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NVD CRITICAL: CVE-2026-8666 — OS Command Injection vulnerability in the traceroute action of Rapid7 InsightCon...

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Executive Summary

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.

Analysis

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. CVSS Score: 7.7. Published: 2026-06-25T02:16:35.567.

Indicators of Compromise (1)

CVE (1)
CVE-2026-8666
NVDMITRE CVE
Source Attribution

Originally published by NIST NVD on Jun 25, 2026. Verified by: NIST.

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