CVE-2023-5622

Published: Oct 26, 2023Modified: Nov 21, 2024

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

Affected (1)

Products: Tenable: Nessus Network Monitor

Tenable

1 product

Nessus Network Monitor

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tenable Nessus Network Monitor	Before 6.3.0

Related CWEs

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-34

Source: vulnreport@tenable.com

PatchVendor Advisory

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-34

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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