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1 vulnerability found for InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin by Rapid7
CVE-2026-8666 (GCVE-0-2026-8666)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-25 01:35 – Updated: 2026-06-25 13:35
VLAI?
Title
OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CWE
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin |
Affected:
0 , < 1.0.3
(custom)
Unaffected: 1.0.3 (custom) |
Credits
Jacob Steadman, Rapid7
Jed Starr, Rapid7
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