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CVE-2017-7850

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Published: Apr 19, 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 6.10.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.

Affected (5)

Products: Tenable: Nessus
Tenable
1 product
Nessus
Configuration A
5 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 6.10.4

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 (4)

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

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