Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2017-7199
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus — versions 6.6.2, 6.7, 6.8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 (Vendor Advisory)
- aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7199?
- CVE-2017-7199 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7199?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-7199 known to be exploited?
- 51 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.