CVE-2026-8666 (GCVE-0-2026-8666)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-25 01:35
Modified
2026-06-25 13:35
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin Version: 0   < 1.0.3
Patch: 1.0.3
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