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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-8051 · published 21 April 2017

CVE-2017-8051: Tenable appliance os command injection vulnerability

Tenable · Appliance

Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI. Through the manipulation of the tns_appliance_session_user parameter, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 16% · top 3.1% CWE-78 · OS command injection
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
16%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the simpleupload.py script in the Web UI. Through the manipulation of the tns_appliance_session_user parameter, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands.

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

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/153135 Permissions Required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-07 PatchVendor Advisory
https://vulndb.cyberriskanalytics.com/153135 Permissions Required
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41892/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-8051), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.