CVE-2022-4261 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-4261: Rapid7 Nexpose Update Validation Issue

Vendor Rapid7
Product Nexpose
Weakness CWE-494 · Download without integrity check
Published December 7, 2022
Last update April 14, 2025

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 7, 2022 CVE published
April 14, 2025 Record updated