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CVE-2023-6062

Arbitrary File Write

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 20, 2023 at 08:20 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNessus

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

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

Nessus· Tenable Network Security
95%
v < 10.5.7v < 10.6.210.6.0 ≤ v < 10.6.3
Vendor states this is fixed in 10.5.7 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 10.6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.6.3, 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)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-39
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-40

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787

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