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CVE-2022-32973

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-06-21 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An authenticated attacker could create an audit file that bypasses PowerShell cmdlet checks and executes commands with administrator privileges.

Affected products

• Tenable Nessus: before 10.2.0 — fixed in 10.2.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Nessus 10.2.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-11
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2022-11

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