Nessus Network Monitor PrivEsc via Crafted File Replace on Windows
CVE-2023-5622 Published on October 26, 2023

Privilege Escalation
Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-5622 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Products Associated with CVE-2023-5622

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Affected Versions

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.06%
Percentile
17.28%

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