CVE-2017-7850

7.8 HIGH
Published: April 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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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.

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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:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97952
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-10
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97952
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-10
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.3%
20th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-732

Affected Vendors

tenable

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