CVE-2026-8660

HIGH 7.7

OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin

CVSS Score

7.7

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

OS Command Injection vulnerability in the ping action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Ping Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the host parameter due to insufficient input validation when constructing shell commands.

CWE	CWE-78
Vendor	rapid7
Product	insightconnect ping plugin
Published	Jun 25, 2026
Last Updated	Jun 25, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

Rapid7 / InsightConnect Ping Plugin

0 < 1.0.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Jacob Steadman, Rapid7 Jed Starr, Rapid7