VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-7850
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.28%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-04-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Nessus 6.10.x before 6.10.5 was found to be vulnerable to a local privilege escalation issue due to insecure permissions when running in Agent Mode.
Weakness classification
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory