Description
A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Nessus versions 8.10.1 through 8.15.8 and 10.0.0 through 10.4.1. An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01
Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
56.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (1)
tenable/nessus
8.10.1 - 8.15.8
Published
Jan 20, 2023
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026