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CVE-2026-8662: Path Traversal in Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-25 · updated 2026-10-25
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

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.

Affected products

• Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin: before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin 2.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/compression

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