Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-115805 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-115805 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-115805?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 29 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Rapid7 Insight Agent <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-115805?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-115805 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-115805?
- Check whether you run Rapid7 Insight Agent at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
Rapid7 Insight Agent improperly handles local filesystem paths during inventory collection, allowing privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires an authenticated local attacker with existing system access; exploitation occurs when the Agent's inventory collection processes a crafted malicious path. A successful exploit grants elevated privileges on the compromised Linux or macOS system.
Affected products
- Rapid7 Insight Agent <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-10-29: disclosed