CVE-2023-5847

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Published Nov 1, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

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

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 10.6.2

Tenable

Nessus Agent

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 10.4.3

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft: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-2023-58127	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.237% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-37
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-38

History

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Subscriptions

Linux Linux Kernel

Microsoft Windows

Tenable Nessus Nessus Agent

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 7:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: Nov 1, 2023, 3:30 PM
Updated: Sep 5, 2024, 7:40 PM
Reserved: Oct 30, 2023, 4:43 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:14 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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