Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2018-1141
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus — versions All versions prior to 7.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1141?
- CVE-2018-1141 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1141?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.