CVE-2026-18667

A vulnerability in Tenable Sensor Proxy allows a remote attacker to execute code with elevated privileges by inducing an operator to connect the sensor to an attacker-controlled host.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-21

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-03 23:16

Updated : 2026-08-18 15:04

NVD link : CVE-2026-18667

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18667

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18667

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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