CVE-2021-4007
HIGHRapid7 Insight Agent <3.1.2.34 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34, suffer from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent versions 3.0.1 to 3.1.2.34 start, the Python interpreter attempts to load python3.dll at "C:\DLLs\python3.dll," which normally is writable by locally authenticated users. Because of this, a malicious local user could use Insight Agent's startup conditions to elevate to SYSTEM privileges. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.35. This vulnerability is a regression of CVE-2019-5629.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
rapid7/insight_agent
< 3.1.2.35
Timeline
Published
Dec 14, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026