Assessment
Why it matters
EPSS is 0.2%; technical severity is CVSS 8.5.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Security Center. An attacker with write access to a specific configuration file could achieve arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges, without requiring further user or victim interaction.
Who should care
- Teams operating Security Center
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Security Center is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- Review vendor guidance and identify the supported fix or mitigation.
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.
Verification noteNo explicit patch, upgrade, mitigation or workaround is currently recorded.
Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CWE
- CWE-78
- Affected versions
- Tenable Security Center (End Excluding 6.9.0)
- Fixed versions
- Tenable Security Center (Fixed from 6.9.0)
- Published
- 14 August 2026
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Latest EPSS score: 0.2%
- Signal calculated at 12