Privilege Escalation (Tenable Nessus Network Monitor)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.46 % · percentile 40 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- tenable
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | tenable |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · vulnreport@tenable.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-57915
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-5622
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0889 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Tenable · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*< 6.3.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Tenable · Nessus Network Monitor | affected 0 < 6.3.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |