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    CVE-2023-5622

    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.

    Published:Oct 26, 2023
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Oct 26, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00056
    CVSS Score:7.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Tenable
    Product
    Nessus Network Monitor

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High