CVE-2026-6482 (GCVE-0-2026-6482)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-17 05:19
Modified
2026-04-18 03:55
CWE
  • CWE-829 - Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere
Summary
The Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions > 4.1.0.2) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows users to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. Upon startup the agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory that is writable by standard users. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits an unprivileged user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent’s SYSTEM level access.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rapid7 Insight Agent Version: 0   < 4.1.0.2
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