8.5

CVE-2019-3974: tenable nessus

CVSS: 8.5v2.0HighModified
Published 15-08-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3974 is a high (CVSS 8.5) vulnerability in tenable nessus. EPSS estimates a 1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.84%
0%100%
Low · +0.24 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 15-08-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.24 pp

From 1.60% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
1.84%

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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Tenable1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links