CVE-2026-4482Disclosure(microsoft / insight_agent)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

The installer certificate files in the …/bootstrap/common/ssl folder do not seem to have restricted permissions on Windows systems (users have read and execute access). For the client.key file in particular, this could potentially lead to exploits, as this exposes agent identity material to any locally authenticated standard user.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-732

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • insight_agent
  • windows

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-04-10); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Products
insight_agentwindows

1 version affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-04-10: 2Mentions · 2026-04-11: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-10: 104-1004-11
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-102
Disclosure2
2026-04-111
Disclosure1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-4482 📊 Severity: 6.8 🚨 Risk Level: Medium 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4482 #CVE-2026-4482 #CVE #Medium #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/OORGkoI4nY

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the disclosure of CVE‑2026‑4482, noting a severity score of 6.8, medium risk, and that it affects multiple unspecified products, with no further technical or exploitation details provided.

    0000033
    125 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-4482 The installer certificate files in the …/bootstrap/common/ssl folder do not seem to have restricted permissions on Windows systems (users have read and execute access).… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4482

    Post summary

    The text simply notes that CVE‑2026‑4482 involves installer certificate files lacking restricted permissions on Windows, without providing further detail, proof‑of‑concept, patch info, or exploitation evidence.

    00000113
    57.0K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-4482 Unrestricted Installer Certificate Permissions in Bootstrap SSL Folder on Windows https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-4482

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-4482, highlighting unrestricted installer certificate permissions in the bootstrap SSL folder on Windows, but provides no PoC, exploit, or patch details.

    0000036
    4.0K followersView on X
CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSmicrosoftwindows---
Apprapid7insight_agent---

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