A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Security Center that could allow an attacker to access unauthorized data from the application's data
A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Security Center that could allow an attacker to access unauthorized data from the application's database.
- Published
- Aug 14, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 22th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · tenable
- 7.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| tenable | security center | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:security_center |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- tenable security centerbefore 6.9.0
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (tenable). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Tenable, Inc. Security Center
- before 6.9.0affected · semver
Same product
tenable: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-19681An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in Security Center related to file upload processing.40Plan
- CVE-2026-19682A command injection vulnerability exists in Security Center where a remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this issue to execute arb38Monitor
- CVE-2026-19626Remote Code Execution38Monitor
- CVE-2026-64879A filename supplied during file upload is not properly sanitized before being used in system command execution, allowing an attacker to inje38Monitor
- CVE-2026-64878Unvalidated input in asset filter parameters allows shell metacharacters to escape command argument handling, resulting in remote code execu37Monitor
- CVE-2026-64877An authenticated non-admin user can exploit a SQL injection flaw in the ticketing REST API to access sensitive data stored in the appliance 37Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Tenable, Inc. Security Center | 6.9.0 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-6488024 days apartUnsanitized user-supplied input in report filtering parameters is concatenated directly into SQL queries without proper escaping or paramete28Monitor
- CVE-2026-196310 days apartA SQL injection vulnerability exists in Security Center that could allow an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary SQL queries, po27Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.