Is CVE-2023-0101 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-0101 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-0101?

CVE-2023-0101 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2023-0101

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 0.8% (56th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-12199)
Published: January 20, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-12199 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on April 2, 2025.

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.

Nessus Manager 8.11.1 - Tenable, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11067-2020 - archived

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01(Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02(Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

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

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