CVE-2023-5622

Privilege Escalation

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Published Oct 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Tenable

Nessus Network Monitor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.3.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57915	Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.461% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-34

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:07 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: Oct 26, 2023, 4:18 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:07 AM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2023, 7:03 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:07 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:07 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 26, 2023, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

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