Description
A SQL injection vulnerability in Nessus allows an attacker to craft a malicious scan result file that, when imported by a privileged user, injects malicious SQL into the scan results database, potentially enabling exfiltration of scan-result data.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenable | Nessus | prior to 10.12.1 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Tenable Nessus 10.12.1 - SQL Injection EDB-52620 · webapps · Jul 7, 2026
GitHub 1 repository
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CerberusMrXi/CVE-2026-57588-Nessus-XML-Import-SQL-Injection-PoC ★ 1 · Jul 21, 2026
PoC for CVE-2026-57588 - SQL injection in Nessus 10.12.0 XML import. Generates malicious .nessus files to enumerate databases, exfiltrate credentials, and test time-based blind injection. For authori…
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Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2086 Tenable Security Nessus: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen SQL-Injection BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 7, 2026
References
- TNS-2026-17 vendor-advisory