CVE-2026-6482: CWE-829 Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Rapid7 Insight Agent
CVE-2026-6482 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Agent versions above 4. 1. 0. 2 on Windows. The agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a directory that does not exist but is writable by standard users. An attacker with local access can place a crafted openssl. cnf file in this directory, causing the high-privilege service to execute arbitrary commands. This allows an unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level, resulting in full host compromise. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 8. 5.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Rapid7 Insight Agent on Windows attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory writable by standard users. By planting a malicious openssl.cnf file, an attacker can cause the agent service running with SYSTEM privileges to execute arbitrary commands. This leads to local privilege escalation, allowing an unprivileged user to gain SYSTEM level control over the host. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6482 and is associated with CWE-829 (Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere). The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.5, indicating high severity. No patch or official remediation is currently documented.
Potential Impact
An unprivileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges on a Windows host running the vulnerable Rapid7 Insight Agent. This results in a full host compromise, bypassing security controls and potentially allowing complete control over the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to the affected systems and monitor for any suspicious activity related to the Insight Agent. Avoid running the agent with elevated privileges if possible, or consider temporarily disabling the agent if local user access cannot be controlled.
CVE-2026-6482: CWE-829 Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Rapid7 Insight Agent
Description
CVE-2026-6482 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Agent versions above 4. 1. 0. 2 on Windows. The agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a directory that does not exist but is writable by standard users. An attacker with local access can place a crafted openssl. cnf file in this directory, causing the high-privilege service to execute arbitrary commands. This allows an unprivileged user to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level, resulting in full host compromise. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 8. 5.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Rapid7 Insight Agent on Windows attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory writable by standard users. By planting a malicious openssl.cnf file, an attacker can cause the agent service running with SYSTEM privileges to execute arbitrary commands. This leads to local privilege escalation, allowing an unprivileged user to gain SYSTEM level control over the host. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-6482 and is associated with CWE-829 (Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere). The CVSS 4.0 score is 8.5, indicating high severity. No patch or official remediation is currently documented.
Potential Impact
An unprivileged local user can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges on a Windows host running the vulnerable Rapid7 Insight Agent. This results in a full host compromise, bypassing security controls and potentially allowing complete control over the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local user access to the affected systems and monitor for any suspicious activity related to the Insight Agent. Avoid running the agent with elevated privileges if possible, or consider temporarily disabling the agent if local user access cannot be controlled.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- rapid7
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-17T04:25:38.616Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e1d07582d89c981f98f52a
Added to database: 4/17/2026, 6:17:25 AM
Last enriched: 4/17/2026, 6:31:51 AM
Last updated: 4/17/2026, 7:41:12 AM
Views: 5
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