CVE-2026-115805 Rapid7 Insight Agent - Privilege Escalation

Rapid7 Insight Agent on Linux and macOS contains a privilege escalation caused by improper handling of local filesystem paths in inventory collection, letting authenticated local users gain elevated privileges, exploit requires existing local access.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
29 October 2026
Updated
31 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-78

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Rapid7 Insight Agent.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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