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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. An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.

Published

2023-01-20T19:15:17.847

Last Modified

2025-04-02T15:15:50.953

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-269
Type: Secondary
CWE-269

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	tenable	nessus	< 8.15.8	Yes
Application	tenable	nessus	< 10.4.2	Yes

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02 Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)