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High
CVE-2017-7199
Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contains a flaw related to insecure...
Vulnerability Description
Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contains a flaw related to insecure permissions that may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges when the software is running in Agent Mode. Version 6.10.4 fixes this issue.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
6.6.2, 6.7, 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1, 6.9.2, 6.9.3, 6.10.0, 6.10.1, 6.10.2, 6.10.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 23rd, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.