Tenable Nessus Network Monitor privilege escalation | CVE-2023-5622

NAME
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Tenable Nessus Network Monitor privilege escalation

Platforms Affected:
Tenable Nessus Network Monitor 6.2.3

Risk Level:
7.1

Exploitability:
Unproven

Consequences:
Gain Privileges

DESCRIPTION
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Tenable Nessus Network Monitor could allow a local authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an unspecified flaw. By using a specially crafted file, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts.

CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
Low

User Interaction:
None

Scope:
Unchanged

Access Vector:
Local



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