Is CVE-2023-6178 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-6178 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-6178?

CVE-2023-6178 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2023-6178

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing 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: 0.8% (57th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-58428)
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-2023-58428 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 2, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

tenable / nessus

Certified products that may be affected

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

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-2023-41(Vendor Advisory)

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

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