CVE-2023-0101 (GCVE-0-2023-0101)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-02 14:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-02 14:35 UTC
CWE
- Privilege Escalation
- CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
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