CVE-2023-0101

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Se identificó una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en las versiones de Nessus 8.10.1 a 8.15.8 y 10.0.0 a 10.4.1. Un atacante autenticado podría potencialmente ejecutar un archivo especialmente manipulado para obtener privilegios de root o NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM en el host de Nessus.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-01-06 CVE Reserved
2023-01-20 CVE Published
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
2025-04-02 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01	2023-01-28
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02	2023-01-28

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				>= 8.10.1 < 8.15.8 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version " >= 8.10.1 < 8.15.8"		-		Affected
Tenable Search vendor "Tenable"		Nessus Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"				>= 10.0.0 < 10.4.2 Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version " >= 10.0.0 < 10.4.2"		-		Affected