VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-0101
A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Nessus versions 8.10.1 through 8.15.8 and 10.0.0 through 10.4.1.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- tenable/nessus
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.