SQL Injection Vulnerability in Nessus by Tenable
CVE-2026-57588

1.6LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable

Status
Nessus
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2026-57588?

A SQL injection vulnerability exists in Nessus that allows attackers to create a harmful scan result file. When a privileged user imports this file, it may result in malicious SQL being injected into the scan results database. This exploitation could lead to unauthorized access and potential data exfiltration of sensitive scan result information.

Affected Version(s)

Nessus prior to 10.12.1

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2026-57588-Nessus-XML-Import-SQL-Injection-PoC
Created by CerberusMrXi

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2026-17
vendor-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
1.6
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Tristan Madani (@TristanInSec) from Talence Security
.