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CVE-2017-7199

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Published: Mar 23, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (12)

Products: Tenable: Nessus
Tenable
1 product
Nessus
Configuration A
12 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tenable
Nessus
Version 6.10.0
Nessus
Version 6.10.1
Nessus
Version 6.10.2
Nessus
Version 6.10.3
Nessus
Version 6.6.2
Nessus
Version 6.7
Nessus
Version 6.8.0
Nessus
Version 6.8.1
Nessus
Version 6.9.0
Nessus
Version 6.9.1
Nessus
Version 6.9.2
Nessus
Version 6.9.3

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (8)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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