CVE-2017-11506

Published Aug 9, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 certificate when making the initial outgoing connection. This could allow man-in-the-middle attacks.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-3123 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 certificate when making the initial outgoing connection. This could allow man-in-the-middle attacks.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
tenable
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved
Jul 21, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 9, 2017, 12:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:01 AM