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.
History

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 insightconnect Traceroute Plugin
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 insightconnect Traceroute Plugin

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published: 2026-06-25T01:35:49.484Z

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:35:02.123Z

Reserved: 2026-05-15T06:29:12.620Z

Link: CVE-2026-8666

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T13:34:42.612Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

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