CVE-2023-5622 HIGH

CVE-2023-5622: Privilege Escalation

Vendor Tenable
Product Nessus Network Monitor
Published October 26, 2023
Last update August 2, 2024
View on NVD All CVEs

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 26, 2023 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated