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CVE-2007-4062

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-07-30 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability.

Affected products

• Nessus Vulnerability Scanner: 3.0.6

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
• http://www.nessus.org/news/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641
• http://secunia.com/advisories/26243
• http://www.nessus.org/news/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25088
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35641

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