CVE-2026-8658 (GCVE-0-2026-8658)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-25 01:56 – Updated: 2026-06-25 13:27
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Title
OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Tcpdump Plugin
Summary
OS Command Injection vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightConnect Tcpdump Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the options or filter parameters due to insufficient input sanitization in shell command construction.
Severity ?
6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rapid7 InsightConnect Tcpdump Plugin Affected: 0 , < 2.0.0 (custom)
Unaffected: 2.0.0 (custom)
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Credits
Jacob Steadman, Rapid7 Jed Starr, Rapid7
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