CVE-2026-8665: OS Command Injection in Rapid7 InsightConnect Translate Plugin

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% 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-78

Description

OS Command Injection vulnerability in the TR action of Rapid7 InsightConnect Translate Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the text or expression parameters due to insufficient input sanitization in shell command construction.

Affected products

Rapid7 InsightConnect TR Plugin: before 2.0.3 — fixed in 2.0.3

How to fix

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

References

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

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