Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was found to contain a flaw that allowed a remote, authenticated attacker to upload a crafted file that could be written to anywhere on the system. This could be used to subsequently gain elevated privileges on the system (e.g., after a reboot). This issue only affects installations on Windows.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00843 58th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6543
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qprc-f7qc-63gc
References
More Tenable Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-05641 Tenable Appliance 3.5 - 4.4.0, and possibly prior versions, contains a flaw in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05640 Tenable Appliance 4.4.0, and possibly prior, contains a flaw in the Web UI that allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2018-01058 Cross-site scripting in Tenable Appliance CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2017-6543 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6543 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qprc-f7qc-63gc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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