CVE-2021-4016

Rapid7 Insight Agent Improper Access Control

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 21, 2022 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorInsight Agent

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. asset_info.json or file_info.json, leading to a loss of confidentiality. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.3.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.1.3
Affected range stops below 3.1.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20220119/

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

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