CVE-2023-5847

Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.3 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-37	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-38	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent::::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

14 Nov 2023, 18:55

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Tenable nessus Agent Linux Microsoft Tenable nessus Microsoft windows Tenable Linux linux Kernel
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.3
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
References	~~(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-38 -~~	(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-38 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-37 -~~	(MISC) https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-37 - Vendor Advisory
CWE		NVD-CWE-noinfo

01 Nov 2023, 16:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-11-01 16:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14

NVD link : CVE-2023-5847

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5847

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5847

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Products Affected

tenable

nessus
nessus_agent

linux

linux_kernel

microsoft

windows

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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