VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-5629
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.94%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-07-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Rapid7 Insight Agent, version 2.6.3 and prior, suffers from a local privilege escalation due to an uncontrolled DLL search path. Specifically, when Insight Agent 2.6.3 and prior starts, 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 2.6.4.
Weakness classification
- CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Primary references
- cve@rapid7.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@rapid7.com — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@rapid7.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- cve@rapid7.com — Third Party Advisory
- cve@rapid7.com — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory