CVE-2023-2005 json
Tenable Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 Fixes Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
published 2023-06-26 3 y ago modified 2026-08-17 2 mo ago also EUVD-2023-33535
- cvss
- 6.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.Io, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center.This issue affects Tenable.Io: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 ; Nessus: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 ; Security Center: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 .
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.
Patch / fix
- Tenable Tenable.io Plugin Feed ID #202306261202
- Tenable Nessus Plugin Feed ID #202306261202
- Tenable Security Center Plugin Feed ID #202306261202
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Tenable Tenable.io
- Tenable Nessus
- Tenable Security Center
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
References
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2023-21
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-2005
- NVD CVE-2023-2005
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