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title: "CVE-2026-89325: Rapid7 InsightVM - Uncontrolled Search Path Element"
description: "Rapid7 InsightVM assessment content <= 0.0.261.0 contains an uncontrolled search path element caused by invoking the 'code' command without a fully qualified path, letting local low-privileged users execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM via PATH manipulation, exploit requires writable directory in machine PATH."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-89325/
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# CVE-2026-89325 Rapid7 InsightVM - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Rapid7 InsightVM assessment content <= 0.0.261.0 contains an uncontrolled search path element caused by invoking the 'code' command without a fully qualified path, letting local low-privileged users execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM via PATH manipulation, exploit requires writable directory in machine PATH.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.13% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89325)

## Details

Type

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

24 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-427](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/427.html)

## Vendor fix

Update assessment content to version 0.0.269.0 or later.

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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89325](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89325)
- [https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-september/#resolved-cve-2026-89325](https://docs.rapid7.com/insight/release-notes-2026-september/#resolved-cve-2026-89325)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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