CVE-2026-19628

A command injection vulnerability exists in Tenable Security Center. An authenticated administrator could modify application configuration values to achieve arbitrary command execution on the underlying operating system when specific backend operations are triggered.

CVSS v3 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-22	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:security_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-14 17:17

Updated : 2026-08-19 17:12

NVD link : CVE-2026-19628

Mitre link : CVE-2026-19628

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-19628

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Products Affected

tenable

security_center

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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