CVE-2026-19635
Local Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.5 High
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 12, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.5 High | 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 | tenable |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H | tenable |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Security CenterTenable, Inc. |
|
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-22vendor-advisory
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