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78 known vulnerabilities across versions
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CVE-2025-36630
< 10.8.5
In Tenable Nessus versions prior to 10.8.5 on a Windows host, it was found that a non-administrative user could overwrite arbitrar
8.4HIGH
CVE-2024-0971
< 10.7.0
A SQL injection vulnerability exists where an authenticated, low-privileged remote attacker could potentially alter scan DB conten
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2024-0955
< 10.7.0
A stored XSS vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application
4.8MEDIUM
CVE-2023-6178
< 10.4.4
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alt
6.8MEDIUM
CVE-2023-6062
< 10.5.7
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus a
6.8MEDIUM
CVE-2023-5847
< 10.6.2
Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate
6.7MEDIUM
CVE-2023-3253
< 10.6.0
An improper authorization vulnerability exists where an authenticated, low privileged remote attacker could view a list of all th
4.3MEDIUM
CVE-2023-3252
< 10.6.0
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could alter log
6.8MEDIUM
CVE-2023-3251
< 10.6.0
A pass-back vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could uncover stored SMTP c
4.1MEDIUM
CVE-2023-2005
all versions
Vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.Io, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center.This issue affects Tenable.Io: before Plugin Feed ID
6.3MEDIUM
CVE-2022-4313
< 10.4.2
A vulnerability was reported where through modifying the scan variables, an authenticated user in Tenable products, that has Scan
8.8HIGH
CVE-2023-0524
all versions
As part of our Security Development Lifecycle, a potential privilege escalation issue was identified internally. This could allow
8.8HIGH
CVE-2023-0101
>= 8.10.1 and < 8.15.8
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 authent
8.8HIGH
CVE-2022-3499
< 10.4.0
An authenticated attacker could utilize the identical agent and cluster node linking keys to potentially allow for a scenario wher
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2022-33757
< 10.2.0
An authenticated attacker could read Nessus Debug Log file attachments from the web UI without having the correct privileges to do
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2022-28291
all versions
Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials fr
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2022-32974
< 10.2.0
An authenticated attacker could read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system of the scanner using a custom crafted co
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2022-32973
< 10.2.0
An authenticated attacker could create an audit file that bypasses PowerShell cmdlet checks and executes commands with administrat
8.8HIGH
CVE-2022-0778
< 8.15.4
The BN_mod_sqrt() function, which computes a modular square root, contains a bug that can cause it to loop forever for non-prime m
7.5HIGH
CVE-2022-23990
< 8.15.3
Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has an integer overflow in the doProlog function.
7.5HIGH
CVE-2022-23852
< 8.15.3
Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for configurations with a nonzero XML_CONTEXT_BY
9.8CRITICAL
CVE-2022-22827
< 8.15.3
storeAtts in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
8.8HIGH
CVE-2022-22826
< 8.15.3
nextScaffoldPart in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
8.8HIGH
CVE-2022-22825
< 8.15.3
lookup in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
8.8HIGH
CVE-2022-22824
< 8.15.3
defineAttribute in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
9.8CRITICAL
CVE-2022-22823
< 8.15.3
build_model in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
9.8CRITICAL
CVE-2022-22822
< 8.15.3
addBinding in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3 has an integer overflow.
9.8CRITICAL
CVE-2021-46143
< 8.15.3
In doProlog in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, an integer overflow exists for m_groupSize.
