Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Tenable Security Center by Tenable
CVE-2026-19629

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable, Inc.

Status
Security Center
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-19629?

A significant vulnerability in Tenable Security Center allows individuals with the 'Security Manager' role and 'manage user' permissions to modify users belonging to different groups. This flaw undermines the existing access control measures, enabling unauthorized changes to user accounts across groups, potentially leading to broader security risks within the system.

Affected Version(s)

Security Center 0

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-22
vendor-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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