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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-8050 · published 21 April 2017

CVE-2017-8050: Tenable appliance vulnerability

Tenable · Appliance

Tenable Appliance 4.4.0, and possibly prior, contains a flaw in the Web UI that allows for the unauthorized manipulation of the admin password.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.87% · top 42.8%
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
0.87%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Tenable Appliance 4.4.0, and possibly prior, contains a flaw in the Web UI that allows for the unauthorized manipulation of the admin password.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 PatchVendor Advisory
https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153134 Permissions Required
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 PatchVendor Advisory
https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153134 Permissions Required

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-8050), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.