CVE-2024-12174

Description

An Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability exists in Tenable Security Center where an authenticated, privileged attacker could intercept email messages sent from Security Center via a rogue SMTP server.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Tenable has released Security Center 6.5.0 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/security-center https://tenable%20has%20released%20security%20center%206.5.0%20to%20address%20these%20issues.%20the%20installation%20files%20can%20be%20obtained%20from%20the%20tenable%20downloads%20portal:%20https//www.tenable.com/downloads/security-center

Category

2.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.03%
Affected: Tenable Security Center
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-19

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-12174?
CVE-2024-12174 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-12174?
To fix CVE-2024-12174: Tenable has released Security Center 6.5.0 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal: https://www.tenable.com/downloads/security-center https://tenable%20has%20released%20security%20center%206.5.0%20to%20address%20these%20issues.%20the%20installation%20files%20can%20be%20obtained%20from%20the%20tenable%20downloads%20portal:%20https//www.tenable.com/downloads/security-center
Is CVE-2024-12174 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-12174 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-12174?
CVE-2024-12174 affects Tenable Security Center.
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