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CVE-2023-6062: Arbitrary File Write

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-11-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

Affected products

• Tenable Nessus: before 10.5.7; from 10.6.0 before 10.6.3 — fixed in 10.5.7, 10.6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Nessus 10.5.7, 10.6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-39
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-40
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-39
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-40

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