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.

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 pr…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.008 (53.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus
N/a Nessus — versions 8.10.1 through 8.15.8, 10.0.0 through 10.4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
vulnreport@tenable.com (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.