CVE-2026-2697
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAn Indirect Object Reference (IDOR) in Security Center allows an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges via the 'owner' parameter.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceAn Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in Security Center allows authenticated users to modify the 'owner' parameter to gain unauthorized access to resources or escalate privileges beyond their assigned role.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 6.8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Tenable Security Center installationLocate the Security Center installation and determine its version number. This is typically found in the product UI under Help > About, or via the command line interface if available.Affected if The installed version is confirmed to be lower than 6.8.0
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Verify authentication is enabledConfirm that user authentication is enabled and that regular (non-admin) users have accounts in the system. The vulnerability requires an authenticated user session to exploit.Affected if Multiple user roles exist and users can authenticate to the platform
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Check for resource ownership functionalityIdentify whether the Security Center manages resources (such as assets, scans, or repositories) that can be assigned an owner. Look for the 'owner' parameter in API requests or web interface forms when creating or modifying resources.Affected if The system allows modification of resource ownership through API calls or web interface parameters
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Test owner parameter modificationUsing an authenticated user account with limited privileges, attempt to create or modify a resource and change the owner parameter to a different user. Observe if the API accepts this request without proper authorization validation.Affected if The owner parameter can be modified to assign resources to other users without proper authorization checks
You are affected if Tenable Security Center version is below 6.8.0 and the system allows authenticated users to modify the owner parameter on resources without validating permissions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped6.8.0
Implement proper authorization checks to validate that the authenticated user has permission to modify the owner parameter for the requested resource.
6.8.0 or later
- Upgrade Tenable Security Center to version 6.8.0 or later to remediate the IDOR vulnerability
- After upgrading, verify the patch was applied successfully by checking the Security Center version in the UI or via the API
- Review user role assignments and permissions after upgrade to ensure privilege escalation paths are properly controlled
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-2697 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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