CVE-2023-5847

2023-11-0115:30:55

CWE-269

tenable

www.cve.org

cve-2023-5847

attacker

file loading

installation

upgrade

privilege escalation

windows

linux

6.7 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

8.1 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

23.5%

JSON

Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "platforms": [
      "Windows",
      "Linux"
    ],
    "product": "Nessus",
    "vendor": "Tenable",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "10.6.2",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "10.6.2"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "platforms": [
      "Windows",
      "Linux"
    ],
    "product": "Nessus Agent",
    "vendor": "Tenable",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "10.4.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "10.4.3"
      }
    ]
  }
]