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Tenable Security Center EUVDEUVD-2026-46358

| CVE-2026-64877 CRITICAL
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-07-21 tenable GHSA-7gcr-c8qh-g7jj
9.4
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: tenable
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privileged account
  2. Delivery
    Reach ticketing REST API
  3. Exploit
    Inject SQL via API parameter
  4. Execution
    Bypass input validation (CWE-20)
  5. Persist
    Execute query against appliance database
  6. Impact
    Exfiltrate sensitive stored data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must possess a valid authenticated Security Center account of at least non-admin privilege (CVSS PR:L) and network reachability to the appliance's ticketing REST API; the concrete prerequisite is an authenticated session able to reach the ticketing API on a Security Center instance running a version earlier than 6.8.0. What LIMITS exploitation: it is not pre-authentication, so an anonymous internet attacker cannot exploit it without first obtaining credentials; no admin rights are needed and no user interaction is required (UI:N), so any low-privileged account suffices. There is no indication a non-default configuration or specific platform is required beyond having the ticketing feature reachable.

Impact

The vendor CVSS 4.0 base score is 9.4 (critical) with vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N and high impact across VC/VI/VA plus subsequent-system metrics. The network vector, low attack complexity, and no-user-interaction requirement make exploitation straightforward for anyone who already holds a low-privileged account (PR:L, i.e. authenticated). The mitigating factor is precisely that PR:L: this is not a pre-authentication internet-facing bug, so an attacker needs a valid non-admin login, which meaningfully narrows the realistic threat to insiders, credential-thieves, or environments with broadly issued accounts. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC was provided, so exploitation-probability signals are absent; treat the 9.4 as a capability ceiling rather than evidence of imminent mass exploitation. The vendor's own VI:H/VA:H rating implies write/availability impact broader than the description's read-only 'access sensitive data' wording - this is a discrepancy worth verifying against advisory TNS-2026-19 before assuming full integrity/availability compromise.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user holding an ordinary non-admin Security Center login (for example a scan operator or a compromised analyst account) sends crafted parameters to the ticketing REST API, causing injected SQL to execute against the appliance database. The attacker retrieves sensitive stored data such as vulnerability findings, asset inventories, or configuration held in the database, all from a legitimate authenticated session. No public POC is identified at time of analysis, and the low attack complexity means a knowledgeable insider needs no special timing or configuration.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv2 – Jul 21, 2026

SQL injection in the ticketing REST API of Tenable Security Center (versions before 6.8.0) allows an authenticated non-admin user to read sensitive information from the underlying appliance database. Because any low-privileged authenticated account can trigger it over the network, the flaw effectively collapses the product's internal privilege boundaries and exposes vulnerability, asset, and configuration data held by the appliance. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the vendor (Tenable) has released a fixed version.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Jul 21, 2026 - 19:01 CVSS 9.6

SQL injection in the ticketing REST API of Tenable Security Center (Tenable.sc) allows an authenticated non-admin user to read sensitive data from the appliance's backend database. Because any low-privileged account can trigger the flaw remotely over the network with no user interaction, a rogue or compromised operator can pivot from limited access to broad disclosure of scan results and other stored security data. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV, but the CVSS 9.6 rating and network-facing authenticated vector make it a high-priority patch for organizations running the affected appliance.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Tenable Security Center to version 6.8.0 or later, which is the first release not marked affected by EUVD-2026-46358; consult the vendor advisory at https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-19 (Tenable TNS-2026-19) for the exact upgrade package and instructions. Until the upgrade is applied, reduce exposure by tightening account provisioning - remove or disable unnecessary non-admin accounts and enforce strong authentication so the PR:L precondition is harder to satisfy - and restrict network reachability of the Security Center console/API to trusted management networks or a bastion, accepting that this limits legitimate remote analyst access. Where feasible, monitor the ticketing API endpoints for anomalous query patterns or database errors; note that access restrictions do not remove the flaw for authorized internal users, so patching remains the only complete fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Security Center 0 <6.8.0

Affected Packages

euvd security_center fix: 6.8.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tenable Security Center (formerly Tenable.sc) is an on-premises vulnerability-management console that aggregates scan data, assets, and workflow tickets, backed by a relational database on the appliance. The affected component is the ticketing REST API, which accepts user-supplied parameters that are incorporated into database queries. The root-cause class is CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation): input from the API request is not adequately validated or parameterized before reaching the SQL layer, permitting query manipulation. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:tenable,_inc.:security_center:*, and the injection point lives inside an authenticated API surface rather than a pre-auth endpoint.

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Severity by source

Vendor (tenable) PRIMARY 9.4 CRITICAL
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

Network-reachable API with low complexity but requires an authenticated non-admin account (PR:L); description emphasizes data access so C:H, with limited plausible write impact (I:L) and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (tenable).

CVSS VectorVendor: tenable

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
High
Subsequent system: Integrity
High
Subsequent system: Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Jul 21, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL) 9.4 (CRITICAL)
Patch available
Jul 21, 2026 - 20:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 21, 2026 - 18:06 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

An authenticated non-admin user can exploit a SQL injection flaw in the ticketing REST API to access sensitive data stored in the appliance database.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Tenable Security Center versions before 6.8.0 contain a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the ticketing API that allows authenticated standard users to extract sensitive security data-including vulnerability assessments, asset configurations, and security policies-defeating the product's internal access controls. Organizations using affected versions face potential exposure of their complete security intelligence posture to any employee with system access.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used enterprise vulnerability-management appliance, common but not universal
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

47
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +47
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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