CVE-2022-4261
MEDIUMDescription
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.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 23% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-494 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-5398 | High | 7.5 | 88% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-40799 | High | 8.8 | 31% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2026-3502 | High | 7.8 | 5.8% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2018-19234 | High | 8.8 | 3.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2016-6567 | Critical | 9.8 | 2.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2016-6564 | High | 8.1 | 2.7% | - | - |
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