CVE-2014-2848

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-362

Description

A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by replacing the dissolvable agent executable in the Windows temp directory with a Trojan horse program.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus: 5.2.1
Tenable Plugin-Set: through 201402092115

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/57403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029946
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195
https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/
http://secunia.com/advisories/57403
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029946
https://discussions.nessus.org/thread/7195
https://www.nccgroup.com/en/learning-and-research-centre/technical-advisories/nessus-authenticated-scan-local-privilege-escalation/

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