisory
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation: No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

CVSS 7.8 high

References

https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-october/#rapid7-agent-insight-agent

Original description

Improper handling of local filesystem paths in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Linux and macOS may allow authenticated local users to gain elevated privileges. Exploitation requires existing local access and depends on the Agent's inventory collection processing the crafted path.

Last activity 29 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.