Command injection in Tenable Security Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
The audit file upload handler does not sanitize filenames, allowing shell metacharacters to flow into system command execution. This input validation failure enables command injection when chained with a related vulnerability.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Security Center | before 6.8.0 | 6.8.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Security Center VendorTenable Affected before 6.8.0 Fixed in 6.8.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Security Center (Tenable, Inc.) Fixed in 6.8.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Tenable Security Center 6.8.0
5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-46385 Command injection in Tenable Security CenterPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-46384 Command injection in Tenable Security CenterPriority MEDIUM 44
- TI-2026-46383 Improper input validation in Tenable Security CenterPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-737x-8xqc-h3gh
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-2026-46384 Command injection in Tenable Security Center CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-64881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-737x-8xqc-h3gh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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