Description
As a part of Tenable’s vulnerability disclosure program, a vulnerability in a Nessus plugin was identified and reported. This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenable | Nessus Agent | < #202403142053 | #202403142053 |
| Tenable | Nessus | < #202403142053 | #202403142053 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0650 Tenable Security Nessus: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 24, 2024