CVE-2017-7199

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contains a flaw related to insecure permissions that may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges when the software is running in Agent Mode. Version 6.10.4 fixes this issue.

Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contiene un fallo relacionado con permisos inseguros que pueden permitir a un atacante local remoto aumentar privilegios cuando el software se está ejecutando en Agent Mode. Version 6.10.4 soluciona este problema.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-03-20 CVE Reserved
2017-03-23 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124	Vdb Entry
https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html	X_refsource_misc

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08	2019-10-03

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.6.2 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.6.2"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.7 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.7"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.8.0 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.8.0"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.8.1 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.8.1"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.9.0 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.9.0"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.9.1 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.9.1"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.9.2 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.9.2"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.9.3 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.9.3"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.10.0 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.10.0"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.10.1 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.10.1"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.10.2 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.10.2"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				6.10.3 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version "6.10.3"		-		Affected