CVE-2026-6482: Local Privilege Escalation via OpenSSL configuration file in Insight Agent
Rapid7 · Insight Agent
Vendor fix available · Affected: Rapid7 Insight Agent · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 7% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
The Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions > 4.1.0.2) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows users to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. Upon startup the agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory that is writable by standard users. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits an unprivileged user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent’s SYSTEM level access.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Rapid7 · Insight Agentbefore 4.1.0.2
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Rapid7
- Published
- April 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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