CVE-2022-0237: rapid7 insight_agent
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-0237 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in rapid7 insight_agent. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 17-03-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the ir_agent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to the machine. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent version 3.1.3.80.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- CVE.orgCNA4.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.48% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 found05D43C616F2B403E84Ee55D4D7Aab251
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access ControlsWeaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
- CWE-428Unquoted Search Path or ElementThe product uses a search path that contains an unquoted element, in which the element contains whitespace or other separators. This can cause the product to access resources in a parent path.
Affected systems
Rapid71 product
- insight_agent3.1.2.38 | ≤ 3.1.2.38
1 vendor · 1 product