IDOR in Qualys Security Center Enables Authenticated Remote Priv Escalation
CVE-2026-2697 Published on February 23, 2026
Indirect Object Reference (IDOR) in Security Center
An Indirect Object Reference (IDOR) in Security Center allows an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges via the 'owner' parameter.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-2697 can be exploited with network 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 be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR Vulnerability?
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
CVE-2026-2697 has been classified to as an Insecure Direct Object Reference / IDOR vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-2697
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Affected Versions
Tenable Security Center:- Before 6.8.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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