Vulnerability · Published Oct 26, 2023 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2023-5623Privilege Escalation
High 7.0
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect default permissions in Nessus Network Monitor from Tenable. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NNM failed to properly set ACLs on its installation directory, which could allow a low privileged user to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges where NNM is installed to a non-standard location
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Nessus Network Monitor | 0 – before 6.3.0 |
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H