# CVE-2026-6482

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.8).

## Description

The Rapid7 Insight Agent (versions > 4.1.0.2) is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack that allows users to gain SYSTEM level control of a Windows host. Upon startup the agent service attempts to load an OpenSSL configuration file from a non-existent directory that is writable by standard users. By planting a crafted openssl.cnf file an attacker can trick the high-privilege service into executing arbitrary commands. This effectively permits an unprivileged user to bypass security controls and achieve a full host compromise under the agent’s SYSTEM level access.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-6482
- **Published:** 2026-04-17
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.8
- **CWE codes:** CWE-829

## Affected products

- `rapid7:insight_agent`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6482

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-6482. Retrieved 2026-07-13 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-6482. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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