CVE-2022-28291

Published Oct 17, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-32743 Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.
History
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00069}

epss

{'score': 0.00087}

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CSW
Published
Updated
May 13, 2025, 7:57 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 17, 2022, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:38 AM