Is CVE-2016-1000028 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-1000028 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-1000028?

CVE-2016-1000028 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-1000028

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.8EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would only potentially impact other admins. (Tenable ID 5198).

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.8 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 0.9% (58th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-1035)
Published: December 27, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-1035 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

tenable / nessus

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Tenable SecurityCenter 4.4 (SC) and Components: 3D Tool 2.0.1 Log Correlation Engine 3.6 (LCE), Passive Vulnerability Scanner 3.6 (PVS), Nessus 5.0.1, and xTool 2.1 - Tenable Network Security, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10443-2012 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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