CVE-2023-0101 Privilege escalation in Nessus
An authenticated attacker can execute a crafted file to gain root or SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0101?
CVE-2023-0101 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 20 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0101?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenable Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0101?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-0101 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0101 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68w7-82p5-gfgr.