Description
Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contains a flaw related to insecure permissions that may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges when the software is running in Agent Mode. Version 6.10.4 fixes this issue.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2022-11-03
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (12)
tenable/nessus
6.6.2
tenable/nessus
6.7
tenable/nessus
6.8.0
tenable/nessus
6.8.1
tenable/nessus
6.9.0
tenable/nessus
6.9.1
tenable/nessus
6.9.2
tenable/nessus
6.9.3
tenable/nessus
6.10.0
tenable/nessus
6.10.1
... and 2 more
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026