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TI-2023-05675 Aliases CVE-2023-6178GHSA-8hj6-r7xc-4vrv

Out-of-bounds write in Tenable Nessus Agent

Priority LOW 32CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00826 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nessus Agent (Tenable): 10.4.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TenableNessus Agentbefore 10.4.310.4.3Patch availableCNA
  • Nessus Agent VendorTenable Affected before 10.4.3 Fixed in 10.4.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.4.4VulnerableTenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.4.4 Vulnerable ·Tenable

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Nessus Agent (Tenable) Fixed in 10.4.3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6178
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8hj6-r7xc-4vrv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-00687 Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-20962 In Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, a left shift by 29 (or more) places in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-21076 In doProlog in xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.3, an integer overflow exists for m_groupSize. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2021-02414 CA certificate check bypass with X509_V_FLAG_X509_STRICT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2022-07855 Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.4 has a signed integer overflow in XML_GetBuffer, for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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