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CVE-2023-5622: tenable nessus_network_monitor Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 26-10-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5622 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in tenable nessus_network_monitor. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.47%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-10-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.47% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.47%

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

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links