CVE-2019-3974 json
Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbitrarily, p…
published 2019-08-15 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-13581
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.8%
- EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbitrarily, potentially creating a denial of service condition.
Exploit prediction
1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a Tenable Nessus
References
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2019-05
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-3974
- NVD CVE-2019-3974
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