CVE-2023-5847 json
Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileg…
published 2023-11-01 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58127
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts.
Patch / fix
- Tenable Nessus 10.6.2
- Tenable Nessus Agent 10.4.3
- tenable nessus_agent 10.4.3
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus
- Tenable Nessus Agent
- tenable nessus_agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2023-37
vendor-advisory
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2023-38
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-5847
- NVD CVE-2023-5847
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