CVE-2022-28291

MEDIUM

Nessus - Authenticated Cleartext Credential Exposure via Process Dumping

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

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