CVE-2026-19629: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) in Tenable, Inc. Security Center
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Tenable Security Center that allows a user with "Security Manager" role and "manage user" permission on a single group to modify users belonging to other groups. This bypasses the intended access control restrictions and enables unauthorized cross-group user management.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-19629 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Tenable Security Center. It permits a user assigned the "Security Manager" role with "manage user" permission scoped to a single group to escalate privileges by modifying users belonging to other groups. This flaw bypasses access control restrictions designed to isolate user management within group boundaries.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited permissions on one group can escalate privileges to manage users across other groups, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over additional user accounts. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score (8.1) reflecting its significant confidentiality and integrity impact, though availability is not affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict assignment of the "Security Manager" role with "manage user" permission to trusted users only.
CVE-2026-19629: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) in Tenable, Inc. Security Center
Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Tenable Security Center that allows a user with "Security Manager" role and "manage user" permission on a single group to modify users belonging to other groups. This bypasses the intended access control restrictions and enables unauthorized cross-group user management.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-19629 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Tenable Security Center. It permits a user assigned the "Security Manager" role with "manage user" permission scoped to a single group to escalate privileges by modifying users belonging to other groups. This flaw bypasses access control restrictions designed to isolate user management within group boundaries.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited permissions on one group can escalate privileges to manage users across other groups, potentially leading to unauthorized access and control over additional user accounts. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score (8.1) reflecting its significant confidentiality and integrity impact, though availability is not affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or patch information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, restrict assignment of the "Security Manager" role with "manage user" permission to trusted users only.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-582v-gq49-78cq
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-19629"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a7ff603bf8831d539880d76
Added to database: 08/15/2026, 05:15:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 05:26:34 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 22:41:00 UTC
Views: 8
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