CVE-2026-19635: CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection') in Tenable, Inc. Security Center
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.
CVE-2026-19635: CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection') in Tenable, Inc. Security Center
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
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Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- tenable
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-12T16:13:37.568Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7f5043bf8831d53976b1d9
Added to database: 08/14/2026, 17:28:35 UTC
Last updated: 08/14/2026, 17:28:35 UTC
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