Description
An SSH misconfigurations exists in Tenable OT that led to the potential exfiltration of socket, port, and service information via the ostunnel user and GatewayPorts. This could be used to potentially glean information about the underlying system and give an attacker information that could be used to attempt to compromise the host.
Affected products
tenable: operational technology exposure; linux: linux kernel
References1
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-9 PatchVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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4.3
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 4.0
-
1.9
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 7 · as of 12 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-16
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