TenableCVE-2026-19635
Tenable Security Center: privilege escalation
High8.5CVE-2026-19635 · Published Aug 14, 2026 · updated Aug 19, 2026
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.
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Security Center Product | < 6.9.0 | 6.9.0 |
Details and references
- CVSS 4.0
- 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
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-78
More Tenable advisories
All Tenable| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14 | Tenable Security Center: improper access control | Medium5.3 | 6.9.0 |
| Aug 14 | Tenable Security Center: command injection | High8.7 | 6.9.0 |
| Aug 14 | Tenable Security Center: SQL injection | High7.1 | 6.9.0 |
| Aug 14 | Tenable Security Center: command injection | Critical9.4 | 6.9.0 |
| Aug 14 | Tenable Security Center: command injection | Critical9.4 | 6.9.0 |
| Aug 14 | Tenable Security Center: privilege escalation | High8.6 | 6.9.0 |