CVE-2019-5629

Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions ≤ 2.6.3) is affected by a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. During startup, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll from C:\DLLs\python3.dll, a path writable by locally authenticated users, enabling a malicious local user...

CVE-2022-0237

Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier are affected by a privilege-escalation flaw in ir_agent.exe caused by an unquoted runas.exe argument. This allows an attacker with local access to hijack execution flow and gain elevated, persistent access on the machine. The issue has been fixed...

CVE-2021-4016

CVE-2021-4016 affects Rapid7 Insight Agent prior to 3.1.3, where improper access control allows local users to read the snapshot directory and copy files (e.g., asset_info.json, file_info.json), causing confidentiality loss. Root cause is lack of proper privilege restrictions for files in the sna...

CVE-2023-2273

CVE-2023-2273 affects Rapid7 Insight Agent (token handler) versions ≤ 3.2.6. The issue is a Directory Traversal where an unsanitized CLI argument flows into io.ioutil.WriteFile and is used as a path, enabling an attacker to write arbitrary files. Remediation: upgrade to version 3.3.0, which adds ...

CVE-2026-4482

CVE-2026-4482 involves installer certificate files in the …/bootstrap/common/ssl folder where Windows permissions are not restricted; specifically, client.key is readable/executable by any locally authenticated standard user. The impact is exposure of agent identity material to unprivileged local...

CVE-2021-4007

CVE-2021-4007 – Rapid7 Insight Agent privilege escalation : Affects Rapid7 Insight Agent runtimes 3.0.1–3.1.2.34. The root cause is an uncontrolled DLL search path where startup loads python3.dll from C:\DLLs, a writable location, allowing a local attacker to elevate to SYSTEM. Impact is local pr...

CVE-2026-4837

CVE-2026-4837 concerns an eval() injection in the beaconing logic of the Rapid7 Insight Agent for Linux. Reported across multiple sources, it could theoretically allow remote code execution as root via a crafted beacon response. The internal mechanism relies on mutual TLS (mTLS) to verify command...

CVE-2026-6482

The CVE-2026-6482 entry describes a Local Privilege Escalation in Rapid7 Insight Agent (Windows) versions > 4.1.0.2. At startup, the high-privilege agent service loads an OpenSSL configuration file from a directory writable by standard users; a crafted openssl.cnf can cause the service to exec...