Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus
- Nessus — versions 8.10.1 through 8.15.8, 10.0.0 through 10.4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01 (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02 (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0101?
- CVE-2023-0101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0101?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.