Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126304
Category:	Privilege escalation
Title:	Tenable Nessus < 8.15.8, 10.0.x < 10.4.2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary:	Tenable Nessus is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.;; This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VTs 'Tenable Nessus < 8.15.8 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability; (TNS-2023-02)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126339) and 'Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.4.2 Privilege; Escalation Vulnerability (TNS-2023-01)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126340).
Description:	Summary: Tenable Nessus is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. This VT has been deprecated and replaced by the VTs 'Tenable Nessus < 8.15.8 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (TNS-2023-02)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126339) and 'Tenable Nessus 10.x < 10.4.2 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (TNS-2023-01)' (OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.126340). Vulnerability Impact: An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host. Affected Software/OS: Tenable Nessus versions prior to 8.15.8 and 10.0.x prior to 10.4.2. Solution: Update to version 8.15.8, 10.4.2 or later. CVSS Score: 9.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-0101 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02
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