What is CVE-2023-5623?

CVE-2023-5623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-10-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-5623?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

RCE in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

CVE-2023-5623

NNM failed to properly set ACLs on its installation directory, which could allow a low privileged user to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges where NNM is installed to a non-standard location

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus Network Monitor — versions 0
Tenable Nessus_network_monitor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection
CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5623?: CVE-2023-5623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-10-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-5623?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.