CVE-2018-1141

Summary

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
TenableNessusAll versions prior to 7.0.3affected

Weaknesses

  • Local Privilege Escalation

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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