Is CVE-2016-9260 being actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9260 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9260?

CVE-2016-9260 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2016-9260

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.4EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to handling of .nessus files.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.4 (v3.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
EPSS score: 1.3% (69th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2016-10071)
Published: January 31, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-10071 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://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12796388/index.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000013.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95772(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16(Vendor Advisory)

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

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