CVE-2017-7199 json
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 2017-03-23 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16237
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, 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
0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2017-08
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97110
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
- aspe1337.blogspot.nl /2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038124
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-7199
- NVD CVE-2017-7199
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