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CVE-2023-0101

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNessus

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Nessus· Tenable Network Security
95%
v ≤ 8.15.810.0.0 ≤ v < 10.4.28.10.1 ≤ v < 8.15.8
Affected range stops below 10.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 8.15.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01
PatchRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269

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