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TI-2007-03930 Aliases CVE-2007-4062GHSA-cxp3-m897-wfvf

The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner…

Priority LOW 38CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The SCANCTRL.ScanCtrlCtrl.1 ActiveX control in scan.dll in Nessus Vulnerability Scanner 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors involving the deleteNessusRC method, probably a directory traversal vulnerability.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02113 81st 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nessus:vulnerability_scanner:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.6VulnerableNessus
  • cpe:2.3:a:nessus:vulnerability_scanner:3.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.6 Vulnerable ·Nessus

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4062
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxp3-m897-wfvf

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2007-03929 Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03901 Directory traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in Nessus Vulnerability… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8

Sources

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