CVE-2014-2848

medium Tenable
CVSS v3 Base Score
6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 90% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
M
Confidentiality
C
Integrity
C
Availability
C
Published: April 11, 2014 (4415 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Tenable
Source: NVD

Description

A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

CWE

CWE-362

Affected Products

tenable nessustenable plugin-set

References

🔗 secunia.com 🔗 www.securitytracker.com 🔗 discussions.nessus.org 🔗 www.nccgroup.com 🔗 secunia.com