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CVE-2023-0101

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

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

• Tenable Nessus: from 8.10.1 before 8.15.8; from 10.0.0 before 10.4.2 — fixed in 10.4.2, 8.15.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Nessus 10.4.2, 8.15.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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