VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-7850
Nessus 6.10.x before 6.10.5 was found to be vulnerable to a local privilege escalation issue due to insecure permissions when running in Agent Mode.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Nessus 6.10.x before 6.10.5 was found to be vulnerable to a local privilege escalation issue due to insecure permissions when running in Agent Mode.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- tenable/nessus
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-10Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97952Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-10Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.