7.8high
CVE-2017-7199
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 softw…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/97110 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- tenable.com /security/tns-2017-08 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- aspe1337.blogspot.nl /2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1038124 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-7199
- NVD: CVE-2017-7199
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