Tenable Security Center up to 6.7.x owner authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Tenable Security Center up to 6.7.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation of the argument owner can lead to authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-2697. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Tenable Security Center up to 6.7.x. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument owner with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-639. The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Indirect Object Reference (IDOR) in Security Center allows an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges via the 'owner' parameter.

The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-2697 since 02/18/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 299698 (Tenable Security Center < 6.8.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2026-07)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (299698). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔒

CNA Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-639 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 299698
Nessus Name: Tenable Security Center < 6.8.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2026-07)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Security Center 6.8.0

Timelineinfo

02/18/2026 CVE reserved
02/23/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
02/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/27/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-2697 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-2697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-347392

Entryinfo

Created: 02/23/2026 17:24
Updated: 02/27/2026 17:06
Changes: 02/23/2026 17:24 (76), 02/23/2026 20:08 (2), 02/27/2026 17:06 (13)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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