CVE-2026-8592

CRITICALNVD 9.87.7▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-25. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 2.1.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

OS Command Injection vulnerability in the process_string action of Rapid7 InsightConnect AWK Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the text or expression parameters due to unsafe shell command construction in the processing pipeline.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
7.7(medium)
EPSS
47.7%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 29, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 29, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Rapid7 Extensions

https://extensions.rapid7.com/extension/awk

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8592(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 40× in last 7d / 70× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-07 05:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-07 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 18:33 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-06 18:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-07-06 07:24 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-06 07:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-05 20:18 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 20:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-07-05 09:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  17. 2026-07-04 22:05 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-04 22:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-04 11:00 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-04 10:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-07-03 23:53 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-03 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-03 12:48 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-03 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-07-03 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  5. 2026-07-02 13:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-07-01 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  12. 2026-07-01 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-06-30 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-06-30 06:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-29 20:05 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  19. 2026-06-29 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-29 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-29 07:56 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-29 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-06-28 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-28 09:42 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-28 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-06-27 22:37 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-27 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-27 11:31 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-06-27 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-27 00:25 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-06-27 00:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-06-26 13:18 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-06-26 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-06-26 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-25 15:07 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-06-25 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-06-25 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-06-25 04:01 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-25 04:01 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8592?
CVE-2026-8592 is a critical vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. OS Command Injection vulnerability in the process_string action of Rapid7 InsightConnect AWK Plugin on Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via the text or expression parameters due to unsafe shell command construction in the processing pipeline.
When was CVE-2026-8592 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8592 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8592 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8592 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 47.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8592?
CVE-2026-8592 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 7.7.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8592?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8592, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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