CVE-2022-28291
MEDIUMNessus - Authenticated Cleartext Credential Exposure via Process Dumping
Title source: llmDescription
Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-522
Status
published
Products (1)
tenable/nessus
Published
Oct 17, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026