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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2022-28291 EUVD-2022-32743GHSA-m36f-j5wf-g85f

Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “n…

Published Oct 17, 2022 · Updated May 13, 2025 · Assigned by CSW

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Nessus Professional Version 10.1.1 —

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