CVE-2018-1141 json
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions fo…
published 2018-03-20 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-11779
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 14%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.
Patch / fix
- tenable nessus 7.0.3
Exploit prediction
0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.4 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
References
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2018-01
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1040557
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-1141
- NVD CVE-2018-1141
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