CVE-2023-6062
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-787
- EPSS score
- 1.0% (63th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2023-58319)
- Published
- November 20, 2023
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-58319 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on December 2, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- tenable / nessus
Certified products that may be affected
3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Nessus 10.5.3 - Tenable, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11368-2023 - archived
- Nessus Manager 8.11.1 - Tenable, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11067-2020 - archived
- 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
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-39(Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-40(Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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