RCE in Tenable Security Center
CVE-2026-19635
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Security Center. An attacker with write access to a specific configuration file could achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges, without requiring further user or victim interaction.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Tenable Security Center
- Tenable, Inc. Security Center — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-22 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-19635?
- CVE-2026-19635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Security Center, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-19635?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.