title: Privilege Escalation
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:
{
defaultStatus: affected
platforms: Windows
product: Nessus Network Monitor
vendor: Tenable
versions:
lessThan: 6.3.0, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: 6.3.0
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 7.1
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL