Improper privilege management
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
An improper privilege management vulnerability exists in Tenable Security Center where an authenticated, remote attacker could view unauthorized objects and launch scans without having the required privileges
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Security Center (Tenable) Fixed in 6.4.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Tenable Security Center 6.4.0
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-01760 Stored cross site scripting in Tenable Security CenterPriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5759
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j36h-6hh5-9jw6
References
More Tenable Security Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-15974 Command injection in Tenable Security Center CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2019-08265 mail() may release string with refcount==1 twice CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-46385 Command injection in Tenable Security Center CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-15975 Command injection in Tenable Security Center CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-15939 Remote code execution in Tenable Security Center CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-46387 Command injection in Tenable Security Center CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2024-5759 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5759 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j36h-6hh5-9jw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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