Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-5641 is a low-severity information exposure issue in Rapid7 InsightVM. After an idle session ends, someone with local access to the same browser may hide the login panel using browser developer tools and see data from the last visited page.
Executive priority
Treat this as a hygiene and administrative-console privacy issue, not an emergency. Prioritize it where InsightVM is accessed from shared or weakly controlled endpoints because exposed vulnerability data can support later attacks.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-200 and affects Rapid7 InsightVM 6.6.160 per the CVE source bundle. CVSS 3.1 is 3.3 with local access, low complexity, low privileges, and confidentiality-only impact. No source in the bundle indicates remote exploitation or integrity/availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely on shared workstations, unlocked endpoints, kiosks, or administrative systems where an InsightVM user leaves a browser session idle after viewing sensitive vulnerability data.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not report active exploitation, and CISA KEV is false. Abuse requires local access to the browser context after the prior user's idle logout state, limiting scale but still exposing potentially sensitive scan details.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE description, CVSS vector, affected version entry, and Rapid7 release-note reference. The bundle does not name a specific patch version or provide exploitation-in-the-wild evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Review Rapid7 vendor guidance and release notes for applicable remediation.
- Identify any InsightVM 6.6.160 deployments and prioritize vendor-supported updates.
- Require workstation locking when administrators leave vulnerability management consoles unattended.
- Avoid shared browser profiles or shared admin workstations for InsightVM access.
- Clear browser sessions after using InsightVM on non-dedicated systems.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed InsightVM versions against the affected 6.6.160 entry.
- Review admin workstation controls for shared access and idle-session handling.
- Check whether vendor guidance has been applied to affected deployments.
- Validate that sensitive console data is not visible after idle logout.
- Document any compensating controls for shared or kiosk-like systems.
Public sources used
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CWE-200: Information exposure and cloud metadata lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N1.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.3LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightvm/20220830/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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