CVE-2023-5622

HIGH

Nessus Network Monitor < 6.3.0 - Privilege Escalation via File Replacement

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 17.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-269
Status published
Products (1)
tenable/nessus_network_monitor < 6.3.0
Published Oct 26, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026