9.9

CVE-2026-19681: tenable, inc. security center OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.9v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 14-08-2026Last modified 15-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-19681 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) OS Command Injection vulnerability in tenable, inc. security center. EPSS estimates a 9.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
9.94%
0%100%
Low · +2.14 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1metasploit

Timeline

  1. 14-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in Security Center related to file upload processing. An attacker could exploit this issue by uploading a specially crafted file, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

9.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+2.14 pp

From 7.80% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
9.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Tenable Security Center SCAP Audit File Command Injection

    exploit/linux/http/tenable_sc_auditfile_cmdinject_cve_2026_19681

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tenable1 product
Tenable, inc.1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links