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TI-2026-82773 Aliases CVE-2026-119317GHSA-hmr9-h7g4-xrjg

Improper access control in Tenable Plugin Feed allows file reads

Priority LOW 26CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.

Summary

Tenable, Inc. Plugin Feed from 0 before 202610282338 is affected. Improper access control (CWE-284) lets an authenticated, low-privileged Nessus user with scan-creation rights read arbitrary text files on the scanner host on Linux. The files are read with the privileges of the nessusd process, through a custom Unix compliance audit run against the scanner itself.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

Description from the CNA

On Linux, an authenticated, low-privileged Nessus user with scan-creation rights could read arbitrary text files on the scanner host with the privileges of the nessusd process by running a custom Unix compliance audit against the scanner itself.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00222 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Plugin Feed (Tenable, Inc.): 202610282338

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TenablePlugin Feedbefore 202610282338202610282338Patch availableCNA
  • Plugin Feed VendorTenable Affected before 202610282338 Fixed in 202610282338 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Update Tenable, Inc. Plugin Feed to version 202610282338 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30

  • Fix · CNA Plugin Feed (Tenable, Inc.) Fixed in 202610282338

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119317
  2. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-hmr9-h7g4-xrjg
  3. 2026-10-30 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  4. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  5. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

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  • TI-2020-08897 Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2021-20274 Possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content in mod_lua of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00687 Infinite loop in BN_mod_sqrt() reachable when parsing certificates CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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