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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-9261 · published 28 February 2017

CVE-2016-9261: Tenable log correlation engine cross-site scripting vulnerability

Tenable · Log Correlation Engine

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Log Correlation Engine (aka LCE) before 4.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.70% · top 46.4% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5
0.70%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Log Correlation Engine (aka LCE) before 4.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-18 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-9261), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-11-14). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.