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[R2] Nessus Version 10.4.2 Fixes One Vulnerability

High

Synopsis

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Nessus versions 10.4.1 and earlier. An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.

Solution

Tenable has released Nessus 10.4.2 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2023-0101
Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2023-01
Risk Factor: High
Credit:
Ammarit Thongthua
Sarun Pornjarungsak
CVSSv3 Base / Temporal Score:
8.8 / 8.4
CVSSv3 Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Affected Products

Nessus 10.4.1 and earlier

Disclosure Timeline

2022-12-29 - Report received by Tenable
2023-01-03 - Report confirmed as valid
2023-01-05 - CVE ID requested / CVSS v3 scoring calculated
2023-01-18 - Nessus 10.4.2 released

Advisory Timeline

2023-01-18 - [R1] Initial Release
2023-02-07 - [R2] Update to CVSS vector and score