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Tenable Security Center EUVDEUVD-2026-58738

| CVE-2026-19639 MEDIUM
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284)
2026-08-14 tenable GHSA-f5m5-34r9-8764
5.3
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
    Obtain non-admin Security Center credentials
  2. Exploit
    Authenticate over network to SC web interface
  3. Execution
    Request out-of-scope settings resources
  4. Impact
    Read unauthorized configuration data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input size validation
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated, non-administrative user account on the Tenable Security Center application - unauthenticated or anonymous access is not sufficient, and administrative accounts are out of scope since they already have broader visibility. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N) indicates no special network position, configuration state, or attack prerequisites are required beyond low-level credentials. Exploitation is concretely limited by: (1) the need for a valid non-admin application account, which constrains the attacker pool to insiders or compromised credential scenarios; (2) impact restricted to read-only disclosure of settings data - no modification or disruption of operations is possible; and (3) the disclosed data is scoped to application settings rather than scan results, credentials, or underlying OS data. The vulnerability is most impactful when Security Center is deployed in a multi-organization or scope-partitioned configuration where scope isolation is a meaningful security boundary between business units or clients.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 (Medium) is consistent with the vulnerability's limited impact profile: confidentiality impact is low (VC:L), with no integrity (VI:N) or availability (VA:N) impact, and no subsequent-system scope (SC:N/SI:N/SA:N). The attack vector is network (AV:N), complexity is low (AC:L), and no attack requirements exist (AT:N), which means an attacker does not need to engineer special conditions beyond obtaining a non-admin account. The authentication requirement (PR:L) is the primary limiting factor - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible. No EPSS data was provided, preventing probabilistic exploitation likelihood assessment. This vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, and no proof-of-concept exploit has been identified, indicating no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis. In practical terms, this represents a horizontal privilege escalation within the application's access control model rather than a systemic compromise - the real-world risk is highest in multi-tenant or multi-organization Security Center deployments where different business units share a single instance and scope separation is a meaningful security boundary. Organizations with a single organizational scope or where all users are effectively trusted peers face lower effective risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained or been legitimately issued a non-administrative Tenable Security Center account - such as a limited analyst or scan operator - authenticates to the Security Center web interface and queries settings endpoints or navigates configuration panels that belong to organizational scopes they have not been assigned to. This could expose scan policy configurations, organizational settings, or administrative parameters from peer scopes. No public exploit code has been identified, but the low attack complexity means exploitation would require no specialized tooling beyond a standard browser or API client.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 14, 2026

Improper access control in Tenable Security Center enables authenticated non-administrative users to read application settings that fall outside their assigned organizational or role-based scope, constituting an unauthorized information disclosure. The vulnerability requires only a low-privileged authenticated account and is exploitable over a network with no user interaction or special triggering conditions, per the CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L). No public exploit code has been identified and Tenable has published advisory TNS-2026-22; the CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 (Medium) reflects the limited, read-only nature of the exposure.

RemediationAI

Consult Tenable advisory TNS-2026-22 at https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-22 for the primary fix and any specific patched version details, as no exact fix version is confirmed in the available data. As a compensating control, administrators should audit and tighten non-administrative user role assignments within Security Center, applying the principle of least privilege - specifically, reduce the number of users with non-admin application accounts to only those who operationally require them, since the vulnerability requires authenticated access (PR:L). Restricting network-level access to the Security Center web interface to only trusted internal network segments or VPN-connected hosts via firewall rules would raise the bar for exploitation, though this does not eliminate the vulnerability for insider-threat scenarios. Organizations running multi-organization or multi-scope Security Center instances should treat this issue with higher urgency given the scope-separation expectations in those deployments.

Affected VersionsENISA

Security Center 0 <6.9.0

Affected Packages

euvd security_center fix: 6.9.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tenable Security Center is an enterprise on-premises vulnerability management platform used to aggregate scan data, manage scan policies, assign roles, and administer security programs across organizational units. Access control within Security Center is scope-based: administrators assign users to specific organizational or role boundaries that are meant to limit their visibility to relevant assets and configurations. The vulnerability, cataloged under CWE-1284, reflects a failure in enforcement of these scope boundaries at the application layer - specifically, a non-admin user can traverse or query settings objects belonging to scopes they were not authorized to view. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:tenable,_inc.:security_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version field, indicating the affected version range has not been narrowly bounded in NVD data. Notably, CWE-1284 ('Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input') is an atypical CWE for a scope-based access control bypass; the root cause is more characteristic of CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) or CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information), and this assignment may reflect a cataloging inconsistency.

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Severity by source

Vendor (tenable) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated non-admin access required (PR:L); read-only settings disclosure yields C:L; no integrity, availability, or scope-change impact confirmed.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 14, 2026 - 19:01 EUVD
CVSS changed
Aug 14, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM) 5.3 (MEDIUM)

DescriptionCVE.org

An improper access control vulnerability exists where an authenticated non-administrative application user could potentially view settings outside of their assigned scope.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise vulnerability management platform, common in large security teams
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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