CVE-2026-8666OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin
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OS Command Injection vulnerability in the traceroute action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the host, port, max_ttl, count, or time_out request parameters due to insufficient input validation when constructing shell commands.
- CVSS
- 7.7 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- rapid7
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin rapid7:insightconnect_traceroute_plugin (from the name) | before 1.0.3; 1.0.3 not affected | CNA record |
rapid7 insightconnect_traceroute rapid7:insightconnect_traceroute | before 1.0.3 | NVD |
References
- https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/traceroutevendor-advisory, product
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