CVE-2022-4261
MEDIUMRapid7 InsightVM and Nexpose < 6.6.172 - Unauthenticated Code Execution via Malicious Update
Title source: llmDescription
Rapid7 Nexpose and InsightVM versions prior to 6.6.172 failed to reliably validate the authenticity of update contents. This failure could allow an attacker to provide a malicious update and alter the functionality of Rapid7 Nexpose. The attacker would need some pre-existing mechanism to provide a malicious update, either through a social engineering effort, privileged access to replace downloaded updates in transit, or by performing an Attacker-in-the-Middle attack on the update service itself.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightvm/20221207/
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/nexpose/20221207/
Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/12/7/cve-2022-4261-rapid7-nexpose-update-validation-issue-fixed
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
22.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-494
Status
published
Products (2)
rapid7/insightvm
< 6.6.172
rapid7/nexpose
< 6.6.172
Published
Dec 08, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026