CVE-2026-8662 (GCVE-0-2026-8662)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-25 01:51 – Updated: 2026-06-25 01:51
VLAI
Title
Path Traversal in Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin
Summary
Path Traversal vulnerability in the create_archive function of Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to write to unintended file paths via crafted filename input. The impact is limited to file corruption as content cannot be controlled by the attacker.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin Affected: 0 , < 2.0.3 (custom)
Unaffected: 2.0.3 (custom)
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Credits
Jacob Steadman, Rapid7 Jed Starr, Rapid7
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