A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the…
Priority LOW 17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A race condition in nessus-adduser in Nessus 2.0.11 and possibly earlier versions, if the TMPDIR environment variable is not set, allows local users to gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00305 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.5 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.6 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.7 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.8 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
| cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.9 | Vulnerable | Nessus |
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.5 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.6 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.7 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.8 Vulnerable ·Nessus
- cpe:2.3:a:nessus:nessus:2.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.9 Vulnerable ·Nessus
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-1445
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgjq-9pvc-q7fw
References
Patch 1
More Nessus vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00352 Multiple unknown vulnerabilities in Nessus before 2.0.6, in libnessus and possibly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-03439 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Windows GUI in Nessus Vulnerability… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2003-00350 Signed integer vulnerability in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allows local users with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2003-00351 Multiple buffer overflows in libnasl in Nessus before 2.0.6 allow local users with plugin… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.4
- TI-2006-02038 Nessus before 2.2.8, and 3.x before 3.0.3, allows user-assisted attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
- TI-2004-02592 Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2004-1445 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-1445 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hgjq-9pvc-q7fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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