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CVE-2004-2722

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows local users to obtain passwords. NOTE: the original researcher reports that the vendor has disputed this issue

Affected products

• Nessus: 2.0.10a

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/1363.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009575
• http://www.osvdb.org/4816
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15644
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/1363.html
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1009575
• http://www.osvdb.org/4816
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15644

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