CVE-2017-6543

7.3 HIGH
Published: March 08, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was found to contain a flaw that allowed a remote, authenticated attacker to upload a crafted file that could be written to anywhere on the system. This could be used to subsequently gain elevated privileges on the system (e.g., after a reboot). This issue only affects installations on Windows.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-06
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96418
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-06
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.8%
53th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

microsoft tenable