CVE-2026-8666

Name: CVE-2026-8666
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2026-06-25T02:16:35.567+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.7/10EPSS 0.55%

Last modified Jun 25, 2026

This CVE is reserved or awaiting analysis. Details will appear once published by NVD.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.7/10

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

CVSS 3.0

/10

EPSS Probability

0.55%

42.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

References

https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/traceroute

Timeline

Published: Jun 25, 2026
Last Modified: Jun 25, 2026
Status: Awaiting Analysis

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Source: NVD / NIST