CVE-2023-0101

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Published Jan 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Nessus

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8.10.1 through 8.15.8, 10.0.0 through 10.4.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-12199	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.842% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02

History

Apr 2, 2025 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 2:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: tenable
Published: Jan 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Apr 2, 2025, 2:39 PM
Reserved: Jan 6, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:02 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 20, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:24 AM

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