Rapid7 InsightVM, Nexpose, and Insight Agent Local Privilege Escalation via Unvalidated Executable Invocation
CVSS v3
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Score
0.1%
exploit probability
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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.
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.
Active exploitation of CVE-2026-14172 has not been confirmed. The EPSS score is 0.1%, indicating the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CVE-2026-14172 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string 3.1.
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