8.1HIGH
CVE-2021-45960
< 8.15.3
In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places in the storeAtts function in xmlparse.c can lead to real
8.8HIGH
CVE-2021-20135
<= 8.15.2
Nessus versions 8.15.2 and earlier were found to contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow an authentic
6.7MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20106
<= 8.2.5
Nessus Agent versions 8.2.5 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a Nessus admi
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20079
<= 8.13.2
Nessus versions 8.13.2 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a Nessus administr
6.7MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20100
< 8.2.5
Nessus Agent 8.2.4 and earlier for Windows were found to contain multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities which could a
6.7MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20099
<= 8.2.4
Nessus Agent 8.2.4 and earlier for Windows were found to contain multiple local privilege escalation vulnerabilities which could a
6.7MEDIUM
CVE-2021-3450
<= 8.13.1
The X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT flag enables additional security checks of the certificates present in a certificate chain. It is not
7.4HIGH
CVE-2021-3449
<= 8.13.1
An OpenSSL TLS server may crash if sent a maliciously crafted renegotiation ClientHello message from a client. If a TLSv1.2 renego
5.9MEDIUM
CVE-2020-5793
>= 8.9.0 and <= 8.12.0
A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 for Windows could allow an auth
7.8HIGH
CVE-2020-5774
<= 8.11.0
Nessus versions 8.11.0 and earlier were found to maintain sessions longer than the permitted period in certain scenarios. The lack
7.1HIGH
CVE-2020-5765
<= 8.10.0
Nessus 8.10.0 and earlier were found to contain a Stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of input during scan configu
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1000029
< 6.8.0
Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would potentially
4.8MEDIUM
CVE-2016-1000028
< 6.8.0
Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would only potenti
4.8MEDIUM
CVE-2019-3982
<= 8.6.0
Nessus versions 8.6.0 and earlier were found to contain a Denial of Service vulnerability due to improper validation of specific i
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2019-3974
<= 8.5.2
Nessus 8.5.2 and earlier on Windows platforms were found to contain an issue where certain system files could be overwritten arbit
8.1HIGH
CVE-2019-3962
< 8.5.0
Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulner
3.3LOW
CVE-2019-3961
<= 8.4.0
Nessus versions 8.4.0 and earlier were found to contain a reflected XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied
6.1MEDIUM
CVE-2018-20843
< 8.15.0
In libexpat in Expat before 2.2.7, XML input including XML names that contain a large number of colons could make the XML parser c
7.5HIGH
CVE-2019-1559
<= 8.2.3
If an application encounters a fatal protocol error and then calls SSL_shutdown() twice (once to send a close_notify, and once to
5.9MEDIUM
CVE-2019-3923
<= 8.2.1
Nessus versions 8.2.1 and earlier were found to contain a stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied inp
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2018-5407
< 8.1.1
Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) in processors can enable local users to exploit software vulnerable to timing attacks via a sid
4.7MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1148
< 7.1.0
In Nessus before 7.1.0, Session Fixation exists due to insufficient session management within the application. An authenticated at
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1147
< 7.1.0
In Nessus before 7.1.0, a XSS vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker could create
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1141
< 7.0.3
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permi
7.0HIGH
CVE-2017-18214
<= 8.2.3
The moment module before 2.19.3 for Node.js is prone to a regular expression denial of service via a crafted date string, a differ
7.5HIGH
CVE-2017-11506
all versions
When linking a Nessus scanner or agent to Tenable.io or other manager, Nessus 6.x before 6.11 does not verify the manager's TLS ce
7.4HIGH
CVE-2017-2122
all versions
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers t
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2017-7850
all versions
Nessus 6.10.x before 6.10.5 was found to be vulnerable to a local privilege escalation issue due to insecure permissions when runn
7.8HIGH
CVE-2017-7849
all versions
Nessus 6.10.x before 6.10.5 was found to be vulnerable to a local denial of service condition due to insecure permissions when run
5.5MEDIUM
CVE-2017-7199
all versions
Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contains a flaw related to insecure permissions that may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges when
7.8HIGH
CVE-2017-6543
<= 6.10.1
Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was found to contain a flaw that allowed a remot
7.3HIGH
CVE-2016-9259
all versions
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2016-9260
<= 6.8.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web sc
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2016-4055
<= 8.2.3
The duration function in the moment package before 2.11.2 for Node.js allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU co
6.5MEDIUM
CVE-2017-5179
<= 6.9.2
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web
5.4MEDIUM
CVE-2014-4980
all versions
The /server/properties resource in Tenable Web UI before 2.3.5 for Nessus 5.2.3 through 5.2.7 allows remote attackers to obtain se
CVE-2014-2848
all versions
A race condition in the wmi_malware_scan.nbin plugin before 201402262215 for Nessus 5.2.1 allows local users to gain privileges by
CVE-2010-2989
all versions
nessusd_www_server.nbin in the Nessus Web Server plugin 1.2.4 for Nessus allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information v
CVE-2010-2914
all versions
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in nessusd_www_server.nbin in the Nessus Web Server plugin 1.2.4 for Nessus allows remote
CVE-2007-4062
all versions
The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete ar
CVE-2007-4061
all versions
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to cr
CVE-2007-4031
all versions
Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to de
CVE-2007-3546
<= 3.0.5
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Windows GUI in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers t
CVE-2006-2093
<= 2.2.7
Nessus before 2.2.8, and 3.x before 3.0.3, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a
CVE-2004-2723
all versions
NessusWX 1.4.4 stores account passwords in plaintext in .session files, which allows local users to obtain passwords.
CVE-2004-2722
all versions
Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows local users to obtain passwords. NOTE: the
CVE-2004-1445
all versions
A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the TMPDIR environment variable is not set,
CVE-2003-0374
<= 2.0.5
Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Nessus before 2.0.6, in libnessus and possibly libnasl, a different set of vulnerabilities tha
CVE-2003-0373
<= 2.0.5
Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial of s
CVE-2003-0372
<= 2.0.5
Signed integer vulnerability in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allows local users with plugin upload privileges to cause a denial
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