CVE-2026-8663 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

OS Command Injection vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightConnect RPM Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the repo, key, or name parameters due to insufficient input sanitization in shell command construction.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Vendors	Products

References

Link	Providers
https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/rpm

History

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		OS Command Injection vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightConnect RPM Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the repo, key, or name parameters due to insufficient input sanitization in shell command construction.
Title		OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect RPM Plugin
Weaknesses		CWE-78
References		https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/rpm
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published: 2026-06-24T23:56:50.706Z

Updated: 2026-06-24T23:56:50.706Z

Reserved: 2026-05-15T06:29:07.070Z

Link: CVE-2026-8663

Vulnrichment

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NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-25T02:30:15Z

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