OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin_CVE-2026-8666

7.7 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-8666

Source rapid7

Published Jun 25, 2026 at 01:35

Affected Product

Vendor Rapid7

Product InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin

Affected Versions Rapid7 InsightConnect Traceroute Plugin 0

CWE Classification

CWE-78

References

extensions.rapid7.com /extension/traceroute

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