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CVE-2026-89325: Rapid7 Insight Agent · Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affects Rapid7 Insight AgentSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in 0.0.269.0 : patch Rapid7 Insight Agent soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.0.269.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Rapid7Insight AgentAffected
  • <=0.0.261.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

The vendor has deployed an automatic remediation by updating the assessment content to version 0.0.269.0, which fixes the issue. No customer action is required to mitigate this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2026-89325 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Agent on Windows involving an uncontrolled search path element. A local, low-privileged user can execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by placing a malicious executable named 'code' in a writable directory that appears earlier in the machine PATH than the legitimate Visual Studio Code. This affects all Insight Agent versions running assessment content at or below version 0.0.261.0. The issue was fixed in assessment content version 0.0.269.0, which was automatically deployed, requiring no customer action.

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