Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Nessus by Tenable
CVE-2023-0101

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable

Status
Nessus
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 January 2023

What is CVE-2023-0101?

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been found in specific versions of Nessus that allows an authenticated attacker to leverage specially crafted files. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker can gain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host, potentially compromising the entire system's security posture. This issue affects multiple versions, making timely updates imperative to maintain a secure environment.

Affected Version(s)

Nessus 8.10.1 through 8.15.8, 10.0.0 through 10.4.1

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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