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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106699
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Tenable Nessus Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:Tenable Nessus is prone to a local privilege escalation; vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Tenable Nessus is prone to a local privilege escalation
vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Tenable Nessus contains a flaw related to insecure permissions that may
allow a local attacker to escalate privileges when the software is running in Agent Mode.

Affected Software/OS:
Tenable Nessus version 6.6.2 through 6.10.3.

Solution:
Update to version 6.10.4 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7199
BugTraq ID: 97110
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110
https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124
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