Name: CVE-2026-8662: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-8662, CWE-22, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.00295

Path Traversal vulnerability in the create_archive function of Rapid7 InsightConnect Compression Plugin on Linux allows authenticated attackers to write to unintended file paths via crafted filename input. The impact is limited to file corruption as content cannot be controlled by the attacker.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)

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