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.
EPSS: 0.001 (23.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus — versions 6.6.2, 6.7, 6.8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
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.