CVE-2017-7199
Nessus Tenable Privilege Escalation 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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 23, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7199 has a 38 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-7199.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124 | |
| https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124 | |
| https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7199 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7199
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Tools and Techniques for Red Team / Penetration Testing
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Penetration Testing toolkit.
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Offensive security toolkit: Exploits, payloads, and techniques for red teamers to test and improve defenses.
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Moriarty is designed to enumerate missing KBs, detect various vulnerabilities, and suggest potential exploits for Privilege Escalation in Windows environments.
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-7199 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-7199 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124 Added Reference https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-732 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 12, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 [No Types Assigned]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.08 }} -0.13%
score
0.21196
percentile