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TI-2026-74307 Aliases CVE-2026-103946

SQL injection in Tenable Nessus exposes stored data

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
SQL injection
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.

Summary

Tenable Nessus before 10.12.5 contains an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89) because it does not neutralize special elements in SQL commands. An authenticated user with low privileges can read or modify data stored by Nessus.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

Description from the CNA

An SQL injection vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to read or modify data stored by Nessus.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00443 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nessus (Tenable, Inc.): 10.12.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TenableNessusbefore 10.12.510.12.5Patch availableCNA
  • Nessus VendorTenable Affected before 10.12.5 Fixed in 10.12.5 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Tenable
  • cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Tenable

Remediation

Upgrade Tenable Nessus to version 10.12.5.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06

  • Fix · CNA Nessus (Tenable, Inc.) Fixed in 10.12.5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103946
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
  5. 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat

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Sources

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