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CVE-2017-7199
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…
High7.8EPSS 0.36%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 71% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (4)
- 97110 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1038124 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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