7.8

CVE-2017-7199: tenable nessus

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
Published 23-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7199 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in tenable nessus. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 0.39% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tenable1 product
  • nessus6.6.2 | 6.7 | 6.8.0 | 6.8.1 | 6.9.0 | 6.9.1 | 6.9.2 | 6.9.3 | 6.10.0 | 6.10.1 | 6.10.2 | 6.10.3

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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